Live Multimedia Art Festival Sketchbook 5 Collaboraction
Chopin Theatre Mainstage (1543 W. Division Ave. Chicago, IL 60642)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- FREE*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Sketchbook 5 Collaboraction have expired.
The last date listed for Sketchbook 5 Collaboraction was Thursday June 23, 2005 / 8:00pm.
Currently at Chopin Theatre Mainstage:
Jamaica, Farewell, a Powerful One-Woman Show, at Chopin Theatre
- Full Price:
- $35.00
- Our Price:
- $17.50
Debra Ehrhardt's acclaimed solo show Jamaica, Farewell is based on a mostly true story about the playwright's journey to the USA from Jamaica in the turbulent 1970s of the Manley Era. As an 18-year-old secretary in Kingston, Jamaica, Ehrhardt and her passion for America bump into a handsome CIA agent over a bowl of oxtail soup. She decides to squeeze through the pinhole of opportunity with the help of this love-struck American. Her way out of Jamaica is blocked by many obstacles: an alcoholic father, a Bible-spouting mother, the price of an air ticket and U.S. government suspicions. The boundary between bravery and foolishness becomes blurred as she becomes more desperate. When she agrees to smuggle a million dollars in cash to a mysterious contact somewhere in Miami, the agent becomes her unwitting accomplice. NAACP Award-winner Ehrhardt plays every part. Jamaica, Farewell is directed by Joel Zwick (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and has been optioned for film by a major Hollywood producer. Learn More
More Information About Sketchbook 5 Collaboraction
Description
Sketchbook 5 is a lively celebration of staged theatrical works, music, and fine art in a series of 13 single-night events. This year's Sketchbook features 18 world premiere short plays culled from over 600 global submissions; visual art curated by a team led by James Rondeau of the Art Institute; and a unique collection of live musicians and DJs.
Notable artists:
Theatre: Lance Baker, Sandra Delgado, Sean Graney, Brett C. Leonard, Wendy MacLeod, Frank Maugeri, Anthony Moseley, Brett Neveu, Adam Rapp, Steve Scott, Kimberly Senior, Michael Shannon
Music: Yuri Lane, Steve Evans Quartet, Traxx
Visual Art: Gabert Farrar, Krista Peel, Carrie Gundersdorf, Melanie Schiff
World Premiere Plays:
1. Baby Let You Follow Me Down by Lindsay Porter, directed by Joel Moorman
2. Beauty and Light by Brett C. Leonard, directed by Anthony Moseley
3. Delivery by Mickle Maher, directed by Chloe Johnston
4. The End of Time by Seth Bockley, directed by Frank Maugeri
5. I'll Never Tell You by Stephen Cone, directed by Jimmy McDermott
6. Let it Burn by Jae Kramisen, directed by Dana Friedman
7. Live Tsunami Footage by Sean Graney, directed by Sean Graney
8. Magpie and the Cat by David Greig, directed by Amanda Delheimer
9. The Outline by Philip Dawkins, directed by Jeff Christian
10. Photo Opportunity by Wendy MacLeod, directed by Eric Ziegenhagen
11. The Pong by Brett Neveu, directed by Lance Baker
12. Radio City by Laurel Haines, directed by Sandra Delgado
13. Rosenthal Trio by Jesse Weaver, directed by John Gawlik
14. The Same Dream Of Mr. Swifty Du Pont by Tim Nordwind, directed by Alex Harvey
15. Sandy Simon In Her Backyard, circa 1989 by Emily Schwartz, directed by Kimberly Senior
16. Should've Never by Adam Rapp, directed by Joanie Schultz
17. Un Robot by Laura Jacqmin, directed by Jeremy Wechsler
18. Vanishing Act by Sarah Gubbins, directed by Steve Scott
About the Ticket Supplier: Collaboraction
Collaboraction is an award winning theater-based artist collective dedicated to a paradigm of evolved and evolving entertainment. Our core creative values are defined by a robust collection of artists emphasizing the creation of inspired and energizing theatrical experiences in league with audiences seeking surprising and challenging work. Collaboraction cultivates the influence of new ideas and a creative symbiosis from several disciplines in addition to theatre: film & video, literature, music, visual art and the inchoate creative possibilities of the Internet.
In its 9-year history Collaboraction has produced 33 productions and countless events and theatrical experiences.