"Emma" Mother's Day Matinee at Stage 773

The perfect way to entertain mom on Mother's Day: Dead Writers Theatre Collective's staging of the Chicago premiere of Michael Bloom's adaptation of Jane Austen's "Emma," at on The Pro mainstage theater at Stage 773.

The Chicago Sun-Times says "Adapted by Michael Bloom and directed by Jim Schneider, it is being performed by a large cast that seems perfectly at home with the manners, as well as the sometimes unmannerly ways of England's Regency-era country estate types."

StageandCinema says "...the unstoppable magic works its spells as effortlessly as ever. The casting is character-close and the look is lovely."

And AroundTheTown says "This slick production by a new company shows that the love of a story and script put into the right hands can bring a novel to the stage making it appeal to both male and female audience members. Austen's novels are what many term as "chick books", but in this case, the story unfolds easily and even men will be able to follow it."

Tickets are $40 ($25 for students and seniors). For tickets, call the Stage 773 box office at 773-327.5252 or visit deadwriters.net.