Audience Enrichment

• Hesperia Audience Enrichment Date: 01/13/2012 12:00 PM
  Time: 12:00 p.m.
  

  INSIDE THE NEW PLAY PROCESS—REHEARSAL AND REWRITES
  
  A two-part event series to give audiences an inside perspective on how artists bring new work to life.
  
  Part one “rehearsal” features a live workshop of a scene from one of Randall Colburn’s plays that is still being developed. Audience members can watch how a director, playwright and actors work on the scene to revise the text.
  
  Part two “rewrites” features a reading of the entire script from the previous workshop and allows those who attended the “rehearsal” phase to hear both the changes to the text and how the scene fits into the overall play. The reading will be a way to hear new work for the first time, even if you didn’t attend the “rehearsal” phase!
  — Monday, February 6 and Monday, February 13, both at 6:30pm

  
  
  FAITH, FORGIVENESS, SIN AND SALVATION—EXPLORING RELIGION IN HESPERIA
  
  A conversation between Glencoe Union Church’s Reverend David Wood and playwright Randall Colburn led by Director of Education Nicole O’Connell, exploring the themes of forgiveness, starting over, sin, redemption, and community in Hesperia.
  — Saturday, February 18 at 6:00pm

  
  
  WHO WE ARE VS. WHO WE WERE—THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX AND RELIGION IN HESPERIA
  
  A conversation between Professor Dan McAdams, Department Chair of Psychology at Northwestern University, and playwright Randall Colburn led by Director of Education Nicole O’Connell.
  The conversation will explore the psychology of the characters in Hesperia. The discussion will focus on questions about identity development, redemption, and the intersection of religion and self.
  — Saturday, March 10 at 6:00pm

  
  
  READING OF PRETTY PENNY BY RANDALL COLBURN
  
  Join us for a reading of another of Randall Colburn’s plays, directed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam. The reading will be followed by a Q&A with playwright Randall Colburn.
  
  Pretty Penny tells the story of Victoria who is trying to make a little extra money by working as a phone sex operator, using the name Penny as her alter-ego when on a call. The pictures of Penny that clients see are actually old photos of Crystal, taken by her former boyfriend who now runs the sex service. Victoria, Crystal and the men in their lives get caught up in a whirlwind of self-discovery in Randall Colburn's unflinching exploration of perception and perversion.
  — Monday, March 12 at 6:30pm

  
  
  CREATING HESPERIA - A PRE-SHOW PRIMER ON THE INSPIRATION FOR THE PLAY
  
  Join one of the artists from Hesperia every Tuesday evening 30 minutes before the performance for a pre-show conversation about developing new work, information about playwright Randall Colburn, and an introduction on themes of the show.
  — January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 6 and 13 at 7:00pm

  
  
  POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS WITH PLAYWRIGHT RANDALL COLBURN AND HESPERIA CAST MEMBERS:
  
  Join us every Wednesday evening following the performance for a short post-show discussion featuring playwright Randall Colburn and members of the Hesperia cast.
  — January 25, February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, March 7 and 14

  
  
  Space is limited and reservations are required unless otherwise noted. Please reserve your spot early, as we expect these events to fill up quickly! To RSVP, please call 847-242-6018 or email rsvp@writerstheatre.org and leave your name phone number and event you wish to attend.
  

   

   

   

   

• Post-show Discussions Date: 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/29
  

  We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our post-show discussions. Throughout the season we will be offering post-show discussions every Wednesday evening following the performance in our Tudor Court space. In the Books on Vernon space we will be offering post-show discussions every other Wednesday evening.

  Post-show discussions provide a forum for audience members to ask questions of the artists in the production and gain new insight into the work.

  Post-show discussion dates for the 2011/12 Season:

  THE REAL THING - every Wednesday evening following the performance

  Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16

  THE CARETAKER - every other Wednesday evening following the performance

  Nov. 23, Dec. 7, 21, Jan. 4, 18, Feb. 1, 15, 29, Mar. 14

  HESPERIA - every Wednesday evening following the performance

  Feb. 8, 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7, 14

  A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC - every Wednesday evening following the performance

  May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20, 27