'The Things We Keep' Playing at Noyes Throughout February

EVANSTON, IL - “The Things We Keep,” a contemporary family drama that explores the aging process, will play for the majority of February at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center as part of a celebration marking The Arc Theatre’s permanent move to Evanston.

The world premiere of the play artistically directed by Mark Boergers, directed by Natalie Sallee and featuring Teddy Boone, Kirsten D’Aurelio, Joe Flynn and Adrienne Matzen will be on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The show’s regular run will be from Feb. 7 through the end of the month.

The show has been described in a preview as an “exciting drama about family, art and repressed emotions.”

“A locally famous collage artist sifts through the contents of her attic at the end of her life, revealing a family history rife with hidden turmoil. As her family returns home to settle her estate, old wounds are unearthed that were thought to be packed away. When emotions are archived like pieces of paper, what beauty could be salvaged from the remnants?”

Boergers, the artistic director, said he wanted to “write a play for theater artists showcasing the The Arc’s deep creative process – which reveals complex themes and emotions.”

“The Things We Keep is the perfect play to highlight our move to Evanston – a production that is so uniquely and personally ‘Arc’ in all of its facets, and allows us to expand our artistic discourse with the community at large.”

After six years at Shakespeare on the Ridge, The Arc Theatre is expanding its Evanston season with a season of classical, contemporary and new works with a relentless commitment to quality of process and craft.

Play Details

Title: THE THINGS WE KEEP

Playwright: Artistic Director Mark Boergers

Director: ensemble member Natalie Sallee

Cast: Teddy Boone (Dick), Kirsten D’Aurelio (Marie), Joe Flynn (Tom) and Adrienne Matzen (Florence).

Location: Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., Evanston

Opening: Saturday, February 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Regular run: Sunday, February 7 – Sunday, February 28, 2016

Curtain Times: Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m.

Tickets: Preview: $10. Regular Run: $25. For group discounts, e-mail teddy@arctheatrechicago.org.

Tickets are currently available at arctheatrechicago.org.

PHOTOS:

Teddy Boone and Kirsten D’Aurelio in The Arc Theatre’s world premiere of THE THINGS WE KEEP by Mark Boergers, directed by Natalie Sallee. Photo by Emily Schwartz.

Adrienne Matzen and Teddy Boone in The Arc Theatre’s world premiere of THE THINGS WE KEEP by Mark Boergers, directed by Natalie Sallee. Photo by Emily Schwartz.