Evolution to Play as Part of Cherry Lane Mentor Project

Patricia Buckley’s new solo performance Evolution will be presented as part of Cherry Lane Theatre’s 2012 Mentor Project, March 13-24 at the Cherry Lane Studio Theater. Michele Chivu will direct the production, which will be mentored by Jean-Claude Van Italie.

Written and performed by Buckley, Evolution combines the history of whale evolution with the contemporary story of a woman’s transformation and her family’s struggle to prevent it.

Buckley is a founding-member of the theater company Gams on the Lam, and has served as a writer and performer with the Minneapolis-based company Theatre de la Jeune Lune.

Van Itallie was one of the original playwrights at La MaMa and Joe Chaiken’s Open Theater. He is the author of The Playwright’s Workbook and a number of translations of Chekhov’s plays.

For tickets and more information on the Mentor Project, click here.