Press Release

May 9 , 2007

WORLD PEACE STARTS TWO PEOPLE AT A TIME
Village Players Theatre reopens its Play Ground Space with
A WALK IN THE WOODS
By Lee Blessing
June 1 to June 10, 2007

Village Players Theatre proudly reopens its newly renovated and expanded Play Ground Performance Space with Lee Blessings’ A WALK IN THE WOODS. Amidst the arms negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States in Geneva, Russian Andrey Botvinnik and American John Honeyman take A Walk in the Woods. Actually, they take several and during these walks the arms negotiations are informal but the negotiations of a friendship are very real.

A WALK IN THE WOODS is directed by Village Players’ Production Managing Director Scott Lee Heckman who directed the inaugural Play Ground production, The Last Five Years in March of 2006. Performing Botvinnik is Bill Brennan who has appeared on Village Players’ stage in The Odd Couple, Twilight of the Golds, and Chad Morton's TV Christmas Miracle. Returning to Village Players as Honeyman is Jordan Hoisington who appeared in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:30, June 1 to June 10, 2007. All tickets are $15.00. They can be purchased by phone at Village Players new hotline 866-764-1010, at the box office or on line at www.village-players.org or at www.theatermania.com.

Village Players resides at 1010 West Madison Avenue in Oak Park.

About the Company

Founded in 1961, Village Players Theatre is the western suburbs’ longest running theater company, and one of the oldest companies in the greater Chicagoland area. Now in its 46th season, Village Payers is a member of the League of Chicago Theatres and the West Suburban Theatre Connection.

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