CALENDER ANNOUNCEMENT: THE MLK PROJECT: THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

Glencoe, IL – Writers’ Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma present The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights by Yolanda Androzzo and directed by Ron O.J. Parson.  The opening performance will be held at The Field Museum of Natural History on Friday, January 11, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. in the James Simpson Theatre.  

Weaving together poetry, song and oral-tellings, The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights is a touring one-woman show that follows a young girl’s search for truth and self-discovery through the American Civil Rights Movement. The production will tour public schools throughout Chicago January 11-February 29, 2008. The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights is a Carol Marks Jacobsohn Arts & Education Program.


Title:                       The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights
Playwright:            Yolanda Androzzo
Directed by:           Ron O.J. Parsons
Featuring:              Sharyon Culberson

Dates:                    Opening performance:     Friday, January 11, 2008, at 10:30 a.m.
                                Museum run:  January 19, 20 & 21 at 2p.m.
 
Tickets:                  Free with Museum admission

Location:              The Field Museum of Natural History, the James Simpson Theatre 1400 S. Lake                                       Shore Drive    

Writers’ Theatre is a professional company focusing on the word and the artist, with the playwright at the center of its mission. The 16-year-old company produces classic scripts and cultivates new works including literary adaptations, second productions and rarely or infrequently produced works of classic writers, invigorating them with new energy and a new approach.  For its first 12 years, Writers’ Theatre performed in the anteroom of “Books on Vernon” at 664 Vernon Avenue in Glencoe.  In the fall of 2003, the company opened its new 108-seat thrust stage performance venue at 325 Tudor Court, continuing its tradition of bringing audiences face to face with literature’s greatest creators and creations in an intimate environment.

The company continues to produce works in both spaces, maintaining an intimate theatrical experience for audiences while growing annual attendance to more than 30,000.  In the past seven years, the subscriber base has grown almost 250%, from 1,500 in 2000 to more than 5,200 in 2007.  With an operating budget of more than $3 million, Writers’ Theatre is supported by a staff of 16 fulltime employees and a 27-member Board of Trustees.