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David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross Opens in February at Hyde Park Theatre

A Chick & A Dude Productions will bring David Mamet's sharp dialogue and strong social commentary to the stage when they produce his hard-hitting play Glengarry Glen Ross. An unflinching portrayal of cut-throat office politics - and the 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, the play runs February 23rd through March 10th at the Hyde Park

Theatre.

The dark dramatic comedy follows the lives of four small-time, cut-throat real estate salesmen grinding out a living by pushing overpriced, undesirable plots of land on reluctant buyers. In a never-ending scramble for their share of the American dream, company big wigs Mitch and Murray declare a month-long "sales contest" - the top salesman wins a new Cadillac and the bottom two men lose it all: egos, money and their jobs. The four salesmen sweet-talk, plan, and scheme for the perfect client and the hottest sales leads, which Mitch and Murray make clear are for "closers" only.

Playwright Mamet based Glengarry Glen Ross partially on his experiences working

in a male-dominated Chicago real estate office in the late 1960s. Featuring Mamet's trademark staccato and rough language, the play is considered by many theatre critics as one of the great masterpieces of 20th Century drama.

Directed by Melissa Livingston-Weaver (2003 B. Iden Payne Award winner and 2011 Payne nominee for "Best Director of a Drama"), the play features B. Iden Payne Award nominee Tom Green as "Shelly 'The Machine' Levene," an older, once-thriving salesman who has fallen on difficult times. Shanon Weaver (2005 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award winner and 2003 B. Iden Payne Award winner) plays top salesman "Ricky Roma" with Aaron Black as "George Aaronow," who lacks confidence in his sales skills. The cast also features Robert L. Berry as despised office manager "John Williamson," Robert Deike as angry loud mouth "Dave Moss", Christopher Loveless as timid client "James Lingk" and Shawn Ferrell as "Baylen," a police officer investigating an office

break-in that the drives the plot.

Performances run Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 to $20 on Thursdays, and $15 to $25 on Fridays and Saturdays. The production contains very mature themes and strong language.

The Hyde Park Theatre is located at 511 W. 43rd Street. For tickets and more information, call (512) 921-4264 or visit www.AChickAndADude.com.

(Photo by Heather Levy - from left: Tom Green, Aaron Black, Robert L. Berry, Shanon Weaver and Robert Deike)