The Producer's Report
In this candid report, Michael Butler summarizes the successes and failures of the production of POPE JOAN mounted in Chicago in early 1996.

Archived Materials Relating to the Chicago Production

General Information

• About the Author and Director
• About the Producer
• About the Production Company
• About the Cast
  • Principal Players
  • The Ensemble
• About the Production Team

• Who was at the opening night party and what did they say? Read the Web-O-Grams!
• The News of the Week
• About the Show
• Awards and Honors
• What People Have Said About the Pope Joan Workshop Web
• Chicago Connections
• Sponsors

POPE JOAN opened on February 18, 1996 at the Mercury Theater

The Mercury Theatre is a brand-new, gorgeous, state-of-the-art theatre and we're very proud that POPE JOAN will open the space. If you know where the Music Box Theatre (showing art films/foreign films/Chicago Film Festival) is on Southport, we're just a few doors north of that, on the same side of the street. We're also excited that from the Mercury's lobby, one can walk into Strega Nona (a creative new Italian restaurant) and Cullen's Pub and Grill (an upscale Irish pub). Valet parking will be available, of course. So, if you wish, an entire evening -- from a pre-show dinner to an after-theatre cocktail -- can be enjoyed without going back out into the cold!

Strega Nona -- (312) 244 - 0990

Cullen's Bar & Grill -- (312) 975 - 0600

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• The Official Hotel of POPE JOAN is the Tremont Hotel
  
  • 100 E. Chesnut
  • Ph:(312) 751-1900

• Strega Nona
  • 3745 N. Southport, Chicago, IL 60613
  • Ph:(312) 244-0900

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  • A portion of the proceeds benefit the Chicago Tribune Charities, a fund of the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation

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