16th Street Theater Announces 2011 Season, Previews 12/4

16th Street Theater announces its Season Four 2011 Season of Change at its Sneak Peek Season Preview on Saturday, December 4 from 5:00 - 6:30 PM at Berwyn Cultural Center, 6420 16th Street in Berwyn. This is a FREE event with wine, desserts from Harlem Expresso and excerpts from plays by Laura Jacqmin, Javier Malpica and Rebecca Gilman.

The promise we hear trotted out every election: CHANGE! That oh so manipulative, often empty, yet politically-charged word. The thing we pledge to do: "We can change!" and the thing we hope for: "If only things would change." Change can be the hardest task we undertake, yet it's the only thing to remain constant in our lives. Change can be the thing we most fear. And some do everything in their power to avoid it. Ah... change.
SEASON FOUR 2011 - Season of Change
Cause the times... they (always) are a changing...
THE BEATS adapted by Marilyn Campbell
January 13 - February 5, 2011
Kerouac, Ginsberg, LeRoi Jones, Ferlinghetti, DiPrima. Beat poets took on 1950's mainstream America and dragged change kicking and screaming into the 60's. Hipsters and live jazz take over 16th Street.
A one-night performance and party at FitzGerald's...
WAKE by Hillel Levin
Sunday, February 13 - One night only!
As we toast "goodbye" to Daley, WAKE takes us back to a not-so fictional time in the 80s as the political machine maneuvers to regain power after the sudden death of the city's first black mayor. Enjoy drinks and drama at this unforgettable WAKE at Berwyn's own nationally-recognized music venue, FitzGerald's. Hillel Levin author of WHEN CORRUPTION WAS KING (2004) and IN WITH THE DEVIL (2010) is a former investigative reporter and editor.
The remount of last summer's hit...
DENTAL SOCIETY MIDWINTER MEETING by playwright-in-residence Laura Jacqmin
February 24 - March 26, 2011
Directed by Megan Shuchman
16th Street tells the stories of ALL in our community, so yes: even the dentists!!! In a field obsessed with profit over health, how can a group of upright dental professionals (looking for something more... filling) actually make a difference? "Jacqmin's passionate morality play in the guise of a super-smart comedy of manners is bound to hit a nerve. Highly Recommended!" Chicago Sun-Times. Laura Jacqmin is 16th Street's 2011 playwright-in-residence.
OUR DAD IS IN ATLANTIS by Javier Malpica, Translated by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas
April 15 - May 21, 2011
In Mexico, an 11 year-old boy and his 8-year old brother are left behind with relatives they barely know when their widowed father goes to 'the promised land' to find work. We witness snapshots of their dreams (baseball!) and fears (devil in the mirror!) while they take care of each other, imagine their future and navigate a journey well beyond their years. Presented last spring as a staged reading at Goodman's Latino Festival.
THE CROWD YOU'RE IN WITH by Rebecca Gilman
July 7 - August 13, 2011
Directed by Ann Filmer
To breed or not to breed? During a backyard barbecue on the 4th of July, we meet two couples in their early thirties - one on the brink of parenthood and the other trying to conceive. When the older couple from upstairs rattles the party, the friends' sense of themselves and their future is changed. Are two people in love enough? Rebecca Gilman's plays include The Glory of Living, Spinning Into Butter, and Boy Gets Girl.

In conjunction with Berwyn Library
BERWYN READS! In Fall 2011 members of our community will join professional actors to bring a theatrical adaptation of the Berwyn Reads! novel to life.

OUR HOLIDAY STORIES by Elizabeth Berg, Rohina Malik & Tanya Saracho
Nov 11 - Dec 4, 2011
Changing old traditions with holiday stories you have never heard before from three of 16th Street's favorite, female writers: Elizabeth Berg (The Pull of the Moon), Rohina Malik (Unveiled) and Tanya Saracho (Kita y Fernanda and Our Lady of the Underpass)

Quick List
Season Four 2011
The Beats adapted by Marilyn Campbell Jan 13 - Feb 5
Wake by Hillel Levin Sun, Feb 13 at FitzGerald's

Dental Society Midwinter Meeting by Laura Jacqmin Feb 24 - Mar 26
Our Dad is in Atlantis by Javier Malpica, translated by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas Apr 15 - May 21
The Crowd You're in With by Rebecca Gilman July 7 - Aug 13
Berwyn Reads! Adapted by Ann Filmer Sept 2011
Our Holiday Stories by Elizabeth Berg, Rohina Malik and Tanya Saracho Nov 11 - Dec 4
16TH STREET THEATER

Recognized by the Chicago Reader as Chicago's Best Emerging Theater 2009, 16th Street Theater is located 17 minutes from downtown Chicago at the Berwyn Cultural Center, 6420 16th Street, Berwyn, IL 60402. Just west of Ridgeland, the theater is one mile southwest of the Austin exit off the Eisenhower Expressway/290 and the Austin Blue line. There is free parking in the lot one block west at 16th and Gunderson.

FACT SHEET

WHAT: SNEAK PEEK SEASON PREVIEW
WHEN: Saturday, December 4, 2010
5:00 pm Wine and desserts from Harlem Expresso
5:45 pm Excerpts from each of 7 plays in 2011 Season of Change
6:30 pm Finish
WHERE: Berwyn Cultural Center, 6420 16th Street, Berwyn
TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT: You must reserve by calling (708) 795-6704 x105
HOW MUCH: FREE
SUBSCRPTION PRICES:
100 Club Subscription $100 (1 ticket to all 7 plays - plus 10% discount at Berwyn restaurant partners each time you dine)
3-play Subscription $48 (1 ticket to DENTAL, OUR DAD, CROWD)
Purchase online at Brown Paper Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/137203
16th STREET THEATER is Berwyn's professional equity theater under the artistic direction of Ann Filmer. The BERWYN CULTURAL CENTER, a North Berwyn Park District managed facility, is dedicated to providing the highest quality and range of cultural arts programs, classes, workshops, events, and exhibitions providing opportunities for Berwyn residents and area artists. The center provides year-round programs engaging participants of all ages in visual, performing, literary, martial and media arts and 16th Street Theater's professional productions. The BCC also serves as an incubator for emerging artists, artisans, writers, performers and musicians to develop and present new works. The center is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and sustainability of our local communities by advancing appreciation for the beauty of cultural diversity.

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