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'Chicago Fire' actress presents one-woman show at Benedictine

Actress Minita Gandhi of NBC's "Chicago Fire" will perform her one-woman show, "Muthaland," this coming week at Benedictine University in Lisle.

Gandhi will take center stage in the free show at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Goodwin Auditorium at 5700 College Road.

"Muthaland" takes audiences on a coming-of-age journey of a first-generation Indian-American woman who is forever changed on a trip to India during which she unearths family secrets, encounters a prophet, is the victim of an assault, and ultimately discovers her voice within a culture of silence.

A dark comedy about identity, spirituality and sexuality, Gandhi's one-woman performance has garnered impressive reviews since opening last year.

Scheduled as part of the university's International Education Week, a national initiative to celebrate the benefits of international education and to exchange worldwide points of view that prepare Americans for global environments, Gandhi's 90-minute performance will be followed by a 30-minute "talk back" with the audience.

Born in Mumbai, India, Gandhi was raised in San Francisco but calls Chicago her artistic home. As an actress, fans know her from roles on "Chicago Fire," Fox's "Empire," NBC's "Crisis," ABC's "Betrayal" and Fox's "The Chicago Code."

In addition, she has worked as an anchor on The Onion's News Network and performed at the Berkeley Repertory Theater, The Arena Stage, Milwaukee Repertory Theater and the Lookingglass.

Gandhi is a master instructor for the Chicago-based Pinnacle Performance Company, where she has developed a Women's Leadership Program and co-created the Women and Femme in the Arts Mentorship Program.

For more information about the show, write Wilson Chen at wchen@ben.edu.

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