2011 Staged Readings
March 31 – April 2, 2011
SEVEN: A Documentary Play by Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Carol K. Mack, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deveare-Smith and Susan Yankowitz
SEVEN: A Documentary Play written by Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Carol K. Mack, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deveare-Smith and Susan Yankowitz
Directed by Kimberly Senior
Featuring: Adrianne Cury, Ilana Faust, Barbara Figgins, Cheryl Hamada, Mildred Langford, Mouzam Makkar, and Amira SabbaghThursday, March 31 at 7:30pm and Friday, April 1 at 8:00pm at Silk Road Theatre Project at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 West Washington St., Pierce Hall, Chicago
Friday, April 2 at 8:15pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center at 164 North State St., Chicago
SEVEN is a groundbreaking documentary play based on interviews with seven women's rights activists from seven countries around the world - Afghanistan, Cambodia, Guatemala, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, and Russia. The interviews were conducted by seven award-winning women playwrights.
Followed by a Q & A session with playwright Ruth Margraff.
The performance on Thursday, March 31 was a private event for a group of Fulbright Scholars from around the world who focus on human rights issues. The scholars were hosted in Chicago by World Chicago
The performance on Friday, April 1 was for Silk Road Theatre Project subscribers, donors, and friends.
The performance on Saturday, April 2 was part of the 16th Annual Asian American Showcase, sponsored by the Foundation for Asian American Independent Media and the Gene Siskel Film Center.
