CST Holds A Panel Discussion On THE INVESTIGATION 1/25

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) will hold a panel discussion on Urwintore's presentation of Peter Weiss's The Investigation with writer Stephen Kinzer (A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It), scholar and educator Elliot Lefkovitz (Am Yisrael congregation and Spertus Institute), scholar D. Soyini Madison (Performance Studies at Northwestern University), and writer and Artistic Director of the Chicago Humanities FestivAl Lawrence Weschler.

Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009
Time: 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Skyline Room on Navy Pier
Admission is free. Reservations are recommended.
For more information and reservations call the box office at 312.595.5600 or log on to www.chicagoshakes.com/investigation.

One of the earliest theatrical responses to the Holocaust and hailed as a key example of documentary or "verbatim" theater, The Investigation uses documents of history and facts rather than imagined characters and events. Now with a revival from Urwintore, a Rwanda-based company founded by director/performer Dorcy Rugamba, the testimonies are presented in a more contemporary context by seven actors from Rwanda and Congo who have experienced the effects of genocide first-hand. Performed by these actors, Weiss's The Investigation reveals an all too timely connection to the Rwandan genocide of 1994.

The Investigation, on the page and in production, raises questions about our understanding of genocide, the use of the Jewish Holocaust as a metaphor, the representation of historical events on stage and in art, and the role of theater in the process of holding people accountable and moving past atrocities to a hopeful future.

The Investigation runs Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare January 23-31, 2009. Tickets are $46 and $56 with special discounts available for groups of 10 or more. For more information or to purchase tickets for The Investigation call the box office at 312.595.5600 or log on to www.chicagoshakes.com/investigation.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater
800 East Grand Avenue • Chicago, IL 60611
Box Office 312.595.5600 • www.chicagoshakes.com

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