Audio Play: Lookingglass Theatre Company’s Her Honor Jane Byrne
Event details
| Date/Time | Thu, Nov 26 – Sat, Nov 28 |
|---|---|
| Location | Attend online: Livestream |
Event description
Thursday, November 26 @ 11am and Saturday, November 28 @ 2pm
Lookingglass Theatre Company, in collaboration with WBEZ 91.5 Chicago, presents a World Premiere audio play of Her Honor Jane Byrne, written and directed by Ensemble Member and Mellon Playwright in Residence J. Nicole Brooks. The audio play will air on WBEZ 91.5 and wbez.org.
Chicago is “The City That Works”—but does it work for everybody? It’s 1981, the city’s simmering pot of neglected problems boils over, and Chicago’s first woman mayor is moving into Cabrini-Green. Is this just a P.R. stunt, or will it bring the City together? For the next three weeks, residents, activists, media, the “Machine,” and the Mayor herself will collide as the City’s raw truths are exposed. Tune in to find out who will come out on top in Lookingglass Ensemble Member J. Nicole Brooks’ bold new work, Her Honor Jane Byrne?
ABOUT THE SHOW
Her Honor Jane Byrne
Written and directed by J. Nicole Brooks+
ROBERT CORNELIUS* ----- Black Che, Seller
THOMAS J. COX*+ ----- Alderman Roti, Swibel, Photographer, Evidence Tech
CHRISTINE MARY DUNFORD*+ ----- Jane Byrne
NICOLE MICHELLE HASKINS* ----- Tiger, Rival Kid
RENEE LOCKETT* ----- Mabel Foley
FRANK NALL* ----- O’Donnell, Jay McMullen, Daley, Spilotro
JOSH ODOR* ----- Superintendent Brzcek, Tavern Owner, Bodyguard, Pilot, Host
TARON PATTON* ----- Marion Stamps
WILLIE “MUDLIFE ROC” ROUND — Kid, Tral
TRACY WALSH*+ ----- Reporter, Kathy, Claudia
MICHAEL HUEY ----- Composer
CHRISTOPHER M. LAPORTE ----- Sound Design
WENDY MATEO+ ----- Associate Director
JASON K. MARTIN ----- Dialect Specialist
SARAH BURNHAM ----- Production Manager
JEREMY PHILLIPS ----- Production Assistant
PHILIP R. SMITH+ ----- Casting
HEIDI STILLMAN+ ----- Artistic Director
RACHEL FINK ----- Executive Director
*Member of Screen Actors Guild
+ Lookingglass Theatre Company Ensemble Member or Artistic Associate
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.