The artistic characters that drank it up at the Old Town Ale House 

The Old Town Ale House which is not far from Second City, Zanies, and the Steppenwolf Theater so that’s why it’s been hub for actors, comedians, and creatives to enjoy in a place where no one really cares who they are. They also have nude paintings of celebrities on the walls. It has character for people who play and perform as characters. It’s the perfect to get away from the world and watch it all from a far. That is exactly where actor Michael Shannon watched his co-stars and his director Guillermo Del Toro accept the Oscar for Best Picture for ‘the Shape of Water’.

House artist at the Old Town Ale House, Bruce Elliot snapped out this Tweet of a mustached Shannon taking in the grand moment. The TV was on mute, because it’s a chatty place.

Michael Shannon watching the film he starred in, "Shape of Water", win best picture while sitting in the Old Town Ale House. No sound on the TV, just sub-titles. Of course the juke box was rocking, and the beer flowing. Where else would you want to spend Oscar night? pic.twitter.com/WAC6uc6guZ

— Bruce Elliott (@GeriatricGenius) March 6, 2018

No he didn’t just dodge the Oscar in some holier-than-thou protest or anything like that. Shannon is in town directing the play Brett Neveu’s Traitor at A Red Orchid Theatre, which is a short walk from the Ale House. According to AV Club, Shannon has been a member of the A Red Orchid Theatre since 1993. Shannon attended the Oscars last year when he was nominated for ‘Nocturnal Animals’ for Best Supporting Actor.