Announcing the Cast and Creative Team for 24WORDS

LingoStudio Productions is excited to announce the cast and creative team for the production of 24WORDS, a new rock musical about the odyssey to equality from 1775 to 1972 -- featuring 20 original songs.

The show opens Tuesday, March 7, 2017 and runs on selected weekdays at 7:30PM through March 21, 2017 at Stage 773 in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood (1225 W. Belmont Avenue). A preview is scheduled for Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 7:30PM. 24WORDS will also be performed at Steppenwolf 1700 on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 8:00pm as part of Steppenwolf LookOut, a multi-genre performance series. Performances will include post-show engagement with leaders from the Equal Rights movement, academics, and artists. Audiences can also pick up literature and connect with efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Illinois. Information about continued growth of production team, ticket sales, and more can be found at www.24WORDS.com.

24WORDS is a vibrant and inspiring musical with a diverse cast of nine taking on dozens of characters in a dramatic retelling of American history - beginning with the Revolutionary War and Continental Convention -- when men declared "all men created equal" - to the historic events of March 22, 1972 when women were almost equal, pot was almost legal, and "contraceptives could be sold to unmarried people."

"Our story is about how we all share in this revolutionary journey for equal rights and equal justice - and what it means to be denied equality under the law," says Charles Kouri, who wrote the script and the lyrics. "Musically, we explore how various styles of music - classical, swing, tango, folk, rockabilly, pop and glam - have shaped our view of equality and inspired generations to take up the cause."

Margaret Baughman, directing her first Chicago production, joins veteran Lavina Jadhwani, on this exciting project. Baughman comments: "To remember and honor those that have fought battles so alike those we continue to fight for Equal Rights for all people. At this moment in time, there is so much to learn from the way people worked together throughout history to protect those that were similar and dissimilar to themselves."

The cast includes Taylor Anapol, Dana Anderson, Elisa Carlson, Luis David Cortes, Jordan Golding, Khloe Janel, Kenyai O'Neal, Noreen Patel, Janelle Villas, and Missy Wise.

The production team includes Charles Kouri and Elisa Carlson (Producers). Margaret Baughman and Lavina Jadhwani (Directors), Elisa Carlson and Shanae Sterba (Choreographers), Dan Friedman (Lighting Designer), Hannah Kaplan (Stage Manager), Gary Bragg (Composer), and Charles Kouri (Writer and Lyricist).

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