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Contact: Cathy Taylor Cathy Taylor Public Relations, Inc. 773-564-9564 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2007 Lookingglass Theatre Company opens its 20th Anniversary Season with the acclaimed solo show by Nilaja Sun, No Child… Chicago, IL– Lookingglass Theatre Company kicks off its 20th Anniversary Season with the Midwest premiere of Nilaja Sun’s solo show No Child…, written and performed by Sun and directed by Hal Brooks. The production runs October 3-November 11, 2007, at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson. The press opening is Saturday, October 6, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. Acclaimed actress and writer Nilaja Sun embodies multiple characters in her touching and riotous tour-de-force exploration of the public school system seen through the eyes of a young and idealistic teaching artist. Running for over a year to sold-out audiences in New York, Lookingglass audiences will be the first to see this remarkable production following it triumphant Off Broadway run. No Child… was commissioned by Epic Theatre Ensemble in 2004 and presented as part of their season in the spring of 2006 at the Beckett Theatre on New York’s Theatre Row, where it played for 47 performances. The show then transferred to the Barrow Street Theatre where it ran Off Broadway in a commercial run for 311 performances. Among the production’s many accolades, it won two 2007 Outer Critics Circle Awards, a Lucille Lortel Award, an Obie Award and the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Jury Award. “No Child… reflects Lookingglass' unmatched commitment to bringing the arts to public school students, a core activity of our Education and Community Programs since we founded those programs a decade ago,” says Artistic Director David Catlin. “When our company members saw this show in New York, we knew right away that this production would be a th great opening to our 20 season as it embodies so many of the elements of Lookingglass Theatre. This production has a story-centered theatricality, with a transformative performance by Nilaja about the education system in our country.” The design team includes Narelle Sissons (set) Mark Barton (lights) Jessica Gaffney (costumes) and Ron Russell (sound). Nilaja Sun (playwright /actor) is the solo performer and writer of the Off Broadway smash No Child…, which concluded its run at the Barrow Street Theatre in June 2007. For her creation and performance of No Child…, Nilaja garnered a Lucille Lortel Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Theatre World Award, an Obie Award, the John Gassner Playwrighting Award, and was named the Best One-Person Show at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. Nilaja's New York credits include No Child, Einstein's Gift, Pieces of the Throne, Time and the Conways, Huck and Holden (Cherry Lane Theatre), The Cook (Intar), The Adventures of Barrio Grrrl! (Summer (over) Play Festival), and Law and Order: SVU. As a solo performer, Nilaja's projects include critically acclaimed Blues for a Gray Sun (Intar), La Nubia Latina, Black and Blue, Insufficient Fare, Due to the Tragic Events of... and Mixtures. A native of the Lower East Side, she is a Princess Grace Award winner and has worked as a teaching artist in NYC for eight years. Hal Brooks (director) most recently directed the premiere of Lee Blessing’s Lonesome Hollow at the Contemporary American Theater Festival. Recently he directed the acclaimed Off-Broadway hit and Pulitzer Finalist Thom Pain (based on nothing) by Will Eno at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Soho Theatre in London, and the DR2 in NYC. He was the Artistic Director of the Rude Mechanicals Theater Company of New York where he directed the Off-Broadway premieres of Don DeLillo's Valparaiso and Will Eno's The Flu Season (Oppy winner). Recent credits: I Am My Own Wife (Weston Playhouse) Rinne Groff's What Then (Clubbed Thumb), Six Years (Humana Festival), Intimate Apparel (Southern Rep), Benefactors (PA Center Stage), Big Wyoming (NY Stage and Film). Other New York credits: Keith Reddin's Almost Blue, Beckett's Rough for Theatre #1, Caught (Don Quixote Project). Upcoming directing endeavors include Master Harold…and the Boys at the Weston Playhouse and the tour of No Child…. He has worked at NYTW, New Dramatists, Naked Angels, INTAR, Magic Theater, McCarter Theater, Berkeley Rep, American Conservatory Theater, Syracuse Stage and the Virginia Stage Company. Hal was a Drama League Fall Directing Fellow in 2003 and is a proud member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab and SSDC. No Child… - Dates, Times and Ticket Information th The award-winning No Child… kicks off Lookingglass Theatre Company’s 20 Anniversary Season with the press performance on Saturday, October 6, 2007, at 7:30 pm. Previews run October 3-5, 2007, and performances run through November 18, 2007. Curtain times are Wednesday through Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25-$55 and are available through the Lookingglass box office, 821 N. Michigan Ave., (312) 337-0665 or lookingglasstheatre.org. Lookingglass Theatre Company is located in the heart of the Magnificent Mile shopping district inside Chicago’s historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson. Discounted parking is available for Lookingglass patrons at nearby Olympia Centre Garage (161 E. Chicago Ave.). Target Saturday Matinees (buy one, get one free tickets are available to all 3 pm Saturday matinees.) This program is made possible with the generous support of Target, working with Lookingglass to make the arts accessible to all. About Lookingglass Theatre Company Inventive. Collaborative. Transformative. Lookingglass Theatre Company was founded in 1988 by eight Northwestern University students. Now entering their 20th anniversary season in 2007/08, Lookingglass is home to a multi-disciplined ensemble of artists who create story-centered theatrical work that is physical, aurally rich and visually metaphoric. Lookingglass has staged nearly 50 world premieres at 23 venues across Chicago, and garnered 37 Joseph Jefferson Awards and Citations. Its work has toured to New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Berkeley, Philadelphia, Princeton, Hartford and St. Louis. The Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago's landmark Water Tower Water Works opened in June 2003. In addition to developing and presenting ensemble work, Lookingglass Education and Community programs encourage creativity, teamwork and confidence with more than 15,000 students each year. Lookingglass Theatre Company continues to expand its artistic, financial and institutional boundaries under the guidance of Artistic Director David Catlin, Executive Director Rachel Kraft, Producing Artistic Director Philip R. Smith, Artistic Director of New Work Heidi Stillman, a 22-member artistic ensemble and administrative staff. Board Chairman Lisa Green leads a dedicated board of directors. For more information, visit lookingglasstheatre.org. (more/fact sheet) No Child… Fact Sheet Acclaimed actress and writer Nilaja Sun embodies multiple characters in her touching and riotous tourde-force exploration of the public school system seen through the eyes of a young and idealistic teaching artist. Running for over a year to sold-out audiences in New York, Lookingglass audiences will be the first to see this remarkable production following its triumphant Off Broadway run. Title: Written/performed by: Directed by: Dates: Curtain times: Location: Parking: Prices: Box Office: No Child… Nilaja Sun Hal Brooks Previews: October 3- 5, 2007 Press opening: October 6, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. Regular run: October 7- November 11, 2007 Wednesday-Fridays: 7:30 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays: 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Lookingglass Theatre, inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson Discounted parking is available at Olympia Centre Garage, 161 E. Chicago Ave. $25-$55 Buy online at www.lookingglasstheatre.org or by phone at (312) 337-0665 The box office is located at Chicago’s historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. Notes of Interest: • No Child… is an insightful and often hilarious look into the New York City Public Education system by the acclaimed actor, writer and teaching artist, Nilaja Sun, who transforms into the teachers, students, parents, administrators, janitors and security guards who inhabit our public schools every day and are shaping the future of America. • Awards: 2007 Drama Desk Awards - Outstanding Solo Performance Nomination 2007 Outer Critics Circle Award - Outstanding Solo Performance Winner 2007 Outer Critics Circle Award - John Gassner “American Play” Award Winner 2007 Lucille Lortel Awards - Outstanding Solo Show Winner 2007 Theatre World Award – Winner 2007 Obie Award – Winner 2007 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Jury Award – Best One Person Show Winner 2006 Audelco Award – Outstanding Solo Performance Nomination • No Child… was commissioned and developed by Epic Theatre Ensemble (formerly Epic Theatre Center). The show is a result of Nilaja Sun’s unique work in New York City’s toughest schools, among them Martin Luther King, Jr. High School, where Epic has worked extensively. Martin Luther King, Jr. High School was specifically created in 1972 as a fully integrated public school that brought non-white students into the Lincoln Center community. In his book, Shame of the Nation, Jonathan Kozol cites MLK as a perfect example of “apartheid schooling” as it currently enrolls no white students. • No Child… takes place at Malcolm X High School in the Bronx, a fictional composite of the New York City schools in which Sun has been a teaching artist. (over) • No Child… was commissioned by Epic Theatre Ensemble in 2004 and presented as part of their season in the spring of 2006 at the Beckett Theatre on Theatre Row, where it played for 47 performances. The show then transferred to the Barrow Street Theatre where it ran Off Broadway in a commercial run for 311 performances. • Sun performed the entire New York run without an understudy, never missing a performance. Sun plays all 16 characters in the course of the show, with no costume or make-up changes. • Sun recently returned to the U.S. from Tanzania, where she traveled under the auspices of The International Theatre and Literacy Project (ITLP) as a teaching artist, doing exactly the work she has performed in NYC schools. A teaching artist is a professional artist—in Sun’s case, a professional actor—who is brought into a school to work directly with the students. • The name Nilaja (pronounced NIH-LAH-JAH) is Yoruban, meaning “peacemaker.” She is a native New Yorker, born and raised on the Lower East Side. ###