773-325-1700
3745 N. Southport Ave.
Chicago, IL 60613
are unanimous:
FREUD'S LAST SESSION
is a SMASH HIT!
"SMART, spirited, highly accessible!"
-Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
"TERRIFIC!"
***½ Stars! (Out of Four)
Critic's Choice
-Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
"HUMOROUS!"
***½ Stars! (Out of Four)
“It’s absorbing, often eloquent, and best of all, accessible!”
-Dan Zeff, chicagolandtheaterreviews.com
"SPELLBINDING!"
***** (Five of Five Stars)
- Al Bresloff, aroundthetownchicago.com
“Smartly entertaining!”
“Dark humor…big intellects…sparks fly!”
“A simple, luminous one-act”
-Clint May, Chicago Theater Beat
“A game of theological showdown!”
“Under Tyler Marchant's direction, this two-hander clips along with wit and charm”
-Robert Bullen, Huffington Post
“Witty! Inspirational! Scintillating!”
“A JUSTIFIED HIT!”
“Splendidly staged, Incandescent!”
“Passionate!”
“A hilarious exchange!”
“Freud generates all the electricity that can heat and light a theater!”
-Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Stage Style
“Riveting banter, spellbinding arguments, and wonderful acting!”
“A deeply human and personally truthful portrait of two geniuses sparring to communicate.”
“SUPERB!”
-Tom Williams, Chicago Critic
“Interesting, entertaining, smart and funny!”
“ASTONISHING!”
"a fun and smart bit of theater, wonderfully acted and well written... for anyone who likes a friendly intellectual disagreement and the great conversation that it can inspire.”
-Beth Dugan, EDGE Chicago
FREUD'S LAST SESSION IS EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 15TH!
Tickets for the extension are on sale right now! Don't hesitate to get the best seats. Book your "session" today!
Critics and audiences alike say FREUD'S LAST SESSION is not to be missed! A runaway success for over a year and a half in New York, and winner of the OFF-BROADWAY ALLIANCE award for BEST PLAY, the original production of 'Freud' is now playing Chicago at the Mercury Theater!
Mike Nussbaum has directed and acted in Chicago theaters for more than fifty years, originating roles in David Mamet’s: American Buffalo, Life in the Theatre, Glengarry Glen Ross, and others. He appeared in the Peter Brook production of The Cherry Orchard, which opened in New York and toured Russia and Japan. He has worked on and off-Broadway, and in Dublin, Vancouver, The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, England, and theatres across the United States including Hartford Stage, Lincoln Center, Manhattan Theatre Club, Atlantic Theater Company, Theatre J, and Roundabout. Shakespeare roles include Polonius, Shylock, Friar Lawrence, and John of Gaunt at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Film credits include House of Games, Fatal Attraction, Field of Dreams, and Men in Black. His work has been honored with an Emmy and a Drama Desk Award, and by the Jefferson Committee, DePaul University, The Illinois Legend Award, and The University Club of Chicago
Coburn Goss has acted at numerous Chicago Productions including the world premiere of Vigils and The Crowd You’re In With at the Goodman Theatre; Fake, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, When the Messenger is Hot, The Royal Family and Absolution at Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Dying City and The Boarding House at Next Theatre Company; The Seagull at Writers’ Theatre; and A Whistle in the Dark and Journey’s End at Seanachaí Theatre. His off-Broadway credits include When the Messenger is Hot at 59E59 Theaters. His regional credits include The Last True Believer at Seattle Repertory Theatre and Irish Crazy Jane and The Good Times Are Killing Me at Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Film credits include The Lucky Ones, Joshua, Shelter and What Women Want. Television credits include Dirty Medicine, Reconstruction, The Chicago Code, The Beast, Prison Break and ER.
Performance Schedule:
Wednesdays at 2pm and 7:30pm
Thursdays at 7:30pm
Fridays at 8pm
Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm
Sundays at 1pm and 5pm
Tickets
Regular: $45-$59
Students: $22 (must purchase via phone)
Senior Wednesdays: $10 off main floor seats (via phone)
Purchase now online!
or call 773-325-1700