Theater spotlight: Peanuts gang at Drury Lane, 'In To America' at the Metropolis & more

Posted March 15, 2019 6:00 am

Peanuts on stage

Happiness is ... Drury Lane Theatre for Young Audiences' revival of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," the musical inspired by Charles M. Schulz's beloved comic strip. Clark Gesner's tuner consists of vignettes featuring Charlie Brown and his Peanuts pals: Lucy, Linus, Sally, Schroeder and everyone's favorite beagle, Snoopy.

10 a.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday through June 15 at 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. $15.75 show only; $20 (adults) and $15 (kids 12 and younger) for the breakfast buffet. Breakfast/theater packages available. (630) 530-0111 or drurylanetheatre.com.

American tales

The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre welcomes Chicago's Griffin Theatre and its original production "In To America," which traces the stories of American immigrants from Jamestown to the present day. The production is part of Metropolis' Stories in Action! series for school-age children and families. It's recommended for grades six to 12.

10 a.m. Monday, March 18, through Friday, March 22, at 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $14 for adults, $12 for students. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com.

Counting down

A widowed father attempts to atone for his parenting mistakes by cloning his son in Caryl Churchill's "A Number," a provocative, future-set drama examining individuality and identity. Robin Witt directs Writers Theatre's revival of the two-hander, which stars Writers' favorite William Brown and Nate Burger.

Previews start at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, and run through March 26 at 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. The show opens March 27. $35-$80. (847) 242-6000 or writerstheatre.org.

Raven Theatre presents the Chicago-area premiere of "Yen," Anna Jordan's drama about teenage brothers who spend their life in front of the TV screen playing video games and watching porn. Artwork courtesy of Jake Fruend

Family dysfunction

Raven Theatre presents the Chicago-area premiere of "Yen." The dysfunctional family drama by Anna Jordan is about two mostly unsupervised teenage brothers whose world view is colored by video games, online porn and occasional visits by their drug-addicted mother until a neighbor girl insinuates herself into their lives. Elly Green directs the revival of a play that portrays the consequences of raising kids without boundaries.

Previews at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 21-23, and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago. The show opens March 25. $29-$46. (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com.

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