Comedy gets personal in "Double Exposure," a new two-act musicalcomedy revue by Tony Alcantar, with music by Mimi Lange.Discount-price previews will continue tonight through Sunday; therun will begin next Friday and continue through Sept. 4 at VictoryGardens Studio Theater, 2271 N. Lincoln (871-3000).
Alcantar, a Chicago actor featured in Level X's "That Was Zen,This Is Mao" musical comedies a couple of seasons ago, says hissatire deals with problems "we can all solve in our own lifetime"rather than global politics.
David Murphy, also of Level X, directs Alcantar and FrancescaRollins, who won a Jeff Citation this year for her role as Maureen inBDI 361 Theater Company's "Stags & Hens." Gitta Jacobs, formerly ofthe Apollo Theater, is the producer.
CAFFE DI COMEDY: The Caffe Di Falco's soup du jour will have anutty flavor tonight when Milton Coykendall's "Patients WithoutTherapists" is served alongside the coffeehouse-trattoria's regularfare.
A mechanic unable to understand the mechanics of hisrelationship with a sex therapist dogged by her memories of treatinga patient with canine tendencies are among the kooky characters inCoykendall's 50-minute collection of five comedic monologues.Subtitled "A Group Meeting in One Act," the show will continuethrough Sept. 16 at Michele Di Falco's eclectic night spot at 1855 W.Armitage (342-4555).
"Patients Without Therapists" is a joint effort of Di Falco,Michael O'Toole of In One Ear Productions and Coykendall'sUnrealistic Theatre Company. It features a cast mostly new to thelocal theater scene.
NEW GUIDE: A new free map-format guide to current areaproductions has hit the streets. It's called the Theatre ChicagoGuide, and it's published by the League of Chicago Theatres.Listings and advertisements cover productions and events atprofessional theaters, with schedules, ticket info and phone numbers.
The monthly guide is available at hotels, tourist informationcenters, stores, League member theaters and the League's Hot Tixbooths at State Street, between Madison and Monroe; Park Square,second level; 1100 W. Lake on the Oak Park Village Mall, and 1616Sherman, Evanston.
NEW DEVELOPMENT: The Illinois Theatre Center is opening a newcenter for novice and produced playwrights this fall.
The ITC will offer professional individual and group instructioncovering creation of a script as well as the marketing of it, saysSteve S. Billig, ITC artistic director. At the conclusion of the10-week, $75 program, professional actors and directors will giveparticipants' plays staged readings.
Ron Mark will lead the initial program, starting Sept. 6.Mark's resume as a writer lists more than a dozen professionallyproduced plays, including "My Papa's Wine." He also has taughtplaywriting at Victory Gardens Theater and Steppenwolf Theatre. Nowhe's an associate professor at St. Xavier College.
The deadline for the ITC's playwright program is Aug. 25. Fordetails, call 445-7409.
QUICK PIX: The Riverside Theater Guild will do William Gibson's"The Miracle Worker" (the Helen Keller-Anne Sullivan story), directedby Stephen Kolack, tonight through Aug. 27 at the Riverside TownshipHall, 27 Riverside in Riverside (447-0390). . . . Thecomedy-thriller "The Butler Did It" will continue through tomorrow atthe Chicago Park District's Theatre on the Lake, at Fullerton Parkwayand Lake Shore Drive (348-7075).
On Stage is a weekly column presenting highlights of theweekend's theater scene. Information may be sent to Joe Pixler incare of Chicago Sun-Times Features, 401 N. Wabash, Chicago 60611.Items to be considered for inclusion should be received at least twoweeks before publication.
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