ASC Receives ITA Award of Excellence in Theatre for Young Audiences

On September 22, 2012, Adventure Stage Chicago (ASC) was honored as the recipient of the Illinois Theatre Association's 2012 Award of Excellence in Theatre for Young Audiences. The awards presentation took place as part of the Illinois Theatre Association's 39th Annual Convention, Ignite Your Creative Spirit, and was held at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Aimee-Lynn Newlan, Executive Director of the Illinois Theatre Association (ITA), states: "Each year the Illinois Theatre Association recognizes both individuals and organizations for their significant contributions of promoting quality theatre throughout the state of Illinois. Adventure Stage Chicago was nominated by the Illinois theatre community, approved by ITA's divisional representatives, and accepted by ITA's Board of Directors. We are thrilled to provide this much-deserved recognition."

Tom Arvetis, Producing Artistic Director of Adventure Stage Chicago, says: "We are incredibly honored to be recognized by the Illinois Theatre Association. ITA is an organization whose members are among the hardest working and most dedicated theatre professionals and educators in the field. To be singled out by ITA with this distinction is a tremendous compliment, and we are grateful for the recognition."

ABOUT ADVENTURE STAGE CHICAGO
Adventure Stage Chicago creates dynamic and transformative theatre for young audiences that activates the imagination, inspires dialogue and strengthens community among families, educators and artists. ASC is a program of Northwestern University Settlement House, the oldest continually operating settlement house in Chicago.

Adventure Stage Chicago has received numerous honors since its inception in 2004, including:
Recipient of a prestigious Continuing Innovation Stage II grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Selected participant in EmcArts' Innovation Lab for the Performing Arts, a program generously funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Zeta Phi Eta WiniFred Ward Award for Outstanding New Children's Theatre Company from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education
Two-time Finalist for the Broadway In Chicago Emerging Theater Award
Participant in the New Visions/New Voices Festival at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington D.C.
Four-time Recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Access to Artistic Excellence Grant
The Illinois Theatre Association will again bestow Adventure Stage Chicago with the 2012 Award of Excellence on Saturday, Nov. 10th at 4:00pm before the opening performance of ASC's fall show Six Stories Tall: a play about mermaids, monsters and spray paint! by Marco Ramirez.

For more information about Adventure Stage Chicago's theatre and programs, please call 773-342-4141 or visit www.adventurestage.org.