BLACKBIRD Holds Pre-show Discussions About The Themes Of Abuse 7/9, 7/16

Blackbird by David Harrower starring William Petersen and Mattie Hawkinson holds pre-show discussions July 9th & July 16th 6pm.

Blackbird by David Harrower directed by Dennis Zacek (Blackbird features adult content)

Note: There is NO late seating to this show, no exceptions. Please make sure to arrive early. The play runs 90 minutes without an intermission.

Humanities Night Pre-show Speaker Special Guests:
Join us at 6pm with child welfare law expert Professor Bruce Boyer, Loyola Chicago School of Law, and clinical psychologist Jennifer Clark, Clinical Director for the Child Protective Division at the Cook County Juvenile Court Clinic, will lead a pre-show discussion on the play's sensitive themes of abuse. RSVP to events@victorygardens.org

With Blackbird, William Petersen, former star of CBS-TV's CSI, returns to the theater where he first earned his Equity card to tackle a role that echoes his earliest work on Chicago's stages playing morally damaged characters in In the Belly of the Beast, The Night of the Iguana, and Flyovers.

British vernacular for "jailbird," Blackbird is a real-time account of the awkward reunion of Ray and Una, 15 years after a passionate affair when he was 40 and she was a minor. Ray is confronted with his past when Una arrives unannounced at his workplace. Guilt, rage and raw emotions run high as they recollect their forbidden relationship. In the end, Blackbird has a devastating effect that will leave audiences stunned.

Commissioned in 2005 by the Edinburgh International Festival, Blackbird was the surprise winner of the 2007 Olivier Award, beating stiff competition like Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll and Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon. Blackbird premiered in the U.S. in April 2007 at Manhattan Theater Club, directed by Broadway veteran Joe Mantello, starring Alison Pill and Jeff Daniels. 

Buy tickets now - many performances already sold out! Blackbird runs through August 9th

Buy online or call 773.871.3000 
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