Provision Theater Company will be hosting an Open House Celebration benefit on June 12 to showcase their new facility, a 200-seat theater complex at 1001 W. Roosevelt.  Doors will open at 6:00 pm for refreshments and tours with a special performance at 7:30 pm.  The evening will end with a live auction and full reception at 8:30 pm.  The fundraiser event is open to the public and tickets are $50.  There is free parking at the facility. (yoo hoo! — a rarity in Chicago).

Please think about attending or buying tickets as a donation– this is the kind of theater that needs to be supported in Chicago.

Anyone interested in tickets can buy them right online at www.provisiontheater.org or by calling 800-838-3006. “This Open House benefit will be very lively and fun.” said Gregory, “The show will include pieces from our previous shows along with performances from some of the top talent in Chicago, including Provision Company Members Susan Moniz, Brad Armacost and Alaric (Rokko) Jans.”

Provision Theater Company recently signed a four year lease for the theater complex, includes a 200 seat theater, scene shop, dressing rooms, box office, and administrative offices.  “We are very excited about this important step for Provision Theater.” said Tim Gregory, Provision’s founder and Artistic Director, “Having a long term lease with this incredible facility will provide us with a solid base of operations from which to grow our organization.  We are also looking forward to becoming an integral part of our new South Loop neighborhood.”

Provision Theater is a professional, Equity-affiliated theater that has produced  10 shows since 2005 at various venues around Chicago.  In that time they have received numerous Joseph Jefferson Award Nominations for Best Actor in a Musical (COTTON PATCH GOSPEL and A CHRISTMAS CAROL), Best Actress in a Principle Role (BEAST ON THE MOON), Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (THE SPITFIRE GRILL), Best Solo Performance (C.S.LEWIS ON STAGE), Best New Adaptation (A CHRISTMAS CAROL) . The theater’s mission is to “…produce works of hope, reconciliation, and redemption; works that challenge us to explore a life of meaning and purpose.”