The Noble Fool Theatre Company, 16 W. Randolph, is presenting the Chicago premiere of Seth Greenland's cold war Congo comedy, "Jungle Rot," directed by Sheldon Patinkin, in a limited engagement through June 5. The official press opening is Monday, April 12 at 7 p.m.
Cold war tensions, restless natives, and high-society-hallucinations permeate the think jungle air in this black comedy satirizing operations during the Eisenhower years. After spending years as a forgotten man in the American Embassy in the Congo, John Stillman (Tim Schueneman) is suddenly tapped to help assassinate the country's new Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba (Moshe Adams). A CIA assassin will be coming to …
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