Description:

The 88th Annual Waa-Mu Show presents:

FOR THE RECORD
A Chicago journalist embarks on a project to chronicle the lives of three of history’s most incredible women including groundbreaking mathematician Gene Grabeel, French swordwoman and opera singer Julie D’Aubigny, and early Civil Rights leader Ida B. Wells. Though these women dedicated their careers to changing the world, their stories have almost all been erased from historical record. Now one woman’s quest to reveal their lives will end up shaping her own. Inspired by incredible true stories, this year’s Waa-Mu show FOR THE RECORD asks how can we learn from our past in order to create a more enlightened future?

The women depicted in our production include:

Gene Grabeel (1920 – 2015) was an American home economics teacher-turned-mathematician and cryptanalyst who founded the Venona Project. Grabeel’s work directly helped uncover a Russian mole in the Manhattan Project, the U.S. government’s operation that created the atom bomb during World War II.

Julie D’Aubigny (1673 – 1707) was a bisexual French swordswoman and opera singer who dueled her way through Paris society and fought sexism on the opera stages. When Julie’s female lover was sent to a nunnery by her family, D’Aubigny helped her escape by faking her death and setting the nunnery on fire.

Ida B. Wells (1862 – 1932) was a Chicago-based investigative journalist, educator and an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement. Wells centered her life around combating prejudice and violence, specifically documenting the resurgence of lynchings in the United States in the 1890s, and she eventually helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

The Waa-Mu Show: FOR THE RECORD
May 3 - 12
Cahn Audiotorium

Directed by Stephen Schellhardt

Performance Schedule
Friday, May 3 at 7:30PM
Saturday, May 4 at 7:30PM
Sunday, May 5 at 2:00PM
Thursday, May 9 at 7:30PM
Friday, May 10 at 7:30PM
Saturday, May 11 at 7:30PM
Sunday, May 12 at 2:00PM

Ticket Pricing

Adult – Tier 1 $30
Adult – Tier 2 $25
Seniors (62+) $22
Area Educator $22
NU Faculty/Staff $20
Full-Time Student $10

Tier 1 = main floor and balcony center sections
Tier 2 = main floor and balcony side sections.

Box Office: 847-491-7282
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