Chicago Dramatists to present play at Millennium Park
| Aiming for Sainthood |
| a new solo play for hearing and deaf audiences | |
| Written/Performed by resident playwright Arlene Malinowski Directed by Associate Artistic Director Richard Perez |
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| ASL Interpretation by Michael Albert, scenic design by Robert Groth & Jenniffer Thusing, light design by Diane Fairchild, sound design by Christiopher Kriz, stage managed by Wendye Clarendon |
Performance Dates: March 25, 26 & 27, all at 7:30pm
Location: Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
Tickets: all tickets are $10 (more info | buy tickets)
When her Deaf mother gets cancer, a middle-aged daughter moves back into her childhood room with two questions:
“Where is God?” and “Who took my Springsteen poster?”
The hearing daughter of devout Deaf parents must navigate through the cross-cultural maze of the medical world, the Deaf world, and the world beyond. This story is about parents and children, Deaf and hearing, love and forgiveness, faith and tolerance, and finding yourself amid the clash of cultures we call America.
Through this autobiographical, one-woman play, playwright Arlene Malinowski shares her heritage. It is told through both sign language and voice, using both Deaf and hearing storytelling techniques. It challenges audiences to share a world beyond their experiences: the culture of Deafness – a community of people defined not by their disability but by their shared language, perspective and values – a community which believes, “We aren’t broke – so don’t try to fix us.”
Produced in partnership with Millennium Park’s IN THE WORKS program, sponsored by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust.
Category: Chicago Dramatists, Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Theater News
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Shooot I missed it! Is there any information on future shows??
there are plans to produce a full-scale mounting of the play later this year at Victory Garden’s studio theatre.