A Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents One Thousand and One Nights
From the pulsating heart of the Arabic-speaking world, Chicago Shakespeare Theater's (CST) World's Stage Series presentation of this erotic, stunning retelling of One Thousand and One Nights features a truly international company of actors, musicians and designers-from the North African countries of Algeria and Morocco to Egypt and across the Mediterranean to Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. Shahrazad's breathtaking, never-ending tales are brought to dazzling life in this two-part epic theatrical event, which makes its US premiere at CST.
Acclaimed director Tim Supple returns to CST's World's Stage with this Dash Arts production following his enchanting Indian A Midsummer Night's Dream, another international collaboration that played to sold-out houses across India, the United Kingdom, Australia and North America. Presented with projectEd English translation, One Thousand and One Nights comes to Chicago Shakespeare following its world premiere at Toronto's Luminato Festival of Arts and Creativity, which commissioned the production.
Title: One Thousand and One Nights
Produced by: Dash Arts
Dramatized and directed by: Tim Supple
Stories adapted by: Hanan al-Shaykh
Commissioned by: Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity
Dates: June 25-July 3, 2011
Thursday June 30 7:30 p.m. (Part 1)
Friday July 1 7:30 p.m. (Part 2)
Saturday June 25 4:00 p.m. (Parts 1 and 2)
July 2
Sunday June 26 2:00 p.m. (Parts 1 and 2)
July 3
depictions of violence and brief nudity. Location: Courtyard Theater
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