Theatre Of Western Springs Presents ‘Jake’s Women’

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — The Theatre of Western Springs presents the fourth Mainstage play of its 89th season, “Jake’s Women,” written by Neil Simon and directed by Tripp Burton. Performances will take place at TWS, 4384 Hampton Ave., Western Springs.

The theatre said the show will run:

• 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays – April 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28
• 2:30 p.m. Sundays, April 22 and April 29
• 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28
• 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22

“Neil Simon writes funny, and this play is filled with great one-liners and gags, but we often forget that he also writes really great characters,” Director Tripp Burton said in a release. “I think this play is one of his most heartfelt. You leave the theatre thinking a little more than you may expect.”

Burton is excited to bring this piece to life.

“We are in an apartment, but it has no walls and that always excites me as a director,” he said in a release, “because this is a play that is a bit more theatrical and imaginative than most of Simon’s plays.”

Tickets are $22 and $20.

The cast includes: Katarina Creedon of Brookfield, Shannon Horn of Hinsdale, Suzy Krueckeberg of Chicago, Nicole Leatherwood of Darien, Maggie Pabst of Western Springs, Courtney Neal of Brookfield, Joe Petrolis of Downers Grove and Tina Shelley of Brookfield.

The crew includes: Tripp Burton of Woodridge, Bill Rotz of Woodridge, Karin Kramer of Wheaton, Tom Gess of Indian Head Park, Mary Ellen Schutt of Westmont, Kelly Winters of Brookfield, Ashley Kennedy of La Grange Park, Dennis Fry of La Grange, Joe Mills of Westchester, Cassandra Johnson of Woodridge, Benton Bullwinkel of Lemont, Kerri Mummert of La Grange, Janet Venzon of Western Springs, Ed Barrow of Hinsdale, Nancy Belda of Downers Grove, Ann Marie Hultgren of Indian Head Park, Tim Feeney of Downers Grove, Colleen Kelly of Downers Grove, Mike Janke of Downers Grove, Janel Palm of Chicago, Angelee Johns of Willowbrook, Jennifer Collins of Woodridge, John Mueller of Lemont and Nick Schultz of Chicago.

Photos provided by Theatre of Western Springs.