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by Lynn Nottage
ITC PRESENTS "INTIMATE APPAREL"
January 28 to February 13, 2011
In New York City in 1905,
Esther, a black seamstress sews “intimate apparel” for clients ranging
from wealthy white ladies to prostitutes.
Her gifted hands and sewing machine are the tools she uses to
fashion her dreams from the whole cloth of her life's experiences.
Kona N. Burks,
who made her ITC debut last season in CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY,
portrays Esther.
Sandy Adell, previously seen
here in STY OF THE BLIND PIG, portrays the landlord, Mrs. Dickson.
Kevin McKillip is Mr. Marks,
the Jewish fabric salesman.
Thurston Hill is George, an
immigrant from
Barbados.
Candace C. Edwards
portrays Mayme, a prostitute, and
Calliope Porter is Mrs Van Buren, the young wife of a wealthy older
man.
Variety called INTIMATE
APPAREL, "A poignant commentary on an era when the cut and color
of one’s dress—-and of course, skin—-determined whom one could marry,
sleep with even talk to in public." This
extraordinary play comes from the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright of
RUINED and CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY.
INTIMATE APPAREL runs Friday,
January 28 through Sunday, February 13.
Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8
PM, and Sundays at 2:30 & 7:30 PM.
Tickets are priced at $22 on Fri. & Sat., $20 at all other times,
with a $1 discount for students & seniors.
The Illinois
Theatre
Center
is located in Downtown Park Forest at 371 Artists' Walk (off Indianwood Blvd., adjacent to Village
Hall). For tickets, call
(708) 481-3510.
Jan. 28 to Feb. 13, 2011 |
