Arts & Entertainment
Edgewater Vocalist & Ph.D. Candidate Share Their Stories on Stage
Tellin' Tales Theatre Presents: Divercity, featuring performers with disabilities, June 21-23 at Prop Thtr
Two Edgewater residents with disabilities are stepping out of their usual roles to tell their stories onstage in Divercity, presented by Tellin' Tales Theatre June 21-23 at Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston.
Garnet Williams, vocalist and songwriter who works at Old Town School of Folk Music and Brian Heyburn, a Ph.D. candidate and Graduate Assistant in Disability Studies at UIC are among seven performers in Divercity. The production features solo performers with a variety of disabilities who tell their stories, ranging from touching to hilarious, in an intimate setting.
Tellin' Tales Theatre has worked for more than two decades to shatter barriers and create understanding between those with and without disabilities. The stories were developed and directed in a six week workshop taught by Tellin' Tales Theatre's artistic director Tekki Lomnicki.
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Divercity runs Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22 at 8pm and Sunday, June 23 at 2pm at Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston, Chicago 60618. The Saturday evening show includes sign language interpretation, audio description and an after show talk back with free reception. Tickets are available at www.tellintales.org. Adults are $20 ($21.69 w/service fee) and Students/Disabled tickets are $15 ($16.52 w/service fee). Group discounts are available for 10 or more – call 312-540-1330.
Divercity is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
The cast includes:
(back row, l to r) Brian Heyburn, Tom Jones, Elizabeth Doll, Linda Bannon and Barbara Hyler (who will not be performing)
(front row, l to r) Susan McKean, Garnet Williams, Tekki Lomnicki
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