Running Shows
“THE BETTER DOCTOR”
A Silent Film On Stage
Health care reform has never been so hilarious!
June 4 – June 26, 2010
Bootstraps Comedy Theater, in association with Silent Theatre Company, presents the world premiere of The Better Doctor. The production, created and directed by Bootstraps Artistic Director Matt Lyle, comes to
The Prop Thtr at 3502 North Elston Avenue, from June 4 – June 26, 2010.Members of the press are invited to the opening performance on Friday, June 4, at 7:00 p.m.
The Better Doctor is “A Silent Film On Stage” in the style of Butster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. Against the backdrop of one of America's Great Depressions, poor children are going without medical care. A Good Samaritan, Velma, has a plot to help them. Her scheme brings her together with a bumbling but good-hearted medical intern who falls in love with Velma and falls in line with her altruistic plan. Together they stand up for the little guy and kick an inefficient and uncaring health care system in the butt.
Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 7:00 p.m. from June 4 – June 12 and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. from June 17 – June 26.
Tickets for A Better Doctor are $15 for general admission
and can be purchased at www.silenttheatre.com or www.bootstrapscomedy.com
Cast and Production Team
Written and Directed by Matt Lyle, The Better Doctor features: Kim Lyle, Samuel Zelitch, Erin Orr, Mike Brunlieb, Jack Birdwell, Heather Forsythe, Jennifer Youle, and Victoria Abram-Copenhaver
Pianist: Eric Loughlin Percussion and Sound Effects: Chris Jett
“Words, words, words. Who needs ‘em? Certainly not the darling Bootstraps company… [who] dials our clocks back to the flickering age of Buster and Charlie, when gorilla suits meant comic gold.” – TimeOut New York
Bootstraps Comedy Theater was established in 2004 in Dallas, Texas. It was born from a love of laughter. To us, laughter IS the best medicine and a way to break down the walls that exist between people shackled by societal norms. We believe in silliness, irony, goofiness, double entendre and laughing even when you're not sure what you're laughing at. The mission of Bootstraps Comedy Theater is to put joy in the heart, a smile on the face and laughter on the lips of each and every audience member. Bootstraps’ original “Silent Film On Stage,” The Boxer had its New York debut in the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival. Named “Best Small Theater Company” by the Dallas Observer, Bootstraps makes its Chicago debut with The Better Doctor.
For more information about Bootstraps Comedy Theater and Silent Theatre Company’s The Better Doctor, call 773.255.8039. More information can be found at
www.silenttheatre.com
or
www.bootstrapscomedy.com
773-539-7838 or info@propthtr.com for tickets and info.
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