Tug Of War: Foreign Fire
Edward III, Henry V, Henry VI, Part 1
May 11
June 12, 2016
at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by William Shakespeare
adapted and directed by Barbara Gaines
Lead Production Sponsor
Karen Aldridge
Countess of Salisbury / Westmoreland / Jamy / Alice / Chorus / Alanson / Lucy / Margaret
KAREN ALDRIDGE CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Margaret in Tug of War: Foreign Fire, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Isabelle in Edward II, Princess of France in Love's Labor's Lost, international tour of Le Costume directed by Peter Brook. CHICAGO: Victims of Duty (A Red Orchid Theatre); How to Catch Creation, Trinity River Plays (Jeff Award nomination - Best Actress, BTAA Ruby Dee Award), The Good Negro, The Ballad of Emmett Till, The Cook (Jeff Award nomination – Best Actress), Proof (Jeff Award nomination - Best Actress, Goodman Theatre); The Qualms, Clybourne Park, Man from Nebraska (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Seagull (Writers Theatre); Far Away, In the Blood (Jeff Award nomination - Best Actress, Next Theatre). BROADWAY: original Mrs. Phelps in Matilda the Musical. INTERNATIONAL TOUR: Battlefield directed by Peter Brook. REGIONAL: Hartford Stage, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, American Conservatory Theater, Magic Theatre, Aurora Theatre Company, Marin Theatre Company. TELEVISION: Boss (STARZ); Unforgettable, Blue Bloods (CBS); Chicago Fire, Chicago Med (NBC); The Get Down (Netflix, produced and directed by Baz Luhrmann).
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Run Time: 6 hours
(includes meal break and
several intermissions)
Tickets $100
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