First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83) will present the international hit play LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE, previewing March 24, opening Saturday, March 28 at 8 p.m. and running through April 25, 2015. The poignant comedy, based on the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman, is written by Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally… and Sleepless in Seattle) and her sister, Delia Ephron, her co-collaborator on the successful films You’ve Got Mail and Hanging Up. Directed by First Folio Theatre Artistic Associate Rachel Lambert, LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE stars Lydia Berger (The Merry Wives of Windsor and Jeeves Takes a Bow at First Folio Theatre), Barbara Figgins (Hedda Gabler at Writers Theatre and Jeff Award winner for The History Boys a TimeLine Theatre Co.), Melanie Keller (Salvage, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night at First Folio Theatre), and Hayley L. Rice (Laughter on the 23rd Floor and The Rainmaker at First Folio Theatre).
LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE previews March 24, opens March 28 and runs through April 25, 2015. Performances are Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Thursdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. There is an 8 p.m. performance on Thursday, March 26 and there are 4 p.m. performances on Saturday, April 18 and Saturday, April 25. All performances take place at the Mayslake Peabody Estate, located at 1717 W 31st St., off Rt. 83, in Oak Brook. First Folio is easy to get to from via the East-West Tollway (I-88) or the Stevenson Expressway (I-55). Free parking is available on the grounds. Preview tickets are $22. Regular priced tickets are $29 Wednesdays and Thursdays (seniors and students are $25), and $39 on Fridays through Sundays (seniors and students are $35). Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at 630.986.8067 or online at www.firstfolio.org.
