PERSEPHONE
A new play and adaptation by Genevieve Lally
Directed by Erica Barnes
Composed by Joshua Dumas
Dance Choreography by Sheena Laird
Created by and Starring: Genevieve Lally, Carolyn Sinon, and Tiffany Williams
Part of the 8th Annual ART OF ADAPTATION Festival at City Lit
1020 W. Bryn Mawr
Chicago, IL 60660
Saturday, May 30th at 7:30pm and Sunday, May 31st at 2pm
TICKETS
Friday & Saturday: $12
Sunday: $15
Tickets are available by emailing [email protected] or by calling 773-293-3682.
Genevieve Lally is a storyteller, dance-maker and adventurer. She recently received a Wilde Award for her aerial and ground based choreography for The Tempest at What A Do Theatre (Battle Creek, MI). Acting credits in Chicago include Strangeloop Theatre, The State Theatre, The Actor’s Gymnasium, Chicago dell’ Arte, and the Tall Ship Windy, among others. Internationally, she has studied and performed Classic Theatre in Greece and has trained in West African Drum and Dance in Guinea. She holds a degree in Art and Theatre from Cornell College. Her current favorite adventures include bicycling through Chicago during rush hour, whitewater kayaking and re-imagining old stories.
Carolyn Sinon is a singer, actor and dancer based in Chicago. Before coming to the windy city, she received her BA in Political Science and Theatre from the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, and studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia. She is also a recent grad from the iO program, and is studying aerial arts at the Actor's Gymnasium. Past productions include: I Have Been to the Wild Wood, Folkbound (Duplicity Ensemble) , The Bacchae, Revisted (The Right Brain Project), Coronado (Springs Ensemble Theatre), Rope (Theatre 'D Art), and Taming of the Shrew(UCCS). She absolutely loves experimenting with movement on stage, and is so excited to be working on this project!
Tiffany Williams is so excited to be a part of Persephone! A Washington D.C. native, Tiffany worked with the H Street Playhouse and Imagination Stage. Some favorite Chicago credits include, Salome and The Bacchae: Revisited(The Right Brain Project), The Beautiful Dark (Redtwist Theatre), The Submission (Pride Plays and Films) and most recently FOUR with Jackalope Theatre. Tiffany is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan's BFA acting program. Thank you for the amazing experience girls!