WBEZ: INNOVATIVE THEATRE Y EXPLORES INTERSECTION BETWEEN COVID-19 AND BLACK LIVES MATTER
Chicago’s arts community is shining a light on how COVID-19 intersects with racism, poverty and social exclusion.
By Steve Bynum Monday, July 6, 2020 LISTEN 15:27
Reset checks in with Chicago-based Theatre Y about its community-building video series called MY BODY'S IMAGE, DELAYED. Born in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project pivoted, mid-way, to address the BLACK LIVES MATTER struggle. GUEST: Melissa Lorraine, co-founding artistic director of the Theatre Y
A shot from four episodes featuring Howard Raik, Eric K. Roberts, Lavell Collins and Melissa Lorraine.
A retrospective of András Visky texts - MY BODY'S IMAGE, DELAYED
- an experiment in ongoing response to the necessities of the now.
(15 Episodes Digitally Shared each Friday at 7pm beginning April 17, 2020)
Each of Theatre Y's 16 Ensemble members will create a weekly performance video (each Friday) of a Visky excerpt, to be released as a serial. A meditation on introspection, self-interrogation, and refracted identity, each performance will feature a new experiment with text and mirrors.
Prologue
To Our Birthday
(4/13/20)
Episode 1
On the Soul and the Plague
(04/17/20)
Episode 2
Our bodies alone could feel that it was morning
(04/24/20)
Episode 3
Waiting was all that I was
(5/1/20)
Episode 4
A re-education
(5/8/20)
Episode 5
The Italian for ceiling and window
(5/15/20)
Episode 6
One foot in front of the other
(5/22/20)
Episode 7
We cannot listen to our own hearts
(5/29/20)
(6/5/20)
We postponed our series while we prioritized immediate actions to engage the racial injustice inflicted on our black brothers and sisters.
Episode 8
A long lean wailing
(6/12/20)
Episode 9
One should know why one is hated
(6/19/20)
WARNING: this content should be disturbing to all viewers
Episode 10
The Sweater
(6/26/20)
Episode 11
Plot Twist
(7/3/20)
Episode 12
Blood Oranges
(7/10/20)
Episode 13
Self Help
(7/17/20)
Episode 14
The gift of silence
(7/24/20)
Episode 15
The Wager
(7/31/20)
Fifteen years ago, Theatre Y was formed as a means of producing the work of playwright András Visky. This year, we celebrate him as the seed of inspiration that formed our company. Over these 15 weeks, we will host virtual conversations with co-founding Artistic Director Melissa Lorraine, the ensemble members, and András Visky. In the fall of 2020 Theatre Y will officially honor András Visky and the release of his directorial film debut featuring Lorraine entitled Performing Juliet.
