Court Theatre (Chicago, IL)
American collage artist Joseph Cornell made wooden boxes filled with pocket watches, coiled springs, thimbles, maps of the stars, parrots, seashells, broken glass, alphabet blocks, soap bubbles, whale teeth, starfish and more. The play frames the artist as he observes Manhattan, overhears--and fabricates--parts of conversations, is inspired by movies and becomes overwhelmed by the glorious bustle of the city streets.
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The Court Theatre, designed by Harry Weese, was specifically conceived to accommodate large productions of classic repertory. The space is very intimate, with 3/4 round seating and no seat farther than seven rows from the stage.
The Court Theatre formally had its beginning in 1955. In the early 1970s, the Court Theatre set out to create a professional classical theatre with a perman... More
American collage artist Joseph Cornell made wooden boxes filled with pocket watches, coiled springs, maps of the stars, a forest of thimbles, parrots, seashells, broken glass, children's alphabet blocks, brightly colored balls, soap bubbles, whales' teeth, a colored lithograph of the moon in the night sky, starfish and more. How would it be if those boxes could speak…about art, America, compassion, longing, loneliness and heartbreak?
The play follows Cornell as he observes the city he so loved, overhears—and fabricates—parts of conversations, is inspired by movies and overwhelmed by the glorious bustle of Manhattan’s streets.
Since the Court's founding in 1955 at the University of Chicago, its work has been inspired by the belief that classic theatre illuminates the stories and themes that are timely and timeless. Each one of the theatre company's provocative productions has guided its artists and audiences on an exploration into the vast human consciousness, and has created a timeline that connects the present to the past. Theatre, and classic theatre in particular, gives us insight into the past, understanding of our present, and directs us toward our future.
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