Anna Livia, Lucky in Her Bridges @ Bailiwick Sept 13

Bailiwick's 2008 Pride Series Starts With The Irish Drama
ANNA LIVIA, LUCKY IN HER BRIDGES.
 Opens  Saturday night,  September 13, at 7:30 p.m.

 
Anna Livia, Lucky in Her Bridges, by David Brendan Hopes and directed by Kevin Mayes, is a world premiere Irish ghost story about fear, hope, and love. It is Dublin on the first Bloomsday, June 16, 1904. Ellen is about to lose her beau, James Joyce, to a lump of a girl from Galway. Her brother Des is following his heart towards forbidden love. Barry, their young brother, wants to join the resistance. And a stranger from America seeks illicit companionship under the dark bridges of the Liffey. Anna Livia, Lucky in Her Bridges is a chronicle of the endurance of love, and the ways in which God himself will intervene if the passion is deep enough, strange enough, and tenacious even beyond death.

Anna Livia, Lucky in Her Bridges has $15 previews Thursday, September 11 at 7:30 and Friday, September 12 at 7:30 for $15. Opening night is Saturday September 13 at 7:30. Regular performances are Thursdays at 7:30 for $20, Saturday at 7:30 for $25, and Sundays at 3:30 for $25 through October 19.

 Anna Livia, Lucky in Her Bridges is the first of three shows with international flair, and is closely followed by the late night comedy Filthy Pervert Seeks Same from Australia, and Chiaroscuro (Study In Shadow) which explores the life and work of Italian Painter Caravaggio.
 
 For more than two decades, Bailiwick Repertory has introduced original, groundbreaking and engaging GLBT theatre to Chicago audiences.  The series also feature the 2008 Trailblazer Awards on October 12, and special events including the reading of works development for 2009, and featured musical performers. (A separate release will follow for the Awards and the special events.)
 
For tickets or reservations for Anna Livia or the other pride shows, call 773 883 1090 or visit www.bailiwick.org.