November 2
A mid-day discussion with Artistic Director BJ Jones, featuring special guest artists, actors, directors and designers, offering behind-the-scenes insight into each production while it is still in rehearsal.
Starts at noon, approximately one hour:
Curve of Departure – September 7
Mansfield Park – November 2
Nina Simone: Four Women – January 18
Landladies – March 8
Into the Breeches! – May 3
Event is FREE, but reservations are required.
If you would like to change or cancel your reservation, contact Francisco Lopez at flopez@northlight.org or 847.324.1232.
at Northlight Theatre
9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL 60077
In a cramped New Mexico motel room, a “ragtag little group of humans” gathers on the eve of a funeral. But the dearly departed is not their only concern, as they grapple with the decisions of an uncertain future. Northlight favorite Mike Nussbaum returns as the patriarch of an unconventional family in this delicate and gently comic drama.
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In a panel discussion following the performance of Curve of Departure, Northlight’s Artistic team will engage with topical experts to discuss the relevance of the play’s themes to Chicago’s North Shore and what we can do to make a difference.
Read MoreWhen shy but clever Fanny Price is sent away by her impoverished parents, she must learn to navigate life as the poor relation at her aunt and uncle’s wealthy estate. Fanny soon learns that beneath the glitter of wealth and status, people aren’t always what they seem, in a new take on the classic social satire by Jane Austen.
Read MoreIn the aftermath of 1963’s 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, Nina Simone transformed from songstress to activist with powerful anthems such as “Mississippi Goddam,” “Old Jim Crow,” and “To Be Young, Gifted and Black.” Celebrate Ms. Simone’s lasting legacy in this provocative and personal musical journey.
Read MoreSelf-made landlord Marti and her new tenant Christine strike up a tentative friendship, though neither can afford the luxury of forgetting her own best interests. Faced with impossible dilemmas of fairness versus kindness, they reveal the vulnerability of people who know the value of having a home, and the threat of losing one.
Read MoreIt’s 1942 and with the men off at war, the Oberon Play House season will be canceled… until the director’s wife rallies the troops at home for an all-female production. With the opportunity to move from the sidelines to centerstage, the women forge ahead with a spirit of collaboration, and a belief in the power of art to move us forward.
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