‘Fifth of July’

The Theatre of Western Springs presents its first Forum play of the 81st season, Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July,” with performances Sept. 24 to Oct. 4 in its Cattell Theatre, 4384 Hampton Ave., Western Springs.
 
Show schedule:
 
8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sept. 24, 25, 26, Oct. 1, 2, 3
2:30 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 27 and Oct. 4
7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27
2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3

The comic drama has been compared to an “R-rated” version of the movie “The Big Chill.” The play is set in a large farmhouse in rural Missouri in 1977. The house belongs to Ken, an injured Vietnam veteran, and his lover, Jed, a horticulturist. They are visited by Ken’s sister, June, and her teen daughter, and by Gwen and John, the former a hard-drinking, pill-popping heiress who aspires to be a rock star, the latter her wary-eyed husband and manager.

Rick Snyder of La Grange Park and Arlene Page of Burr Ridge perform in Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July” at Theatre of Western Springs. SUBMITTED PHOTO