Anna, in the Darkness, Medea and more!

Finally, a post overfull with wonderful things to tell you, dear Audience!

• ANNA, IN THE DARKNESS will run weekly between mainstage shows!
• We're doing a workshop at the Old Town School of Folk Music's Square Roots Festival!
• We're opening MEDEA on August 8!
• We're doing an all-girl silent steampunk play, THE MECHANICAL MAN, at Chicago Fringe!
• and those are just our summer plans! So many exclamation points! 

We are unveiling our new Dream Laboratory location at 5026 N. Lincoln Ave. with the critically acclaimed ANNA, IN THE DARKNESS. Our one-woman psychological thriller will be performed every Saturday at 10 p.m. between mainstage shows fromJune 28 through August 2. Seating is limited, so get tickets for your preferred Saturday at www.dreamtheatrecompany.com.

Here’s what some have said about ANNA, IN THE DARKNESS:

“In Megan Merrill’s flawless performance, Anna’s shifts between sympathetic vulnerability and deep-seeded rage throw both her innocence and her sanity into question … the play inflicts a devilish torture on the imagination.”
– Marissa Oberlander, Chicago Reader

“Megan Merrill gives a quietly powerful tour de force … Anna is also immersed in psychological darkness, and this is the darkness that haunts long after you’ve left the theater.” – Zach Freeman, New City

“A chilling experience … you feel like you’re stuck in that dang living room with her, exposed and susceptible to the lurking danger outside.” – Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune

SQUARE ROOTS FESTIVAL: Anna W Menekseoglu teaches the workshop Zombie Movement: Reanimating Your Stage Presence. Saturday July 12 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. Look for DTC company members mingling all weekend in costume!

Soon the amazing folks at the Chicago Fringe Festival will be giving us our dates for our 5 performances of THE MECHANICAL MAN, an all-girl silent steampunk play told in German Expressionist film style, but with DTC's signature raw, unflinching form of art. Look for us at Fringe between Aug. 28 and Sept. 7. 

And finally: 

Our first mainstage show will be Artistic Director Jeremy Menekseoglu's reimagining of MEDEA. With the "unstoppable" Rachel Martindale in the title role, the show will also feature company members Anna W Menekseoglu, Amanda Lynn Meyer, Madelaine Schmitt, Megan Merrill and Jeremy Menekseoglu. 

We can't wait to share all this new work with you!

Dream Theatre needs your help to open the Laboratory

Dear Friends of Dream Theatre Company:

We are excited to announce a lot of positive changes for Dream Theatre Company this summer. We have been developing the administrative side of our theatre, and we moved: Mold and landlord problems in our Pilsen space forced us to move quickly, but we found a new spot in Lincoln Square – a busy, arts-friendly neighborhood easily accessed by public transit -- where we can return to our historically intimate style. 

The need to move urgently means we need to cover our moving expenses and bills until we can get shows up and running. Please consider donating now to fund our move and keep providing Chicago with theatre that can’t be found anywhere else. 

We’d like to offer you the following rewards for supporting our mission: 

• $50 donation:    Recognition on our website and in our show programs for the                                                       season 
• $250 donation:   Four tickets to be used at any point during the season
                              Recognition on our website and in our show programs for the                                                       season
• $500 donation:  Two tickets to each show of the season
                              Copy of a script of your choice
                              Recognition on our website and in our show programs for the
                              season
• $1500 donation: Two tickets to our Annual Gala
                              Reserved seating for two on opening night of each show in the
                              season
                              Free quarter-page ad in each show program for the season
                              Copy of a script of your choice
                              Recognition on our website and in our show programs for the
                              season
• $2,500 donation: A private lesson from a company member on a subject of your
                               choice (anything from an acting lesson to costume/millinery
                               construction to puppet making or makeup design)
                               Private performance of Anna, in the Darkness for up to 30
                               people
                               Two tickets to our Annual Gala
                               Season Pass: see any show of the season as many times as
                               desired
                               Reserved seating for two on opening night of each show in the
                               season
                               Free half-page ad in each show program for the season
                               Copy of a script of your choice
                               Recognition on our website and in our show programs for the
                               season

We want to make it easy for you to donate. A Paypal button is on the home page of our website so you can donate with just a click. Checks can be made out to Dream Theatre Company and sent to our new address: 5026 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago IL 60625. You can also donate by phone: Contact Managing Director Anna W Menekseoglu at 773-552-8616 with phone donations or any questions. 

Dream Theatre Company is a nonprofit charity organized under 501(c)3 and all donations are tax-
deductible. 

Your support is needed now. Please join us in fulfilling our mission of bringing you the highest art possible in its most raw, unflinching and entertaining form. 

Sincerely, 

Megan Merrill, Director of Marketing and Development 
Dream Theatre Company

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