Aclyone Festival: The Yellow Wallpaper and more

The Alcyone Festival Hrosvitha, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Susanna Centlivre, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Joanna Baillie—heard of them? Halcyon Theatre offers a comprehensive look at early female playwrights and how their “firsts” have shaped women’s place as a creative force in the arts today. Halcyon will also examine other “firsts” for female playwrights. For example, Hrosvitha (c930-1002) is considered the first dramatist after the dark ages.

Each night will feature a play from a different playwright. Find out more about these playwrights, how the playwright was and is perceived and how the piece touches on issues that we are still dealing with today. In a world where women are becoming more of an equal entity when it comes to theatre, Halcyon helps uncover how far Female Playwrights have come, and how far we have to go.


Shows will be performed in rotating repertory.

Featured Writers/Shows include*:Aria da Capo by Edna St. Vincent Millay; Directed by Lavina Jadhwani

The Belle's Stratagem by Hannah Cowley; Directed by Kerensa Peterson

A Bold Stroke for a Wife by Susanna Centlivre; Directed by Jenn Adams

Callimachus by Hrosvitha; Directed by Adrienne Day

The Massacre by Elizabeth Inchbald; Directed by Greg Poljacik

Orra by Joanna Baillie; Directed by Adam Dodds

Safe by Georgia Douglas Johnson; Directed by Tony Adams

Spreading the News by Lady Augusta Gregory; Directed by Michael Graham

Trifles by Susan Glaspell; Directed by Majel Cuza

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; adapted and performed by Chicago DanzTheatre.

And More . . .

For Exact lineup and performance times: halcyontheatre.org/alcyoneschedule

June 19 through July 13, 2008

Thursdays, Fridays at 8:00;
Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00, 5:00, 8:00

Performances will be at the Peter Jones Gallery, 1806 West Cuyler, 2nd Floor in Chicago (Map)

Tickets to individual shows are $15, $10 for Students and Seniors.
A festival pass to all shows is available for $25
For reservations call 312.458.9170

*Our planned production of La Hija de las Flores will unfortunately not be presented in this years Festival.

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Adler's grimly psychological "The Yellow Wallpaper" is compelling-Adler capably weaves together stinging snippets of text and the suggestion of one woman's world unraveling in almost lyrical measures -- aided by the unsettling music/sound design by Tim Hort, Braham Fetter and Joe Griffin -- the drama remains on an intimate, subconscious plane."  Chicago Tribune

 

ADLER DANZTHEATRE PERFORMANCES:

 

The Yellow Wallpaper Performances

The Festival runs June 19- July 13