Silk Road Theatre Project’s SCORCHED Extends Thru 11/21

Originally scheduled to close on November 7, 2010, Silk Road Theatre Project's celebrated production of Wajdi Mouawad's award winning Scorched has been extended through November 21, 2010.

Inspired by classical Greek tragedy and the devastating effects of the Lebanese civil war, the internationally-renowned play Scorched made its Chicago debut to great critical acclaim and has been enthusiastically embraced by Chicago audiences.

Originally written in French under the title Incendies by the acclaimed Lebanese French Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad, SRTP's English-language production, translated by Linda Gaboriau and directed by Dale Heinen, continues its run through November 21, 2010, in Pierce Hall at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington St., Chicago. Production support provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and The French-American Fund for the Performing Arts.

The cast for Scorched includes Adam Poss*, Diana Simonzadeh*, Fredric Stone*, Lacy Katherine Campbell, Rinska M. Carrasco, Nick Cimino, Justin James Farley, Carolyn Hoerdemann, and Fawzia Mirza. The Design Team includes Sarah Hughey (Lighting), Tom Burch (Set), Carol Blanchard (Costumes), Peter Storms (Sound and Original Score) and Jesse Gaffney (Props). The stage manager is Michelle Dane. Production dramaturgy provided by Neal Ryan Shaw.

ABOUT THE PLAY, THE PLAYWRIGHT, & THE DIRECTOR
Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad, translated by Linda Gaboriau. Carried aloft by poetic language and evocative imagery, Scorched unfolds in a dreamlike atmosphere connecting the origins of one family in startling and unforgettable ways. A brother and sister raised in Quebec must return to their mother's war-torn country to carry out her last wishes - finding the father and brother they never knew they had.

Wajdi Mouawad is an actor, director, translator, and playwright who was born in Lebanon in 1968. Mouawad's family fled civil war and moved to France in 1977 and immigrated to Montréal in 1983, where Mouawad entered the French section of the National Theatre School and Centre. Mouawad is currently living in Toulouse, France, with his wife. He was named Chevalier de l'Ordre National des Arts et des Lettres in France, France's prestigious Moliére Award (which Mouawad declined in protest to what he saw as the indifference of French theater directors to contemporary playwrights), and recipient of Canada's highest civilian honor, the Officer of the Order of Canada. With a major following in French theater circles, Mouawad's plays have been translated into many languages and produced at numerous national and international venues. Le Monde has saluted him as one of the world's most talented French-language playwrights.

An Associate at Soho Theatre in London's West End, Dale Heinen has directed new work in Chicago, New York, London and around the UK. She has taught acting and playwriting at Soho Theatre, Central School of Speech and Drama and University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.She also develops plays with writers and producers in the UK and US, and is a frequent panellist for playwriting awards. Dale has a BA from Northwestern and an MFA in theatre directing from Middlesex University. Dale is interested in human rights and has for the past year volunteered as an adviser with the British Refugee Council. Her last project for Silk Road Theatre Project was directing Richard Vetere's Caravaggio (2006).

ABOUT THE RUN
Scorched has been extended through November 21, 2010. Curtain times are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 4:00pm and 8:00pm, and Sundays at 4:00pm. Tickets are $34.00. 20% discounts for groups of ten or more. Tickets are available at the Silk Road Theatre Project box office, 77 W. Washington St; by phone, (312) 857-1234; and online, www.srtp.org.

PARKING
Discounted parking is available for SRTP patrons for $6 at System Parking, just 3 blocks from the theatre, at 230 W. Washington St.

ABOUT SILK ROAD THEATRE PROJECT
Silk Road Theatre Project showcases playwrights of Asian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean backgrounds, whose works address themes relevant to the peoples of the Silk Road and their Diaspora communities. Through the mediums of theatre, video, education, and advocacy, we aim to deepen and expand representation in American culture.

Tickets:
$34; purchase online at www.srtp.org or by calling 312-857-1234 x201

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