Two By Pinter:
‘The Lover’ & ‘The Collection’
Directed by Joyce Piven
October 12 - November 15, 2009

Is it all a game, or isn’t it? Flirting between sexual fantasy and danger, acts of betrayal are turned upside down in these two short plays by Harold Pinter. Joyce Piven (Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus) returns to our stage to direct these two tales of sexual intrigue.

Number of People
(World Premiere)
Written and directed by Emilie Beck
March 8 - April 11, 2010

Grappling with Alzheimers and the challenges of aging, a Holocaust survivor struggles to bear witness to his past in this beautiful exploration on the elusive nature of memory. Written and Directed by Emilie Beck, this moving one-man show will feature her father: Piven Ensemble member, Bernard Beck. Emilie returns to Piven, after having directed Award Winning Because They Have No Words in 2008.

Late: A Cowboy Song
(Chicago Premiere)
by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Jessica Thebus
July 26- August 29, 2010

Piven Theatre is pleased to reunite this remarkable team of Piven Theatre alumni: Sarah Ruhl, Jessica Thebus and Polly Noonan! Written by Piven Theatre alum, Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Sarah Ruhl, the story of one woman’s education and her search to find true love outside the box.