A detailed, stylized eye dominates the foreground, overlaid with geometric lines and dots, while the background features a dark, textured surface resembling wood grain.

Couch Penny Ensemble

LXCL:General admission price for the performance.

Standard Tier

LXCL:Includes an additional contribution that helps support our artists and future productions.

Pay-It Forward Tier

LXCL:A lower-cost option to ensure accessibility for those who need it. 5 available per performance.

Budget Tier

Couch Penny Ensemble presents Issac&#39;s Eye by Lucas Hnath Fact: Isaac Newton stuck a needle into his own eye. Seriously, he really did that.&nbsp; Before he became one of the world&#39;s greatest intellectuals, Isaac Newton was a young man desperate to be taken seriously. His theories about color and light bring him face-to-face with Robert Hooke, renowned scientist and known dog murderer (seriously). As the two men clash over science and ego, Isaac&#39;s pursuit for recognition spirals into an increasingly bizarre battle of wits. Funny, filthy, and deeply strange, ISAAC&#39;S EYE&nbsp;gleefully mixes historical fact with outright fantasy, imagining the obsessions, desires, and ambitions that drove a young Isaac Newton toward greatness - and the sacrifices he (might have) made to get there.

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for purchasing tickets to The Chocolate War! We&rsquo;re thrilled to have you joining us for this production, and we&rsquo;re incredibly grateful for your support of Couch Penny Ensemble. As a small, nonprofit theatre company, every ticket purchase directly helps us continue making ambitious and unconventional theatre in Chicago. We can&rsquo;t wait to share&nbsp;The Chocolate War with you. See you at the show! Bryce Lederer (he/him) Artistic Director<a fr-original-style="" href="http://www.couchpennyensemble.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.couchpennyensemble.com</a>

Couch Penny Ensemble presents Issac's Eye by Lucas Hnath Fact: Isaac Newton stuck a needle into his own eye. Seriously, he really did that.  Before he became one of the world's greatest intellectuals, Isaac Newton was a young man desperate to be taken seriously. His theories about color and light bring him face-to-face with Robert Hooke, renowned scientist and known dog murderer (seriously). As the two men clash over science and ego, Isaac's pursuit for recognition spirals into an increasingly bizarre battle of wits. Funny, filthy, and deeply strange, ISAAC'S EYE gleefully mixes historical fact with outright fantasy, imagining the obsessions, desires, and ambitions that drove a young Isaac Newton toward greatness - and the sacrifices he (might have) made to get there.

Couch Penny Ensemble

Isaac's Eye

1133 W Catalpa Ave

Standard Tier

$30

Pay-It Forward Tier

$40

Budget Tier

$15

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