Woodridge Resident Stars in Six Stories Up in Haunted Chicago Oct 13-22 in Chicago
Can a bunch of middle school kids solve Chicago's problems? Find out in Tellin' Tales Theatre's Halloween musical written and performed by middle school students and their adult mentors with and without disabilities - including actress/mentor Mary Hobein of Woodridge. Six Stories Up in Haunted Chicago finds kids on a ghost tour that takes a turn toward the scary when they stop at Resurrection Cemetery.
They meet famous Chicago ghosts who have a lot to say about the current state of our city. These spirits include Al Capone, John Belushi, Resurrection Mary, Malcolm X, opera singer Mary Garden and playwright Lorraine Hansberry.
The result is a hilarious and often moving musical peppered with personal stories told by students and adults with cerebral palsy, blindness and dwarfism, as well as their non-disabled peers. Six Stories Up in Haunted Chicago is geared toward adults and children age 9 and up and runs Friday-Sunday, October 13-22, at Filament Theatre, 4041 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30pm and Sunday shows are at 2pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students. Information and tickets are available at www.tellintales.org.
Mary Hobein of Woodbridge plays the ghost of Mary Garden, a prominent opera singer active in Chicago between 1910 and 1932. She is the mentor of Aihua Sprecher, a Chicago 7th grader, who plays the part of Emma. Previously with Tellin' Tales Theatre, Hobein has performed in Six Stories Up in the Windy City, Six Stories Up in Equality and was a dramaturg for Six Stories Up in Ellis Island. She also performs for Three Brother Theatre in Waukegan and Red Twist in Chicago. She is a member of the chorus for Main Street Opera Theatre in Arlington Heights.
The show length is approximately 90 minutes with one intermission. The Filament Theatre is ADA accessible and sign language interpretation and audio description will be provided at the Sunday, October 15 show.
The mission of Tellin' Tales Theatre is to shatter barriers between the disabled and
non-disabled worlds through the transformative power of personal story. They bring together children and adults from both communities to share their stories in theatrically innovative productions and programs to promote awareness, understanding and acceptance. The website is www.tellintales.org.