SUPPORT THE HYPOCRITES

Benefit Chair Jonny Stax, Board President Bob Webb, Heather Clark,
and Sean Graney at The Hypocrites’ Cabaret Brunch.
(click photo for other pictures of the event)

December, 2007

A letter from Artistic Director Sean Graney:

As we opened our sophomore decade of producing theater, it is hard to ask for a better start.

Desire Under the Elms was named Critic’s Choice by the Chicago Reader and Hedy Weiss called it “a lip-smackingly good production.” Featuring over a ton of mulch and performances by some of Chicago’s finest, the show garnered praise from press and audience alike.

In November, we traveled to New York City with, The 4^th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide for the GoChicago! Festival at 59E59Theatres. Representing the storefront theater community, we shared the stage with Chicago greats Steppenwolf and Writers’ Theatre.

It was an honor to travel in the company of such respected theaters. And it became even more an honor when The New York Times likened our production to “Harold Pinter as a 9 year-old” and called it “stirringly melodramatic.”

New York audiences discovered something that Chicago audiences already knew - The Hypocrites produce a different kind of theater.

It is your support that has helped us accomplish all of this. Your gift of $25, $50, or any other amount goes directly to supporting the artistic product of The Hypocrites. Make your gift today online with a credit card, by clicking here

I am eager to introduce you to the next production of our 11^th Season, Miss Julie by August Strindberg. When the company chose plays for our Season of Classics, I knew without a doubt that Strindberg’s pivotal work had to be included.

Miss Julie launched modern drama, evolving into the performance style commonly used across the country. With The Hypocrites’ adapted production of Miss Julie, we are continuing our belief of challenging the shape of traditional theater and its role in our modern society.

I believe that theater must evolve to remain relevant. As the top theater town in the country, Chicago is the best place for us to create our new work – revisioning theater.

I founded The Hypocrites 11 seasons ago to create a different style of theater, one that stands as a unique and honest voice to the Chicago and national theatrical landscape.

Thank you for joining us as we continue to make theater.   

Sincerely,

Sean Graney
Artistic Director

PS: To make your gift by check, simply mail it to The Hypocrites at PO Box 578542, Chicago, IL 60657.