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2007 – 2008 Season

Paradise Lost
Tesla's Letters
Dolly West's Kitchen
Fiorello! (remount)
Trumbo
Paradise Lost

by Clifford Odets
directed by Louis Contey

Aug 21, 2007 - Oct 21, 2007

An intense family drama set amid the vast landscape of social and economic challenges faced during the Great Depression.

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Tesla's Letters

by Jeffrey Stanley
directed by Nick Bowling

Chicago Premiere

Nov 6, 2007 - Dec 23, 2007

A witty, suspenseful intellectual puzzle about war and peace, the uses of science and the exercise of humanity.

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Dolly West's Kitchen

by Frank McGuinness
directed by Kimberly Senior

Chicago Premiere

Jan 22, 2008 - Mar 22, 2008

An unexpected ordeal in the lives of a close-knit Irish family leads to a clash over loyalty, jealousy, and sexual identity.

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Fiorello! (remount)

by George Abbott and Jerome Weidman
music by Jerry Bock
lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

directed by Nick Bowling
music direction by Doug Peck

Apr 13, 2008 - Jul 20, 2008

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Trumbo

by Christopher Trumbo
directed by Louis Contey

May 4, 2008 - Jun 2, 2008

A spellbinding look at Dalton Trumbo, a legendary screenwriter whose defiance of the Red Scare led to his Hollywood blacklisting.

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“Why doesn't New York have more Off-Broadway companies like TimeLine?”
“I can't give you a simple answer to that tricky question, but I can tell you this: The fact that we don't is one of the many reasons why I've come to feel that the Windy City is blowing the Big Apple out of its once-secure spot at the top of America's theatrical tree. ”
— Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal
“We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.” — George Bernard Shaw
“A combination of panache and physical dynamism that I find altogether irresistible.”
“The more I see of Chicago’s TimeLine Theatre Company, the more impressed I am ... TimeLine takes care to choose interesting plays, then mounts them with a combination of panache and physical dynamism that I find altogether irresistible.”
— Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal
“People tend to forget that the word 'history' contains the word 'story.'” — Ken Burns
“We celebrate the past to awaken the future.” — John F. Kennedy
  • On Stage
    • Up Next: DHABA ON DEVON AVENUE
    • Our 2024-2025 Season
    • Calendar
    • TimeLine South
    • TimePieces Readings
    • Living History Education
    • Playwrights Collective
    • Past Productions
  • Tickets
    • Get Tickets
    • Calendar
    • THE TIMELINE FLEXPASS
    • FlexPass Reservations
    • Groups & Discounts
    • MyLine (age 18-35)
    • Tickets FAQ
    • Gift Subscriptions
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Directions & Parking
    • Local Dining
    • Accessibility
    • Health and Safety
  • Support Us
    • Make a Donation
    • Ways to Donate
    • New Home in Uptown
    • Step Into Time Gala
    • Individual Giving
    • Institutional Giving
  • Explore & Learn
    • Explore DEBATE: BALDWIN VS. BUCKLEY
    • The TimeLine Experience
    • Behind the ‘Line Blog
  • About
    • About TimeLine
    • Antiracism Statement
    • News
    • People
    • Work with Us
    • Press Room
    • Plans & Documents
    • Contact Us

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