Based on the life of John Merrick, The Elephant Man is about a young man who lived in London during the latter part of the 19th century.
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Start Date: Friday, May 3, 2019
End Date: Sunday, May 19, 2019
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Location: Raue Center for the Arts – 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Cost: $17.75 (Ticketing processing fees apply.)
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Deformed, a victim of rare skin and bone diseases, he becomes the star attraction in freak shows for the traveling sideshows. Found abandoned and helpless, he?s admitted to London?s prestigious Whitechapel Hospital. Under the care of celebrated young physician Frederick Treves, Merrick is introduced to London society and slowly evolves from an object of pity to an urbane and witty favorite of the aristocracy and literati, only to be denied his ultimate dream ? to become a man like any other. Humanity is more than skin deep in this moving play at Crystal Lake?s Raue Center for the Arts.
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