Lookingglass Theatre Company Launches KEEPING CURIOUS, a New Lineup of Free Digital Programming
While Coronavirus keeps theaters closed and audiences apart, Lookingglass Theatre has developed a whole host of free digital offerings presented Lookingglass Ensemble Members and Artistic Associates, including a new weekly podcast, a virtual yoga class, and exclusive performances.
Keeping Curious Offerings
The Infinite Room Podcast
The new weekly podcast is dedicated to theater, storytelling and their places in the world. The first episode, live now, focuses on Her Honor Jane Byrne, Lookingglass's most recent world premiere.
Episode 001: Her Honor Jane Byrne and the Past, Present and Future of Public Housing
A playwright, an activist, and a non-profit leader walk into The Infinite Room and talk about the intersection of art and politics, and the way radical imagination can lead to real change. Guests include:
J. Nicole Brooks: Lookingglass Ensemble Member, playwright and director of Her Honor Jane Byrne.
J.R. Fleming: former Cabrini-Green resident, co-founder and director of the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign.
Lisa Yun Lee: Executive Director of the National Public Housing Museum
Listen at: https://lookingglasstheatre.org/the-infinite-room-podcast/
Lookingglass Live
Join Lookingglass Teaching Artists via Facebook Live on Tuesdays at noon for a free 15 minute live workshop. The first edition of Lookingglass Live, still available on the Lookingglass Facebook page, feature teaching artist and Lookingglass favorite Adeoye as he provides an introduction to yoga for beginners in a 15-minute guided class.
Watch at: https://www.facebook.com/lookingglasstheatre/
Through the Lookingglass
Step Through the Lookingglass and view timely poetry, stories, and songs Lookingglass Ensemble Members and Artistic Associates have filmed at home, aiming to provide hope, meaning, and fulfillment in this season.
Watch at: https://www.facebook.com/watch/lookingglasstheatre/
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Fleetwood Max Raue Center For The Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Rotary Rocks The Raue: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash Raue Center For The Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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The Dave Matthews Tribute Band Raue Center For The Arts (9/25-9/25) |
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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf eta Creative Arts Foundation (8/01-8/30) |
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Jagged Little Pill: A Tribute to Alanis Morissette Raue Center For The Arts (10/16-10/16) |
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Mozart's Summit North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie (9/27-9/27) |
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The Book of Mormon Cadillac Palace Theatre (10/23-11/01) |
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Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell, and Patricia Quinn Chicago Theatre (10/31-10/31) |