Press Release: Two Plays Jacqueline E. Lawton Featured as Part of American Theater Company's 10 x 10 Festival
On Monday, March 9th, American Theater Company presents their annual 10 x 10 Play Festival. Playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton joins Jeff Augustin, Kristiana Colón, Matthew-Lee Erlbach, Bonnie Metzgar, Dominique Morisseau, Lucas Neff, A. Rey Pamatmat, Akin Salawu, and Aurin Squire in writing short plays that offer perspectives and visions of Ferguson.
American Theater Company's mission is to inspire and challenge our community by exploring stories that ask the question, "What does it mean to be an American?" The recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and the conversations surrounding those events genuinely challenge our understanding of what it is to be an American.
"In order to create the fullest possible picture of the American experience of Ferguson, we want to incorporate playwrights' immediate reactions to Ferguson as well as their thoughts on the subject with more distance from the crisis, said Sam Weiner (Literary Management Apprentice). "To that end, each playwright was tasked with writing two pieces, one completed in mid-October and a second to be completed in mid-February. By presenting these pieces together, we hope to both refresh the community's memory of Ferguson and to offer insight into how the passage of time alters our perceptions of social and political crises in the United States."
Curtain will be at 7:30pm on March 9 in the American Theater Company space, which is located at 1909 W. Byron St, Chicago IL 60613. Tickets can be reserved by emailing [email protected]; we'll take a recommended donation of $10 at the door.
About American Theater Company
American Theater Company is an ensemble of artists committed to producing new and classic American stories that ask the question: "What does it mean to be an American?" We provide a truly intimate home for the community to experience meaningful stories. We foster a nurturing environment for artists to take risks and create essential work.
American Theater Company's mission is to inspire and challenge our community by exploring stories that ask the question, "What does it mean to be an American?" The recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and the conversations surrounding those events genuinely challenge our understanding of what it is to be an American.
"In order to create the fullest possible picture of the American experience of Ferguson, we want to incorporate playwrights' immediate reactions to Ferguson as well as their thoughts on the subject with more distance from the crisis, said Sam Weiner (Literary Management Apprentice). "To that end, each playwright was tasked with writing two pieces, one completed in mid-October and a second to be completed in mid-February. By presenting these pieces together, we hope to both refresh the community's memory of Ferguson and to offer insight into how the passage of time alters our perceptions of social and political crises in the United States."
Curtain will be at 7:30pm on March 9 in the American Theater Company space, which is located at 1909 W. Byron St, Chicago IL 60613. Tickets can be reserved by emailing [email protected]; we'll take a recommended donation of $10 at the door.
About American Theater Company
American Theater Company is an ensemble of artists committed to producing new and classic American stories that ask the question: "What does it mean to be an American?" We provide a truly intimate home for the community to experience meaningful stories. We foster a nurturing environment for artists to take risks and create essential work.
JACQUELINE E. LAWTON was named one of 30 of the nation's leading black playwrights by Arena Stage’s American Voices New Play Institute. Her plays include: Anna K; Blood-bound and Tongue-tied; Deep Belly Beautiful; The Devil’s Sweet Water; The Hampton Years; Ira Aldridge: the African Roscius; Lions of Industry, Mothers of Invention; Love Brothers Serenade (2013 semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference); Mad Breed; Noms de Guerre; and Our Man Beverly Snow. Ms. Lawton received her MFA in Playwriting from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a James A. Michener Fellow. She is a 2012 TCG Young Leaders of Color award recipient and a National New Play Network (NNPN) Playwright Alum as well as a member of Arena Stage's Playwrights' Arena and Center Stage’s Playwrights Collective. She is also a proud member of the Dramatist Guild of America.