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16th Street 2011 Subscription
Join us for our Season Four 2011 Season of Change!
The promise we hear trotted out every election: CHANGE! That oh so manipulative, often empty, yet politically-charged word. The thing we pledge to do: "We can change!" and the thing we hope for: "If only things would change." Change can be the hardest task we undertake, yet it's the only thing to remain constant in our lives. Change can be the thing we most fear. And some do everything in their power to avoid it. Ah… change.
THE BEATS
adapted by Marilyn Campbell
January 13 – February 5, 2011
Kerouac, Ginsberg, LeRoi Jones, Ferlinghetti, DiPrima. Beat poets took on 1950's mainstream America and dragged change kicking and screaming into the 60's. Hipsters and live jazz take over 16th Street.
Part of 100 Club Series
A one-night performance and party at FitzGerald's!
WAKE
by Hillel Levin
Sunday, February 13 - One night only!
As we toast "goodbye" to Daley, WAKE takes us back to a not-so fictional time in the 80s as the political machine maneuvers to regain power after the sudden death of the city's first black mayor. Enjoy drinks and drama at this unforgettable WAKE at Berwyn's own nationally-recognized music venue, FitzGerald's. Hillel Levin author of WHEN CORRUPTION WAS KING (2004) and IN WITH THE DEVIL (2010) is a former investigative reporter and editor.
Part of 100 Club Series
The remount of last summer's hit comes to Berwyn…
DENTAL SOCIETY MIDWINTER MEETING
by playwright-in-residence Laura Jacqmin
February 24 – March 26, 2011
Directed by Megan Shuchman
16th Street tells the stories of ALL in our community, so yes: even the dentists!!! In a field obsessed with profit over health, how can a group of upright dental professionals (looking for something more... filling) actually make a difference? "Jacqmin's passionate morality play in the guise of a super-smart comedy of manners is bound to hit a nerve. Highly Recommended!" Chicago Sun-Times. Laura Jacqmin is 16th Street's 2011 playwright-in-residence.
Part of 100 Club Series and Part of 3-play Subscription
OUR DAD IS IN ATLANTIS
by Javier Malpica, Translated by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas
April 15 – May 21, 2011
In Mexico, an 11 year-old boy and his 8-year old brother are left behind with relatives they barely know when their widowed father goes to 'the promised land' to find work. We witness snapshots of their dreams (baseball!) and fears (devil in the mirror!) while they take care of each other, imagine their future and navigate a journey well beyond their years. Presented last spring as a staged reading at Goodman's Latino Festival.
Part of 100 Club Series and Part of 3-play Subscription
THE CROWD YOU'RE IN WITH
by Rebecca Gilman
July 7 – August 13, 2011
Directed by Ann Filmer
To breed or not to breed? During a backyard barbecue on the 4th of July, we meet two couples in their early thirties - one on the brink of parenthood and the other trying to conceive. When the older couple from upstairs rattles the party, the friends' sense of themselves and their future is changed. Are two people in love enough? Rebecca Gilman's plays include The Glory of Living, Spinning Into Butter, and Boy Gets Girl.
Part of 100 Club Series and Part of 3-play Subscription
In conjunction with Berwyn Library
BERWYN READS!
In Fall 2011 members of our community will join professional actors to bring a theatrical adaptation of the Berwyn Reads! novel to life.
Part of 100 Club Series
OUR HOLIDAY STORIES
by Elizabeth Berg, Rohina Malik & Tanya Saracho
Nov 11 – Dec 4, 2011
Changing old traditions with holiday stories you have never heard before from three of 16th Street's favorite, female writers: Elizabeth Berg (The Pull of the Moon), Rohina Malik (Unveiled) and Tanya Saracho (Kita y Fernanda and Our Lady of the Underpass)
Part of 100 Club Series
16th Street's 100 Club 7-PLAY SUBSCRIPTION
1 ticket each to all 7 plays:
The Beats
Wake (at FitzGerald's)
Dental Society Midwinter Meeting
Our Dad is in Atlantis
The Crowd You're in With
Berwyn Reads!
Our Holiday Stories
10% discount to Wishbone, Bodhi Thai and Autre Monde Cafe each time you dine!
Attend Opening Night parties, our new Reading Series, and receive our undying gratitude!
3-PLAY SUBSCRIPTION
1 ticket each to:
Dental Society Midwinter Meeting
Our Dad is in Atlantis
The Crowd You're in With
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LocationBerwyn Cultural Center
6420 16th Street
Berwyn, IL 60402
United States
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