ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT Debuts at Theater Works, 4/13
By: Harmony Wheeler Apr. 04, 2012
What would YOU do if the Nazis came to power? How would your daily life be changed? This is the question asked by ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, winner of Best New Play in Chicago Award, which premieres in Arizona at Theater Works beginning April 13. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT is inspired by interviews with German Gentile women who lived through the Third Reich. The play's sweep follow them from their teen years through adulthood as they struggle with the trials of everyday living - work, religion, marriage, motherhood -under the Nazi regime. Facing impossible choices, they survive or succumb and all are changed forever.
The play will be performed in the intimate McMillin Theater from April 13th - May 13th. Tickets are on $29/adult and $19/student plus fees.
Directed by Richard Powers Hardt, ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT was written by award-winning playwright Shirley Lauro. Richard Hardt Powers has been acting, designing and directing for theater in Arizona for over 30 years. A founder of the Arizona Shakespeare Theater, Richard's first show with Theater Works was in 1991 and he is a member of the theater's board of directors.
ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT stars Colette D'Antona* as Ludmilla, Carrie Ellen Jones as Friederike, Tracy Payne as Frau Leherin/Frau Direktorin/Frau Fuhrerin/Frau Oberaufseherin, Meg Sprink as Gretchen and Lesley Ariel Tutnick* as Angelika (*member of Actor's Equity).
"Lauro's All Through The Night reveals the strict regulations on, expectations of, and heinous crimes against the German citizens themselves from the perspective of German woman during the war," comments cast member Tracy Payne. "Being part of All Through the Night is a weighted privilege, carrying both honor and responsibility." Continued Carrie Ellen Jones. "As cast & crew, we have a responsibility to honor not just the playwright's work, but the lives of those so deeply and forever impacted by the Third Reich,".
Tickets are now on sale both online at www.theaterworks.org and at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. The Box Office is open from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily and may be reached at
623-815-7930. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT runs April 13 - May 13 with performances Thursday - Saturday 7:30 p.m. and Sundays 2 p.m. There is also a special weekday matinee on Wednesday, April 25th at 2 p.m. Tickets are only $29 / adult and $19 / student plus fees. Theater Works is located in the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts (the theater with the copper roof) at 8355 W Peoria Avenue, Peoria.
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