See staged play readings at Lincoln Square Community Arts Center certain Sundays, 6 to 7 p.m. Admission is $5. Lincoln Square Community Arts Center is housed at Berry United Methodist Church, 4754 N. Leavitt St. For reservations, call (773) 275-9735.
Featured on Sunday, Feb. 27, is "Having Our Say," by Edward Albee. "Having Our Say" opens as 103-year-old Sadie Delany and 101-year-old Bessie Delany welcome us into their Mount Vernon, NY, home. As they prepare a celebratory dinner in remembrance of their father's birthday, they take us on a remarkable journey through the last hundred years of our nation's history, recounting a fascinating series of events and anecdotes drawn from their rich family history and careers as pioneering African-American professionals. Their story is not simply African-American history or women's history. It is our history, told through the eyes of two unforgettable women as they look not only into the past, but also ahead into the 21st century.
Featured on Sunday, April 3, is "Days Of Wine And Roses," by J.P. Miller. Young executive Joe Clay and his new wife adapt too easily to the fast moving milieu of Madison Avenue where social drinking is an occupational hazard. This poignant story portrays their descent into alcoholism, the devastating affect it has on every aspect of their lives and the depth of torment that results from compulsive self-destructive behavior.
On Sunday, April 24, see "Love Letters," by A.R. Gurney. Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner are childhood friends whose lifelong correspondence begins with birthday party thank-you notes and summer camp postcards. They continue to exchange letters through the years, sharing the events of their lives until their paths cross again, this time only briefly. This unusual love story explores a romance based on a spiritual connection so powerful it transcends physical distance for a lifetime. |
