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The Factory Theater Offers Hilarious Look at Televangelism in World Premiere of Prophet$

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The Factory Theater concludes its 26 th season with a world premiere production of Prophet$, written by Anthony Tournis and directed by Wm Bullion.   Chicago winters can challenge even the hardiest soul, so when spring finally arrives, locals search for reasons to laugh.   Prophet$ offers plenty of opportunities for audience to laugh off the cobwebs of winter. Eric Roach, Anthony Tournis, and Eric Wang In The Factory Theater's Production of Prophet$ Photo by Michael Courier It’s 1988 and a time of excess.   We meet a trio of down and out hustlers as they watch their latest scam, selling bootleg pornography tapes to teenagers, come crashing down. Vic (played by Tournis), and his hapless cohorts Seth Levy (Eric Wang) and Owen (Eric Roach), are trying to figure out what to do next.   As they watch successful TV Evangelist Leslie Good (Timothy Amos must have received his evangelical training in Slytherin), soliciting contributions from his virtual flock, Vic senses an o