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Ghostlight Ensemble Presents DISTINGUISHED VILLA Kate O Brien s Distinguished Villa portrays the desperate lives led by the commuting class.by BWW News Desk Ghostlight Ensemble continues its series on historically overlooked female playwrights with Distinguished Villa, a play by the Irish playwright Kate O Brien dealing with the suffocating consequences that can come from the trappings of middle-class life. Though written in 1926, Distinguished Villa, has a modernness to it and a feeling of relevancy that time has proved many of O Brien s male counterparts lack, according to director Elizabeth Lovelady. When I read Distinguished Villa, I was amazed with how contemporary it felt, particularly in regard to the way it challenged gender norms and represented female sexuality, Lovelady said. While these characters were born of another era, their interior battles are strikingly similar to those we all currently face. I think it serves as a reminder of the many common ....
Tickets: Free First there was a virtual puppet version of Leo Lionni’s mouse-centric children’s book “Frederick,” narrated by actor Michael Shannon (a brilliant choice going against type), followed by an adaptation of author Brian Selznick’s “Doll Face Has a Party,” directed by Selznick, and “My Magic Breath,” in which animated storybook illustrations were accompanied with music performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians. Russell also felt it was a time to take some risks, to expand beyond the usual concept of theater for young audiences, which mostly revolves around adaptations of popular children’s books. She notes these books are “wonderful,” but adds, “they are maybe not the most edgy.” ....