Events for December 5th, 2008
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Friday - December 5th
Theater / Theater Event
Silent Night of the Lambs
Mary's Attic - 5400 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Andersonville)
7:30 p.m. opening night
In a holiday mash-up of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Silence of the Lambs," a female detective heads to the North Pole to interrogate notorious psychopath Kris Kringle as part of her investigation into a series of killings where the human and animal victims are skinned.
Events / Bar/Club Event
Supernatural Chicago
Excalibur - 632 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago (River North)
Explore Chicago's allegedly paranormal past during this interactive one-man show starring necromancer Neil Tobin.
Theater / Theater Event
Dirty Dancing--The Classic Story on Stage
Cadillac Palace Theatre - 151 W. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
The Broadway touring production of the classic musical film (both written by Eleanor Bergstein) about a privileged girl who falls in love with a male professional dancer from the wrong side of the tracks.
Theater / Theater Event
A Christmas Carol
Goodman Theatre - 170 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago (Loop)
8 p.m.
Tom Creamer's stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the true meaning of Christmas.
Theater / Theater Event
Drinking & Writing Volume IV: The 12 Steps of Xmas
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
Neo-Futurists Steve Mosqueda and Phil Ridarelli remount this site-specific play of holiday-related anecdotes, which takes place in the lobby bar.
Theater / Theater Event
Belle Barth: If I Embarrass You, Tell Your Friends
No Exit Cafe - 6970 N. Glenwood Ave. - Chicago (Rogers Park)
Local actress Bethany Thomas portrays the raunchy '50s comic Belle Barth in a musical comedy by Evanston playwright Joanne Koch and collaborators Ilya Levinson and Owen Kalt.
Theater / Theater Event
The Seafarer
Steppenwolf Theatre Company - 1650 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
7:30 p.m. preview
John Mahoney stars in this dark comedy by Irish playwright Conor McPherson.
Theater / Theater Event
Dublin Carol
Steppenwolf Theatre Company - 1650 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
William Petersen (star and executive producer of CBS-TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") portrays an alcoholic funeral home employee whose estranged daughter arrives on Christmas Eve with news that the wife he abandoned is dying and wants to see him.
Theater / Theater Event
Cut to the Quick
The Side Project Theatre - 1439 W. Jarvis Ave. - Chicago (Rogers Park)
A rotating roster of short plays by local and national playwrights Sean Graney, Brett Neveu, Laura Jacqmin, Phiip Dawkins, Robert Tenges, John Garces, Laurel Haines, Brian Golden, Aaron Carter, Mark Young and others.
Theater / Theater Event
The Santaland Diaries
Theatre Building Chicago - 1225 W. Belmont Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
7:30 p.m.
Local actor Mitchell Fain stars in an adaptation of David Sedaris' humorous and irreverent essay that details his bizarre experiences and struggle to maintain dignity as a Macy's Christmas elf.
