Lookingglass Adds 4/5 Benefit Performance To OUR TOWN Run

Lookingglass Theatre Company announces an added performance to the sold-out run of Thornton Wilder's Our Town to benefit the company's new play initiative, gglassworks. The benefit on Sunday, April 5, 2009, includes a pre-show reception at 6:30 p.m. and performance at 7:30 p.m.

The production runs through April 5, 2009 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson. Tickets to the benefit are $100 and can be purchased online at www.lookingglasstheatre.org or by phone at (312) 337-0665.

With the exception of the added benefit performance, tickets for the run of Our Town are sold-out. Rush tickets can still be purchased on the day of the show, based on availability. Half-price rush tickets go on sale two hours before curtain, and must be purchased in person at the box office. $20 student rush tickets are available to all students the day of the performance, in person only (one ticket per valid student ID) based on availability. Patrons are encouraged to call for availability before coming to the box office.

Thornton Wilder's Our Town is directed by 2008 Tony Award-nominated Steppenwolf Ensemble Member Anna D. Shapiro and Steppenwolf Artistic Associate Jessica Thebus. The production features Lookingglass Ensemble Members Thomas J. Cox (Ensemble), Christine Mary Dunford (Mrs. Webb), Laura Eason (Emily Webb), Raymond Fox (Ensemble), David Catlin (Dr. Gibbs), David Kersnar (Simon Stimson), David Schwimmer (George Gibbs), Joey Slotnick (Stage Manager), Heidi Stillman (Mrs. Gibbs), Tracy Walsh (Ensemble), and Andrew White (Mr. Webb), and Artistic Associates Kevin Douglas (Ensemble) and Louise Lamson (Rebecca Gibbs).

United Airlines is the exclusive production sponsor of Our Town, and the official and exclusive airline of Lookingglass Theatre Company

Dates: through April 5, 2009

Times: Wednesdays: 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays: 3:00 p.m. on April 2, 2009

7:30 p.m.

Fridays: 7:30 p.m. except April 3, 2009

Saturdays: 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Sundays: 3:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m. only on March 29 and the added benefit performance on April 5, 2009

Location: Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic

Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson.

Prices: $30-$60

Box Office: Buy online at www.lookingglasstheatre.org

or by phone at (312) 337-0665

The Lookingglass box office is located at Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave.

gglassworks is the formalized script development process through which Lookingglass produces new work. This unique-to-Lookingglass initiative supports artists through the writing process, allowing them to treat play development as their priMary Focus. With the collaboration of the entire Lookingglass collective, artists are nurtured through workshops, readings, re-writes, and intensive one-on-one feedback sessions. Development takes on a variety of forms depending on the needs and working methods of the lead artist: some start with the written word and progress from there; others are more image-based, and physical workshops drive the creative process. By continuously sustaining a variety of new works in gglassworks, Lookingglass ensures that each Season is rich in artistically excellent, ground-breaking new works.

Inventive. Collaborative. Transformative. Lookingglass Theatre Company was founded in 1988 by eight Northwestern University students. 2007-2008 marked the company's 20th anniversary season. Lookingglass is home to a multi-disciplined ensemble of artists who create story-centered theatrical work that is physical, aurally rich and visually metaphoric. Lookingglass has staged 50 world premieres at 23 venues across Chicago, and garnered 41 Joseph Jefferson Awards and Citations.

Its work has toured to New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, Berkeley, Philadelphia, Princeton, Hartford, Washington D.C. and St. Louis. Current touring productions include Mary Zimmerman's The Arabian Nights at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Fall ‘08) and Kansas City Repertory (Spring '09), as well as Clay, playing at Lincoln Center in New York in Fall ‘08. Work premiered at Lookingglass has been produced across the United States. The Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago's landmark Water Tower Water Works opened in June 2003. In addition to developing and presenting ensemble work, Lookingglass Education and Community programs encourage creativity, teamwork and confidence with more than 15,000 community members each year.

Lookingglass Theatre Company continues to expand its artistic, financial and institutional boundaries under the guidance of Artistic Director David Catlin, Executive Director Rachel Kraft, Producing Artistic Director Philip R. Smith, Artistic Director of New Work Heidi Stillman, a 22-member artistic ensemble, 14 artistic associates, 13 production affiliates and an administrative staff. Board Chairman Lisa Green leads a dedicated board of directors. For more information, visit lookingglasstheatre.org.

 

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