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Thursday–Saturday @ 8pm
Wed/Thurs/Fri: $25.00
Sat/Sun : $30.00
Thursday Evenings $10
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AN ADULT EVENING
OF SHEL SILVERSTEIN
Cartoonist, musician, poet, Grammy-winning songwriter, screenwriter and author of children’s books, Silverstein was truly a renaissance sort of chap. Take a ride into this eclectic evening of comedy, song and risqué’, often wacky, satire that so uncannily pinpoints the poignancy, absurdity and delightful comedy that is American life. Director Dan Bonnell puts it all together in an original and highly theatrical new mix of that which was Silverstein. Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect - But tell me the truth. –Shel Silverstein
 Shel Silverstein
A truly unique and multi-faceted artist, Shel Silverstein was a renowned poet, playwright, illustrator, screenwriter, and songwriter. Best known for his immensely popular children’s books including The Giving Tree, Falling Up, and A Light in the Attic, Silverstein has delighted tens of millions of readers around the world, becoming one of the most popular and best-loved children's authors of all time.
Born in Chicago on September 25, 1930, Sheldon Allan Silverstein grew up to attain an enormous public following, but always preferred to say little about himself. “When I was a kid,” he told Publishers Weekly in 1975, “I would much rather have been a good baseball player or a hit with the girls. But I couldn’t play ball. I couldn’t dance. So I started to draw and to write. I was lucky that I didn’t have anyone to copy, be impressed by. I had developed my own style.”
Since 1981, Silverstein has concentrated on writing plays for adults. One of his best known, /The Lady or the Tiger Show/ (1981), about a television producer who goes to unbelievable lengths to get his ratings up, has been performed on its own and in a group of one-acts entitled /Wild Life/ (1983). Silverstein has also collaborated on the screenplay /Things Change/ (1988) with playwright David Mamet.
Shel Silverstein died on 10 May 1999 from a heart attack.
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