Legacy of Light to Open 15th Anniversary Season with LOOKING FOR LILITH

October marks the beginning of 15th Anniversary Season! Legacy of Light embraces two women's stories from two historical periods.

Looking for Lilith Theatre Company is excited to announce the first production of its Fifteenth Anniversary season: Karen Zacarías' Legacy of Light.

The production will be at the Henry Clay Theatre opening on October 27 and running through November 5 with eight performances, including the $10-per-ticket community night on Monday, October 31. 7:30p.m. evening performances are on October 27, 28, 29, 31, November 3, 4, and 5; a 2p.m. Saturday matinee is on November 5. As with all Lilith productions there will be several audience talkbacks following specific performances. New this season are designated performances for audio description and ASL interpreted performances. Offered in partnership with The Kentucky Center, these performances will be made available to patrons who request the service in advance.

LFL's production of Legacy of Light marks the Louisville premiere of a script that is a luminous exploration of women scientists intertwined with the expanding definition of motherhood, which was originally commissioned by Arena Stage in Washington, DC. DC Theatre Scene declared, "Zacarías, doing her finest writing to date...equates the laws of physical science with human love and uses magical realism in some dreamlike moments to draw together her serendipitous stories." Bringing this script to Louisville, states production director Kathi E.B. Ellis, "lives into our mission of lifting up under-heard voices, we are proud to produce a script that brings to light an oft-forgotten woman scientist, Emilie du Châtelet, and also opens up a discussion of the challenging decisions involved in surrogate pregnancies."

LFL company founders Shannon Woolley Allison and Trina Fischer anchor the Acting Company playing roles in both the present and the 18th century.They are joined by company member Karole Spangler in the role of du Châtelet and Clint Gill, returning to the LFL stage, in the role of Voltaire. LFL newcomers Michael Hutchins and Stephen Peterson round out the time-hopping cast, both also playing roles in both time periods. The design and production team includes company members Jill Marie Schierbaum and Holly Stone (set and props) and Lindsay Chamberlin and Typh Hainer Merwarth (costumes); frequent collaborators Paul T. Carney (sound) and John Newman (lights). Sam Jenkins returns as stage manager, and Scott Davis joins LFL as Technical Director.

As part of this premiere, LFL is partnering with the Rauch Planetarium for a fundraising reception on Friday, October 14 at the Planetarium. Attendees will be entertained with astronomical images projected during the event and with a brief preview of the production. The Planetarium will also be helping LFL to secure local experts about the science in the play for the audience talkbacks.

Ticket prices are $20 for general admission; $15 for seniors and students. All tickets are $10 for the Monday community night performance. Contact LFL for information about group policies and pricing. Tickets are now available for online purchase at www.lookingforlilith.org.

For more information about Looking for Lilith's original productions, touring productions, previous seasons, extensive outreach programming - including in Guatemala - and recent sold-out run of Robin Rice's Alice in Black and White at 59E59 Theaters Off-Broadway go to www.lookingforlilith.org.

The mission of Looking for Lilith Theatre Company is to create productions and programming by examining history and today's world through women's perspectives and lifting up unheard voices. LFL productions and programming serve adults, youth and children locally, nationally and internationally.

The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, provides operating support to Looking for Lilith with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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