Premiere Theatre & Performance



Our Mission: The mission of Premiere Theatre and Performance (PTAP) is to present new plays and original performance by directors of vision and originality. PTAP creates a home for stage directors, in an environment that encourages development, creativity and artistic integrity. Premiere Theatre and Performance--Like Nothing You've Ever Seen!

	Our History: PTAP began five years ago as the International Theatre of Chicago, whose mission, as it remains today, was to create new work and original performance for the Chicagoland community. We dedicated ourselves to providing a voice to emerging American and international playwrights by bringing their work to the stage under the direction of creative and forward-thinking directors. In this way, we manage to grant exposure not only to undiscovered plays and playwrights, but to lend our support to companies and directors who share our passion for original, quality work. PTAP collaborates with established, acclaimed and committed directors, who have dedicated their artistic careers to the development of new work. The work we choose is challenging, always new, always a Chicago premiere. Our work has been recognized for its quality and its unique contribution to the Chicago theatrical landscape. Since its founding, Premiere has produced eleven productions and formed collaborative relationships with a number of acclaimed, off-loop Chicago theatres, including Vitalist Theatre Company, The Moving Dock Theatre Company, and our newest partner, Rasaka Theatre Company.

Coming August 15th: PTAP and Rasaka Theatre invite you to... culture/clash: three plays about the South Asian Diaspora This unique evening of plays is the result of a weekend playwriting workshop in August of 2008 for South Asian theatre artists, the brainchild of Rasaka’s founding Executive Director Anita Chandwaney, in response to the challenge of finding plays written by or about South Asians or South Asian Americans. The production will includea trio of world premieres penned by South Asian playwrights: • “Instant Recall” by Anita Chandwaney • “Night Shift” by Angeli Primlani • “Midnite's Vultures” by Pushkar Sharma Where: Strawdog Theatre, 3829 N. Broadway St., Chicago, IL 60613 Red Line Sheridan stop; 36-Broadway and 80-Irving Park buses $6 honor parking at Greeley School, 832 W. Sheridan, weekends after 5 p.m. When: Previews August 13 & 14, 8 P.M. Opens Saturday, August 15, 8 P.M. (reception following) Runs Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 P.M., Sundays at 3 P.M. Closes September 6, 2009 Tickets: 312-777-1070 –or— www.strawdog.org $20 for regular tickets $12 for previews August 13 & 14 $12 Student/Senior/Industry (Thurs & Sun only)

	Coming this September: PTAP and Vitalist Theatre proudly present... An Intoxicating Irish Tale of Love and Loss The Night Season By Rebecca Lenkiewicz Directed by Elizabeth Carlin-Metz Sept. 8th-Oct. 18th 2009 Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30 PM and Sun. at 3:00 PM Theatre Building Chicago 1225 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago