Stage 3 Theatre

A new comedy from the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of August: Osage County.

Arthur Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the uptown neighborhood of Chicago. After his shop is vandalized, the owner (an aging hippie and former activist) has just flat given up. That is, until a mysterious street kid shows up and changes all the rules.

This comedy-drama, set in the heart of one of Chicago's most diverse communities, explores the challenges of embracing the past and the redemptive power of friendship. Donuts is peopled with fascinating down-and-outers, outrageous up-and-comers and is fueled by Letts' knife-edge humor and unpredictable plot twists. The American Dream is not dead, it's just...different.

"A witty, seductive dark comedy that you just don't want to end." - Chicago Tribune "Full of humor and humanity!" - Variety "Tremendous heart." - The New Yorker

by John Logan
Six-Time 2010 Tony Award Winner

"Tell me what you see." ... "Red." In this turbo-charged biodrama, painter Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission since the Sistine Chapel. He struggles to pull off one of the greatest feats in the world of art - to create overwhelming primal work that will stand for the ages. When his young apprentice begins to challenge him, Rothko faces the agonizing possibility that his crowning achievement could also become his undoing. Red is red hot.

"Stunning... the most compelling drama I've seen all year" - Chicago Tribune "Smart, exciting and scintillating." - The New Yorker "Electrifying." - International Herald Tribune

by David Mamet

There's no way this stuff could actually happen...could it? It's one week away from the election and bumbling incumbent president Charles Smith's chances couldn't be worse. His ratings are so low that his speechwriter will only write concession speeches. The Secret Service has all called in sick and his wife is trying to sneak the furniture out of the White House. But there is a glimmer of hope. There are two turkeys outside the Oval Office that just might be his salvation. What happens next will surprise you. A brilliant new comedy that takes on the political process just when we need to laugh most.

"Delightful... wild... brilliant" - San Francisco Examiner "Politically incorrect." - San Francisco Chronicle "A timely laughfest" - Hollywood Reporter

"There is no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you." -Will Rogers

by Neil Simon

It's about family. It's about dreams. It's about time.

No singing Santas, no dancing reindeer, but a lovely play for the holidays. On the eve of World War II, near the end of the Great Depression, two families shoehorned into a single small house struggle to make ends and minds meet. Neil Simon's most warmhearted and tearful comedy is seen through the eyes of wisecracking teenager, Eugene Jerome, who is filled with hopes and dreams. Problem is, so is everyone else in his family. The heart of this play asks one question: How much will you give up for those you love? What is someone's dream come true worth to you?

"Hilarity and family solidarity" - New York Times "The funniest, richest... the most affecting of his plays." - New York Daily News "Exquisite balance between comedy and pathos." - Variety