First Date at Oil Lamp

GLENVIEW - Oil Lamp Theater presents its mainstage production of First Date, with a book by Austin Winsberg and music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, September 5 - October 20, at Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road. First Date is directed by Christina Ramirez and music directed by Kyra Leigh with previews Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 7 at 3 p.m. The performance schedule is Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m.,Saturdays at 3 and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. The current running time is 90 minutes with no intermission. Tickets are on sale now for $20 - $30 for previews and $34 - $48 for the run at OilLampTheater.org.  

When blind date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner. As the date unfolds in real time, the couple quickly finds that they are not alone on this unpredictable evening. In a delightful and unexpected twist, Casey and Aaron's inner critics take on a life of their own when other restaurant patrons transform into supportive best friends, manipulative exes and protective parents, who sing and dance with them through ice-breakers, appetizers and potential conversational land mines. 

The cast of First Date includes Dani Pike (she/her, Casey); Adrian Thornburg (he/him, Aaron); Mari Duckler (she/her, Woman 1); Nikolai Sorokin (he/him, Man 1/Aaron cover); Kyle Twomey (he/they, Man 2); Laura Thoresen (she/her, U/S Casey); Madison Jaffe-Richter (she/her, U/S Woman 1) and Jake Rehling (he/him, U/S Man 1 and Man 2).

The production team includes Christina Ramirez (she/her, director); Kyra Leigh (she/her, music director); Connor Windle (she/her, stage manager); Reina McGonigle (she/her, asst. stage manager); Spencer Donovan (he/him, scenic designer); Ellen Markus (she/her, properties designer); Taylor Pfenning (she/her, costume designer); Sam Anderson (they/she, lighting designer) and Barbie Brown (they/them, technical director).

Authors

• Alan Zachary
• Austin Winsberg
• Michael Weiner