Lookingglass Celebrates The Holidays With Cyber Monday Ticket Offers

Lookingglass Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director Andrew White and Executive Director Rachel Kraft, announce a special Cyber Monday ticket offer, featuring 42% off of tickets to the company's highly-anticipated production of Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, the explosive drama about the integration of America's pastime (Wed, Thurs & Fri performances only); and $100 worth of Lookingglass' studio classes for only $50. These special Cyber Monday offers are on-line only and expire at 11:59am on Monday, November 28, 2011. Patrons please use code "CYBERMONDAY" to purchase.

April 9, 1947
Baseball's Opening Day is one week away, and Branch Rickey, General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, will call up Jackie Robinson to break the color-barrier and play as the Major League's first black ballplayer. If he does, Robinson will face loud and heated opposition from virtually every owner, manager, and player in baseball – and it won't be a cakewalk with the fans, either. Who will be his allies if he makes the most daring and important play of his life?

Award-winning Ensemble Member J. Nicole Brooks (Black Diamond, Fedra: Queen of Haiti) directs this dazzling fast-ball script by Ed Schmidt. When 1947's biggest African American personalities – baseball great-to-be Jackie Robinson, boxer Joe Louis, entertainer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor and activist Paul Robeson – meet, ideas and ideals clash and sparks fly, and America's national pastime will never be the same.

Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting features Artistic Associates Anthony Fleming (Joe Louis) and Kevin Douglas (Clancy Hope), Javon Johnson (Jackie Robinson), James Vincent Meredith (Paul Robeson), Larry Newman Jr. (Branch Ricky) and Ernest Perry (Bill "Bojangles" Robinson).

Spend $50 and receive $100 toward any of Lookingglass' children's Studio Class Series, which offer a unique theatrical experience for kids aged 18 months to 18 years. Winter Studio Classes begin January 16, 2012 and include, Tweedle Tots (18mos – 3 years), Cheshire Kids (3 - 5 years), Tale Chasers (5 – 7 years), 'Glass Chapters (7 – 9 years), Adaptation (9 – 18 years), Original Work (9 – 18 years).

For more information on Lookgglass' Studio Classes, please contact Lookingglass Director of Education and Community Programs, Lizzie Perkins at 773-477-9257 ext. 104.

Lookingglass Theatre is located in the heart of the Magnificent Mile shopping district inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson. Discounted parking is available for Lookingglass patrons at both the nearby John Hancock Center and Olympia Centre Self Park (161 E. Chicago Ave.). To purchase tickets, call the Lookingglass Theatre box office at (312) 337-0665 or visit lookingglasstheatre.org.

The Sara Lee Foundation is the Production Sponsor for Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting. Additional support is generously furnished by the STS Foundation. Lookingglass' Arts Education Programs are supported by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, and Allstate is the Presenting Sponsor of the Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting Study Guide.

About Lookingglass Theatre Company

Inventive. Collaborative. Transformative. Lookingglass Theatre Company, recipient of the 2011 Regional Theatre Tony Award, was founded in 1988 by eight Northwestern University students. 2011-2012 marks the company's 24th anniversary season. Lookingglass is home to a multi-disciplined ensemble of artists who create story-centered theatrical work that is physical, aurally rich and visually metaphoric. Lookingglass has staged 56 world premieres at 23 venues across Chicago, and garnered 52 Joseph Jefferson Awards and Citations.

Work premiered at Lookingglass has been produced in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, Berkeley, Philadelphia, Princeton, Hartford, Kansas City, Washington D.C., and St. Louis. Lookingglass original scripts have been produced across the United States.

The Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago's landmark Water Tower Water Works opened in June 2003. In addition to developing and presenting ensemble work, Lookingglass Education and Community programs encourage creativity, teamwork and confidence with thousands of community members each year.

Lookingglass Theatre Company continues to expand its artistic, financial and institutional boundaries under the guidance of Artistic Director Andrew White, Executive Director Rachel Kraft, Producing Artistic Director Philip R. Smith, Artistic Director of New Work Heidi Stillman, a 22-member artistic ensemble, 15 artistic associates, 11 production affiliates, an administrative staff and a dedicated board of directors led by Chairman Richard Ditton of Incredible Technologies and President Joe Brady of Jones Lang LaSalle. For more information, visit lookingglasstheatre.org.

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