Halcyon Theatre presents Alcyone Festival 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jenn Adams
Associate Artistic Director, Halcyon Theatre
773.413.0454
press@halcyontheatre.org
halcyontheatre.org
Halcyon Theatre Announces The Alcyone Festival 2010
CHICAGO, IL (November 1, 2010) Halcyon Theatre presents The Alcyone Festival 10. This year's festival celebrates the work of María Irene Fornés. The Alcyone Festival 2010 features: Letters from Cuba, Manual for a Desperate Crossing, Sarita, Summer in Gossensass, Tango Palace and What of the Night. All but What of the Night are Chicago Premieres.
Each summer Halcyon produces The Alcyone Festival, celebrating female playwrights. Because female playwrights are horribly represented on stages across America, we created The Alcyone Festival to combat this directly, by celebrating the depth and breadth of women writers.
“When we were thinking of a theme for this year's Alcyone Festival,” says Artistic Director Tony Adams, “everything we thought of hovered around Irene. So we decided to focus this year on her. I think she has had a greater impact on the American Theatre than any writer other than Eugene O'Neill, but most people don't know much of her work.”
"When I feel sick of plays, writing, theatre, the whole business, I sometimes think of yours and I get a flicker of what it is I like about it all . . ." ~ Caryl Churchill, from A Poem for Maria Irene Fornes.
"America has produced no dramatist of greater importance than Maria Irene Fornes . . . Her plays and productions profoundly altered my understanding of what theatre is . . ." ~Tony Kushner
The festival features: Letters from Cuba directed by Juan Castañeda, Manual for a Desperate Crossing directed by Coya Paz, Sarita directed by Gina LoPiccolo, Summer in Gossensass directed by Lavina Jadhwani, Tango Palacedirected by Adam Dodds, What of the Night directed by Margo Gray.
The Alcyone Festival plays Thursday, Friday nights at 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 3:00 and 8:00; Sundays at 6:00. January 21st through February 27th, 2010. The exact rep performance schedule will be announced in early December. Tickets to individual performances are $15 ($10 for students and seniors); Festival passes are available for $50 . Both are available through the Halcyon Theatre box office at 773.413.0453, or online at halcyontheatre.org/boxoffice.
Members of the media are invited to attend any performance.
Performances will be at the Lincoln Square Theatre in the Barry United Methodist Church. 4754 North Leavitt in Chicago. A link to a map may also be found at halcyontheatre.org/alcyone10.
Play Summaries and additional info may be found at halcyontheatre.org/alcyone10.
Advance copies of the plays are available upon request.
About Halcyon:
Mission- Halcyon Theatre explores how stories and the art of storytelling can cross cultures, heal old wounds, reconnect peoples, create communal experiences and forge new paths forward
About- We live in a fractured society; few know their neighbors; people are clamoring for community. At its heart theatre began as a communal form of storytelling. In many ways this has been lost in our day. We challenge audiences to think and dream of the richness of our world, both in far away lands and our own backyard.
Company bios may be found at: halcyontheatre.org/company
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WHAT: Halcyon Theatre presents The Alcyone Festival 2010.
WHERE: Performances will be at the Lincoln Square Theatre in the Barry United Methodist Church. 4754 North Leavitt in Chicago.
WHEN: Thursday, Friday nights at 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 3:00 and 8:00; Sundays at 6:00. January 21st through February 27th, 2010. Exact rep performance schedule will be announced in early December.
ADMISSION: $10-20 for single tickets. $50 Festival Pass for entry to all shows. Performance schedule may be found at halcyontheatre.org/alcyone10
BOX OFFICE: halcyontheatre.org/boxoffice or 773.413.0453
WEBSITE: halcyontheatre.org/alcyone10
Featured Shows include:
Letters from Cuba directed by Juan Castañeda
Manual for a Desperate Crossing directed by Coya Paz
Sarita directed by Gina LoPiccolo
Summer in Gossensass directed by Lavina Jadhwani
Tango Palace directed by Adam Dodds
What of the Night directed by Margo Gray
CONTACT: Jenn Adams
Associate Artistic Director, Halcyon Theatre
773.413.0454
halcyontheatre.org
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