ANGELS IN AMERICA

PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES
and
PART TWO: PERESTROIKA

by Tony Kushner
directed by Charles Askenaizer

SEASON SPONSORS
The Michael and Mona Heath Fund
the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
the Illinois Arts CounciL

Production SponsorS
Timothy Sherck
THE PUBLIC BARBER

Invictus proudly presents Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically-charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Our cast of eight is performing both parts of this epic play in repertory, allowing our audiences the option to experience the characters’ entire stories over a single day or successive days.

June 13 – September 21, 2025
*** NEW CLOSING DATE! ***

Ticket Prices: $25 to $45

PERFORMANCE CALENDAR

  • June 13 – September 21, 2025 (NEW CLOSING DATE!)

    ** Please note this piece will be presented in repertory. The performance schedule (detailed below) will allow audiences the option to see the two parts in sequence on the same day, or on successive days.

    PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES
    Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 12 p.m., and alternate Mondays at 7 p.m., starting Monday June 30.

    Additional performances of PART ONE will be presented Sunday, July 6 at 12 p.m., and Thursday August 28 and September 4 at 7 p.m.

    Final performance Saturday, September 20 at 12 p.m.

    PART TWO: PERESTROIKA
    Saturdays at 7 p.m., Sundays at 12 p.m., alternate Mondays at 7 p.m. starting Monday, July 7.

    Additional performances of PART TWO will be presented Thursday, July 3 and Friday, August 29 at 7 p.m.; and Friday, September 5 at 7 p.m.

    Final performance Sunday, September 21 at 12 p.m.

    There are no performances on June 29, July 4 or 5, or on August 30, 31 or September 1.

  • Invictus Theatre Company at the Windy City Playhouse
    3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, Illinois 60618

    • PART ONE is approximately 3 hours with two 10-minute intermissions.

    • PART TWO is 3 hours 45 minutes with two 10-minute intermissions.

  • Please be advised this production contains nudity; strong language; depictions of sexual acts; discussions of drug addiction, illness (including AIDS), homophobia and racism; and, the use of haze, strobe lights, and fake blood. The show is strongly recommended for those 16 years of age and older.

  • Out of respect for our actors, and due to the extremely sensitive play's content (including nudity), any kind of cell phone usage during the show is strictly prohibited.  Patrons will be asked to power their phones down and put them away prior to the start of the show.  Those found using their phone during the show will be asked to leave immediately.

  • Questions regarding previously purchased tickets should be directed to boxoffice@invcitustheatre.com.

    Please note the patron seat fee and patron credit card fee charged by our ticket processing partner are non-refundable.

Please be advised, due to system limitations, you cannot add multiple show times or different productions to your cart in the same ticket purchase session. Therefore, you will need to purchase tickets for PART ONE and PART TWO in two separate transactions. Platform fees are based on the value of your cart, so you will not incur double fees. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

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CHICAGO TRIBUNE REVIEW

Come witness firsthand why Chris Jones, chief theater critic for the Chicago Tribune, says

“The extraordinary Invictus Theatre Company summer production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America is a throwback to the long-lost glory days of Chicago’s non-Equity theater scene”.

Read Chris’s complete review here.

Video created by Aaron Reese Boseman Photography

Meet the Artists

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director – Charles Askenaizer
Assistant Director – Kevin Rolfs
Executive Producer – Todd Henry Faulstich
Production Manager – Stacy Scapino
Stage Manager – Sam Flipp
Assistant Stage Manager – Beep Trefts
Scenic Designer – Kevin Rolfs
Technical Director – Tom McNelis
Properties Designer – Rachel Livingston
Costume Designer – Jessie Gowens
Assistant Costume Designer – Anika Splettstoeszer
Wig and Makeup Designer – Hannah Andruss
Sound Designer – Petter Wahlbäck
Lighting Designer – Brandon Wardell
Assistant Lighting Designer – Max Garcia
Production Electrician – Mark Brown
Violence and Intimacy Designer – Jay Donley, Violent Delights
Projectionist – G. "Max" Maxin IV
Dialect Coach – Ian R. Q. Slater
Dramaturg – Hans Herrera
Cultural Consultant – Aimee Kleiman
Casting Director – Becca Holloway
Marketing Manager – MC Dougherty
Marketing Associate – Diego Longoria
Graphic Designer – Ana Schedler, SCHEDLER BRENNAN design + consulting