A Guide for the Perplexed July 23, 2010

Kevin Anderson, star of stage and screen, returns to Chicago for a rare appearance in 'A Guide for the Perplexed,' the newest play by the author of our 2007 smash hit, 'Four Places.' Anderson originates the role of Doug, a newly released convict who takes up reluctant residence with his sister's husband, teenage son, and a tank of tropical fish. Doug's rehabilitation process, both absurdly funny and heartbreakingly sad, is by no means limited to the ex-con. When his overheated female pen pal in hot pursuit arrives bearing gifts, the play explores the characters' mutual feelings of pain, guilt, and fear which lead to a tenuous recovery that is both hopeful and real. Also starring Francis Guinan.