Northlight Theatre Adds Performance Dates for A Civil War Christmas

By: Dec. 01, 2010
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Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, has added an extra week of performances for A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration, now running through December 26, 2010. The holiday musical by Paula Vogel, directed by Henry Godinez, has been extended for seven performances due to ticket demand.

On Christmas Eve in 1864, a fugitive from slavery and her young daughter have become separated in unfamiliar Washington, DC. As the desperate mother searches the snowy streets for her child and Mary Todd Lincoln searches for the perfect Christmas tree for the White House, familiar faces from our nation's history cross paths and storylines in this uplifting epic filled with traditional music and themes of family, reconciliation and communal hope.

The cast includes Felicia P. Fields (Broadway's The Color Purple; Northlight's Low Down Dirty Blues), Paula Scrofano (The Drowsy Chaperone, Fiddler on the Roof at Marriott), Derek Hasenstab (The Lion King Broadway national tour), David Girolmo (Candide on Broadway, the 1997 revival, Kiss Me Kate at Drury Lane Oakbrook), Kevin Douglas (Lookingglass Alice at Lookingglass and national tour), Alex Goodrich (The Emperor's New Clothes at Chicago Shakespeare), Will Clinger (Wild Chicago on WTTW), James Earl Jones II (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Drury Lane Water Tower), Mildred Marie Langford (The Twins Would Like to Say at Dog + Pony Theatre) and Bethany Jorgenson (A Christmas Carol at the Goodman). Two roles are yet to be cast.

Title: A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration
By: Paula Vogel
Directed by: Henry Godinez

Dates: now through December 26, 2010

Schedule: Tuesdays: 7:30pm (December 7 and 21 only)
Wednesdays: 1:00pm
and 7:30pm (except December 1)
Thursdays: 7:30pm
and 2:30pm (December 23 only)
Fridays: 8:00pm (except December 24)
Saturdays: 2:30pm and 8:00pm
(no performances on December 25)
Sundays: 2:30pm
and 7:00pm (except December 5 and 12)

Location: Northlight Theatre is located at the North Shore Center for
the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie.

Tickets: Regular run: $45-$55
Tickets for those 25 and under are $10, any performance, (subject to availability)

Box Office: The Box Office is located at 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie.
847.673.6300; northlight.org


Northlight Theatre aspires to promote change of perspective and encourage compassion by exploring the depth of our humanity across a bold spectrum of theatrical experiences, reflecting our community to the world and the world to our community.

Now in its 36th season, the organization has mounted over 165 productions, including more than 33 world premieres. Northlight has earned 145 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations and 28 Awards. As one of the area's premier theatre companies, Northlight is a regional magnet for critical and professional acclaim, as well as talent of the highest quality.

Northlight is supported in part by generous contributions from the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation; ComEd, An Exelon Company; Edgerton Foundation for New American Plays Award; Ernst & Young; Harris Bank; Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; Kirkland & Ellis Foundation; The Lehman Family American Experience Series; The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; MetLife Foundation; MakeItBetter.net; McKinsey & Company; National Endowment for the Arts; North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Foundation; Nuveen Investments; The Pauls Foundation; Sanborn Family Foundation; Dr. Scholl Foundation; Shubert Foundation; Sullivan Family Foundation; and the Theatre Communications Group.



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