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About Face Theatre has launched an emergency campaign to stabilize its finances. The company announced today that it will postpone its planned spring 2009 production–the world premiere of What Once We Felt, by Ann-Marie Healy–until next fall. At the same time, the troupe’s board of directors is mounting a “Face the Future” initiative “to save the organization by raising $300,000,” according to a press release.
About Face’s current production, Stupid Kids, runs through March 8 at the Center on Halsted. Reviewing the show for the Reader, I wrote, “If this gutsy, high-energy show is a sign of what we can expect from About Face under Metzgar, the company’s future is bright.” My comments referred to the artistry and craftsmanship of the production. Financial troubles, though, are a different matter, faced by every nonprofit theater regardless of the quality of its work.
