'Nelson Algren:For Keeps and a Single Day' @ Lookingglass
Lookingglass Theatre, in association with
the Museum of Contemporary Art, presents the return of
Nelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day
Lookingglass Theatre Company, in a new relationship with the Museum of Contemporary Art, presents the return of Nelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day. Nelson Algren, directed by Ensemble Member John Musial, featuring Ensemble Member Thomas J. Cox, runs June 4-29, 2008, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave. "With the MCA reaching 40 years and Lookingglass 20 years, I can think of no better way for two of Chicago's leading cultural institutions to celebrate than by partnering to present the jazz-soaked, grainy black-and-white anthem to Chicago' edgiest literary icon in Nelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day," says Lookingglass Artistic Director David Catlin. "The show was originally conceived some nine years ago as a sort of trio, with the words of Nelson Algren, performed by Thom Cox, accompanied by jazz improvisers David Pavkovic & Griffin Rodriguez and illustrated by films of my own design," explains Musial. "The piece grew and changed organically through many workshops and site-specific performances, ranging from Wicker Park bars, to the Lunar Cabaret, to the rooftop of the old Cook County Theater Dept. building. In 2001 the Lookingglass production galvanized the show into the form it takes today. Later that year the show was reconceived as an hour-long television program for WTTW Channel 11's Network Chicago Presents. This summer's run at the MCA, with new musicians, represents an exciting new phase in the show's evolution." the Museum of Contemporary Art, presents the return of
Nelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day
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