ASC Premieres NEIGHBORHOOD PERSPECTIVES 9/30, 10/1

Adventure Stage Chicago (ASC) makes its first foray into community-based performance with NEIGHBORHOOD PERSPECTIVES, a collaborative theatrical presentation based on stories collected from Northwestern University Settlement House community members.

About The Project:
ASC is a program of Northwestern University Settlement House, the oldest continually operating settlement house in Chicago. Earlier this year, ASC was a selected participant in EmcArts' Innovation Lab for the Performing Arts, a program generously funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The experience of the Innovation Lab encouraged ASC to become more deeply involved in the social service programming at the Settlement by developing and strengthening relationships with other Settlement staff and community members, or "neighbors."

The first step in this process was to conduct a series of Story Circles with various neighbors throughout this past summer. These same stories were then used to shape NEIGHBORHOOD PERSPECTIVES, an informal theatrical event created for and by Settlement community members with the help of ASC and Settlement staff.

About The Show:
NEIGHBORHOOD PERSPECTIVES is written and directed by Tom Arvetis (ASC Producing Artistic Director), Dani Bryant (ASC ensemble member) and Sarah Rose Graber (ASC ensemble member). The cast consists of Allison Latta (ASC ensemble member), Brian Bell (ASC ensemble member), Luis Roberto Castello, Sindy Castro, Isabel Quintero, Nelson Rodriguez, Sara Sawicki and several Settlement neighbors.

NEIGHBORHOOD PERSPECTIVES is presented twice only: Fri., Sept. 30 at 7:00pm and Sat., Oct. 1 at 2:00pm at Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble St., Chicago. Admission is FREE.

ASC creates dynamic and transformative theatre for young audiences that activates the imagination, inspires dialogue and strengthens community among families, educators and artists. ASC has received numerous honors since its inception in 2004, including:
· Selected participant in EmcArts' Innovation Lab for the Performing Arts, a program generously funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
· Zeta Phi Eta WiniFred Ward Award for Outstanding New Children's Theatre Company from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education
· Two-time Finalist for the Broadway In Chicago Emerging Theater Award
· Participant in the New Visions/New Voices Festival at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington D.C.
· Four-time Recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Access to Artistic Excellence Grant

ASC's eighth season consists of the world premiere of WALK TWO MOONS (Nov.-Dec. 2011) and THE GIVER (March-April 2012). For more information, visit www.adventurestage.org.

ASC is a program of Northwestern University Settlement House, the oldest continually operating settlement house in Chicago. Throughout its 120-year history, the Settlement has remained committed to providing resources that empower our neighbors to overcome the obstacles of poverty. ASC extends this mission by presenting Chicago's young audiences, educators and families with an affordable artistic experience rooted in performance. Last season, ASC served over 5,000 students from 76 schools throughout the Chicagoland area and over 1,500 audience members for our weekend performances. For more information about Northwestern University Settlement House, visit www.nush.org.

All ASC shows are performed at Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble St., in the heart of Chicago's West Town neighborhood. Street parking is available, and the theater is close to the Noble St. stop on the #56 Milwaukee bus line and the Division stop on the CTA Blue Line. The theater is wheelchair accessible.