When:
Sunday, February 4, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
Where: Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, Josephine Louis Theater, 1949 Campus Drive; 10-30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: General Public $30
Senior Citizens $27
NU Faculty Staff $25
Full-Time Students $12
Full-Time NU Students $8 in advance, $12 at the door
Contact:
Wirtz Center
(847) 491-7282
Group: Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
From the book by Studs Terkel, with additional interviews conducted with Evanston-area workers.
Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso
Localized format conceived by Daniel C. Levine for ACT of CT
Songs by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor
Directed by Erin Ortman
Working: A Musical – Localized Version is a documentary multimedia music theater piece, weaving interviews from both past and present, including people living within blocks of the Northwestern campus. Based on the book by Chicago-based author Studs Terkel, with music by songwriters including Micki Grant, James Taylor, Stephen Schwartz, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the voices of a multitude of lived experiences come together to create a never-before-seen production that brings dignity to workers in our community and across the nation by honoring their stories.
When:
Sunday, February 11, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
Where: Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, Josephine Louis Theater, 1949 Campus Drive; 10-30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: General Public $30
Senior Citizens $27
NU Faculty Staff $25
Full-Time Students $12
Full-Time NU Students $8 in advance, $12 at the door
Contact:
Wirtz Center
(847) 491-7282
Group: Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
From the book by Studs Terkel, with additional interviews conducted with Evanston-area workers.
Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso
Localized format conceived by Daniel C. Levine for ACT of CT
Songs by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor
Directed by Erin Ortman
Working: A Musical – Localized Version is a documentary multimedia music theater piece, weaving interviews from both past and present, including people living within blocks of the Northwestern campus. Based on the book by Chicago-based author Studs Terkel, with music by songwriters including Micki Grant, James Taylor, Stephen Schwartz, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the voices of a multitude of lived experiences come together to create a never-before-seen production that brings dignity to workers in our community and across the nation by honoring their stories.