Performing Arts Showcase SKETCHBOOK: Evolution
Chopin Theatre Mainstage (1543 W. Division Ave. Chicago, IL 60642)
- Full Price:
- $15.00 - $25.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $12.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for SKETCHBOOK: Evolution have expired.
The last date listed for SKETCHBOOK: Evolution was Thursday June 23, 2011 / 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
Goldstar Member Tips
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Goldstar Member on What to Wear
Casual.
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Kimberly on Where to Park
Near Blue line
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Goldstar Member on Where to Eat
Very cool little cafe in the theater, with wine and beer.
2 Goldstar Member Reviews
The night I went was a selection of 6 devised pieces so it had more of a feeling of performance art than theatre. The theme of Evolution was interesting and I especially like the piece Dopelganged (with the 2 younger actresses - very well done) and Study in Forgetting #3 (which was a fabulous combination of shadow art & projections.Written on Jun 21 2011
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7 short performances, each unique. Some used dance, most used music; only one was a play-like performance. I expected a more professional-level theater experience. Instead, many of the pieces were amateurish. Some were very well executed, but others seemed like undergraduate or graduate student work.Written on Jun 20 2011
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More Information About SKETCHBOOK: Evolution
Website
http://www.collaboraction.org/evolution/evolution/Evolution.html
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Description
For details on the performance schedule and descriptions of the artists and entertainers that will perform, check out the following pages:
SKETCHBOOK: Evolution Theater page
SKETCHBOOK: Evolution Music page
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.