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LISTING INFORMATION

The April 11 performance will be ASL interpreted, thanks to the generous support of Naperville Lions Club. Special seating for this performance may be reserved with the code ASL
 
Wit, charm, and scandal collide in Noël Coward's sparkling comedy PRIVATE LIVES. When a divorced couple unexpectedly reunites while honeymooning with their new spouses, chaos—and hilarity—ensues. With razor-sharp dialogue and timeless sophistication, this classic play is a deliciously clever look at love, passion, and the fine line between romance and rivalry.

BIOS
 
Jeffrey Cass (Artistic Director/Director) is a Joseph Jefferson Award Nominee and has successfully directed over 30 Productions for BrightSide Theatre, most recently PHANTOM IN CONCERT, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, PIPPIN, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, CHESS IN CONCERT, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC ,and GYPSY. He also played "Edna" in BST's production of HAIRSPRAY. He holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theater Performance from Roosevelt University. He previously served as the Producing Director for Circle Theatre where he directed eight productions, including THE WHO'S TOMMY (six Joseph Jefferson Nominations including Best Musical and Best Director).

Sir Noël Peirce Coward (Playwright) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what TIME magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise." Coward appeared professionally as an actor from the age of 12. Between acting engagements, he wrote such light comedies as I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOU (1920) and THE YOUNG IDEA (1923), but his reputation as a playwright was not established until the serious play THE VORTEX (1924), which was highly successful in London. In 1925 the first of his durable comedies, HAY FEVER, opened in London. Coward ended the decade with his most popular musical play, BITTER SWEET (1929)

Another of his classic comedies, PRIVATE LIVES (1930), is often revived. It shares with DESIGN FOR LIVING (1933) a worldly milieu and characters unable to live with or without one another. His patriotic pageant of British history, CAVALCADE (1931), traced an English family from the time of the South African (Boer) War through the end of World War I. Other successes included TONIGHT AT EIGHT-THIRTY (1936), a group of one-act plays performed by Coward and Gertrude Lawrence, with whom he often played. He rewrote (with help from director David Lean and two others) one of the short plays, STILL LIFE, as the film BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945). PRESENT LAUGHTER (1939) and BLITHE SPIRIT are usually listed among his better comedies.

ABOUT BRIGHTSIDE THEATRE
 
BrightSide Theatre (Jeffrey Cass, Artistic Director and Julie Ann Kornak, Executive Director) is committed to Enlighten, Educate, and Entertain through comedies and inspirational stories from across the globe. A unique blend of award-winners, premieres, modern works and timeless classics meant to reflect upon and inform our community inhabit BrightSide's stage. For more information on BrightSide Theatre, please visit www.BrightSidetheatre.com.