Acclaimed memoir 'The Glass Castle' comes to life March 5 at ECC
The astonishing story of a young woman's childhood growing up in a dysfunctional, yet uniquely vibrant family is depicted in the Literature to Life stage presentation of "The Glass Castle" at Elgin Community College on Thursday, March 5. The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in the ECC Arts Center, located in Building H of ECC Spartan's Drive campus located at 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.
Based on Jeannette Walls acclaimed best-selling memoir, "The Glass Castle" tells the story of the restless Walls family's resilience, redemption and intense love. Told through the eyes of young Jeanette Walls, the memoir chronicles her family's nomadic and precarious lifestyle that often left the young Walls and her siblings to fend for themselves.
Wynn Handman adapted and directed this Literature to Life stage presentation of Walls' memoir. This one-person performance features Sarah Franek performing sections of the book verbatim and portraying upward of seven characters. A discussion follows the performance.
"The Glass Castle" is part of the Literature to Life series and is a program of Young Audiences New York. Literature to Life aims to bring to life the world of important American literary works with performances that create an atmosphere of discovery and imagination. The American Place Theatre which produces the Literature to Life series is based in New York, has received over 30 Obies, 16 Audelcos, and celebrated over 50 seasons.
This presentation of "The Glass Castle" is supported by Elgin Community College Student Life's Co-Curricular Fund.
Tickets are $25. Tickets for all performances in the ECC Arts Center are available online at tickets.elgin.edu or at the ECC box office located in the arts center. Box office hours are noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. To purchase tickets by phone, call (847) 622-0300. All major credit cards are accepted.
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