About This Show

This year?s Young People?s Company Spring Story Theatre Festival will be entitled “Stories of the Century” and will feature twentieth century works focusing on the power of story and the spoken word.
“The Laughing Man” by JD Salinger and directed by Jen Green (Co-Director of the Company and Director of Never In My Lifetime at Piven Theatre) A young man?s knack for storytelling nurtures the imaginations of a group of young boys.

“The Giver” by Lois Lowry and directed by Nina Billone (Piven Theatre senior faculty and Performance Studies Major at Northwestern University) Set in the future, a young man from a utopian society is selected to be the receiver of memories.

“Two Words” by Isabelle Allende and directed by Rebecca Tennison (Co-Director of the Company and ensemble member of both The Red Moon Theatre and Theatre Dank) A young woman?s secret whisper transforms a lonely soldier into a lovesick president.

“Ghost Story”, an urban legend directed by Katey Hermes (Member of the Young People?s Company) The gossip of a neighborhood turns a strange event into a Chicago urban legend.

and ? “Without a Net”, directed by Byrne Piven. Using a different game as a point of departure, the company improvises a new story for each performance.

Show Details

Dates: Opening Night: April 28, 2000 Final Performance: May 7, 2000

You Might Also Like

Highway Patrol

Performances begin: January 20, 2024

Judgment Day

Performances begin: April 23, 2024

Islander

Final performance: December 17, 2023

Richard III

Performances begin: February 2, 2024

8ku4die4cp81p1jb
images

Sign-up to receive discount ticket offers and theater news

Receive discounts to popular shows and the latest news on Broadway and beyond. Enter your email below and click subscribe to receive offers.