SHOWS

Lighthousekeeping WORLD PREMIERE!

Written by Jeanette Winterson, adapted by Georgette Kelly

Presented by New Leaf Theatre

June 08, 2011 — July 17, 2011
Storefront Theater
$25 for general admission; $18 for seniors and students; $15 for preview (6/8)

In an epic journey of love and longing, a young woman is forced to define herself and her home.

After the death of her mother, Silver is sent to apprentice with the blind lighthouse keeper of Cape Wrath, Scotland, who enchants her with stories of the town’s past. Weaving in the tale of a mysterious minister whose life was torn apart by his own secrets, Silver begins to learn of the power of myth and language on her own life. When Silver and the lighthouse keeper are expelled when the lighthouse becomes mechanized, she sets out to chart a new course on her own in a strange new world. The tale of an orphaned young girl who learns to tell her life like a story, Lighthousekeeping overflows with the possibility of new connections, and the opportunity to discover what it means to find home.

This adaptation of Jeanette Winterson‘s beloved novel was featured last season in New Leaf’s Treehouse Readings series.

Lighthousekeeping from New Leaf Theatre on Vimeo.

Related events
Theater Thursday event and Post-show Discussion
Thursday, June 16

Lighthouses of Chicago Harbor Lecture
Friday, June 17, at 12:15 pm

Read the ”Lighthousekeeping” blog

Download press release [PDF]

View photos from this show

AUDIENCE ADVISORIES: There is NO LATE SEATING for this production.  This production runs approximately 2 hours 15 mintues with one intermission and is intended for mature audiences; STROBE LIGHTS will be used.

In the event of a SOLD OUT PERFORMANCE, the Ticket Office will begin a waitlist one hour prior to the performance in the lobby of the theater.  You must arrive at the theater to be placed on the waitlist.  Please call the Ticket Office at 312-742-TIXS (8497) for more information.