Hancock Productions presents the world premiere Hancock Productions presents the world premiere spy thriller,THE BROTHER followed by Marsha Norman’s ‘NIGHT MOTHERbeginning August 23 at Theatre Building ChicagoAugust 1, 2007 – CHICAGO, IL: Hancock Productions presents the world premiere spy thriller, THE BROTHER (Aug. 30 – Nov. 18) followed by Marsha Norman’s ‘NIGHT MOTHER (Sept. 14 – Nov. 18) at Theatre Building Chicago (1225 W Belmont Ave. – Chicago).Written and directed by noted stage and film director John Hancock, the untold story of the Rosenberg spy case is based on “The Brother,” the book by New York Times editor Sam Roberts. ’night, Mother will begin previews September 7 and opens September 14. Both play in repertory through November 18.
They are co-produced with Hancock by Shawna Tucker. Following the espionage trail that led to the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, this compelling drama focuses on Ethel’s brother, David Greenglass. He was the spy ring’s man inside Los Alamos, where America was developing the atomic bomb. Steppenwolf’s Robert Breuler will star as Greenglass, whose confession saved his wife from indictment but implicated his sister and her husband, and ultimately sent them to the electric chair. In this account, he admits for the first time lying about his memory of his sister’s role. Recounting this bitter episode in American history, The Brother is a spy thriller, a painful family saga, and a cautionary tale of state power in times of fear and repression. It shows the shocking tactics of the U.S. government, led by the notorious Roy Cohn, who went on to be Senator Joe McCarthy’s henchman.The Brother opens August 30 (with previews Aug. 23 – 26).
It will play in repertory with ’night, Mother, Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of a failed mother-daughter relationship, starring Elaine Rivkin and Dorothy Tristan, and directed by John Hancock. 'night, Mother is a major dramatic work, full of emotion and unexpected humor, about the threatened suicide of the daughter. Elaine Rivkin, playing the daughter, is known by Chicago audiences for her performances in Cider House Rules, Execution of Justice, and Pyretown, in addition to other work on many Chicago stages including Famous Door, where she was a founding member.Dorothy Tristan, who will play the mother, has appeared in a number of motion pictures.
She was featured with Jane Fonda in “Klute” and played opposite Gene Hackman and Al Pacino in “Scarecrow.” She played the female lead in “End of the Road” and “Man on a Swing.” On stage, her appearances include Charlotte Corday in the first national tour of Marat-DeSade, and she co-starred as Blanche with Jon Voight in Streetcar Named Desire.Director John Hancock’s credits include the films “Bang the Drum Slowly”, “Prancer”, “Let’s Scare Jessica to Death”, “Weeds”, as well as an Academy-Award Nomination, an Obie, the Artistic Directorship of two major regional theatres and three Off-Broadway hits. followed by Marsha Norman’s ‘NIGHT MOTHERbeginning August 23 at Theatre Building ChicagoAugust 1, 2007 – CHICAGO, IL: Hancock Productions presents the world premiere spy thriller, THE BROTHER (Aug. 30 – Nov. 18) followed by Marsha Norman’s ‘NIGHT MOTHER (Sept. 14 – Nov. 18) at Theatre Building Chicago (1225 W Belmont Ave. – Chicago).
Written and directed by noted stage and film director John Hancock, the untold story of the Rosenberg spy case is based on “The Brother,” the book by New York Times editor Sam Roberts. ’night, Mother will begin previews September 7 and opens September 14. Both play in repertory through November 18. They are co-produced with Hancock by Shawna Tucker. Following the espionage trail that led to the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, this compelling drama focuses on Ethel’s brother, David Greenglass. He was the spy ring’s man inside Los Alamos, where America was developing the atomic bomb.
Steppenwolf’s Robert Breuler will star as Greenglass, whose confession saved his wife from indictment but implicated his sister and her husband, and ultimately sent them to the electric chair. In this account, he admits for the first time lying about his memory of his sister’s role. Recounting this bitter episode in American history, The Brother is a spy thriller, a painful family saga, and a cautionary tale of state power in times of fear and repression.
It shows the shocking tactics of the U.S. government, led by the notorious Roy Cohn, who went on to be Senator Joe McCarthy’s henchman.The Brother opens August 30 (with previews Aug. 23 – 26). It will play in repertory with ’night, Mother, Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of a failed mother-daughter relationship, starring Elaine Rivkin and Dorothy Tristan, and directed by John Hancock. 'night, Mother is a major dramatic work, full of emotion and unexpected humor, about the threatened suicide of the daughter.
Elaine Rivkin, playing the daughter, is known by Chicago audiences for her performances in Cider House Rules, Execution of Justice, and Pyretown, in addition to other work on many Chicago stages including Famous Door, where she was a founding member.Dorothy Tristan, who will play the mother, has appeared in a number of motion pictures.
She was featured with Jane Fonda in “Klute” and played opposite Gene Hackman and Al Pacino in “Scarecrow.” She played the female lead in “End of the Road” and “Man on a Swing.” On stage, her appearances include Charlotte Corday in the first national tour of Marat-DeSade, and she co-starred as Blanche with Jon Voight in Streetcar Named Desire.Director John Hancock’s credits include the films “Bang the Drum Slowly”, “Prancer”, “Let’s Scare Jessica to Death”, “Weeds”, as well as an Academy-Award Nomination, an Obie, the Artistic Directorship of two major regional theatres and three Off-Broadway hits.
