Closing night, September 27, 2015 at The Tank NYC.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the New York shows.
Thanks to Jessica Sherman-Prince for the photo.
There Is a Happiness That Morning Is
by Mickle Maher
“MAHER’S MOST POWERFUL PLAY TO DATE… SOUL SHAKING“ –Chicago Reader
“an enjoyably lunatic endeavor“ –Chicago Tribune
“Goosed by precise, masterful performances, Maher’s text is almost endlessly engaging and frequently hilarious.” –Time Out Chicago
“FUNNY, WITTY, LITERATE, and PROFOUND… It’s the actors who make it a slam-dunk” –Windy City Times
APRIL 14, 2011 — MAY 22, 2011
Thursdays–Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 3pm
Chicago DCA Storefront Theater
66 East Randolph, Chicago IL
$15 suggested donation, more if you’ve got it, free if you’re broke
buy $15 advance tickets online
Pay-what-you-can rate available by calling 312-742-8497 or visiting the DCA Box Office at 66 East Randolph.
Playwright Mickle Maher debuts this comedy in rhymed verse told via two lectures on the poetry of William Blake: one given in the morning by Bernard, a middle-aged, barely published poet of scant scholarship, on the Songs of Innocence, and the other in the afternoon by his lover, Ellen, a reputable Ph.D., on the Songs of Experience. Having engaged the evening before in a highly inappropriate display of public affection on the main lawn of their rural New England campus, the two undergraduate lecturers must now, in class, either apologize for their behavior or effectively justify it if they want to keep their jobs. Featuring Diana Slickman, Colm O’Reilly, and Kirk Anderson.
This project is presented in association with Chicago DCA Theater.
photo by Kristin Basta
Mickle Maher
Mickle Maher (playwright) is a cofounder of Theater Oobleck, and has been a playwright/adaptor/translator for 20 years. He has authored eight plays for Oobleck, including The Strangerer (funded by a grant from Creative Capital), Spirits to Enforce, and The Hunchback Variations. Other plays include Cyrano (translator) and The Cabinet for Redmoon Theater, and Lady Madeline for Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Maher’s works have been produced throughout the country and in Europe. His children’s book, Master Stitchum and the Moon, is published by Bollix Books. His plays are published by Hope and Nonthings. He is currently working with Redmoon’s Frank Maugeri on a shadow/slide theater work about a very old Superman.
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Chicago performance to benefit Happiness in New York City
Tickets are now on sale for the one-night-only Chicago performance of There Is A Happiness That Morning Is to benefit the New York City run.
BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW
Friday, AUGUST 28 at 7pm at The Neo-Futurarium in Chicago.
1 CHICAGO PERFORMANCE TO BENEFIT THE TRIP
Friday, AUGUST 28 at 7pm
The Neo-Futurarium
5153 N. Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60640
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
posted 08/05/2015
Happiness is coming to New York City!
After three acclaimed runs in Chicago, Theater Oobleck presents the New York City premiere of Mickle Maher’s THERE IS A HAPPINESS THAT MORNING IS at The Tank, as part of their annual Flint & Tinder theater series. Featuring the original cast (yay!) and carpet (shudder).
The show runs September 11–27. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE.
posted 07/30/2015
Chicago performance to benefit Happiness in New York City
Tickets are now on sale for the one-night-only Chicago performance of There Is A Happiness That Morning Is to benefit the New York City run.
BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW
Friday, AUGUST 28 at 7pm at The Neo-Futurarium in Chicago.
1 CHICAGO PERFORMANCE TO BENEFIT THE TRIP
Friday, AUGUST 28 at 7pm
The Neo-Futurarium
5153 N. Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60640
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
posted 08/05/2015
Happiness is coming to New York City!
After three acclaimed runs in Chicago, Theater Oobleck presents the New York City premiere of Mickle Maher’s THERE IS A HAPPINESS THAT MORNING IS at The Tank, as part of their annual Flint & Tinder theater series. Featuring the original cast (yay!) and carpet (shudder).
The show runs September 11–27. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE.
posted 07/30/2015
