The Performance:
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company presents the world premiere of An Immigrant Class, March 22 through April 15th at the intimate Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater, 2257 North Lincoln Avenue. The play is a stage adaptation by Remy Bumppo Associate Artistic Director Shawn Douglass of Jeff Libman's An Immigrant Class: Oral Histories from Chicago’s Newest Immigrants and depicts the real life stories of immigrants from Cuba, West Africa, Russia, and Guatemala.  Curtain times are Thursdays and Fridays at 7:00 p.m., Saturdays at 8:00 pm, and Sundays at 3:30 p.m.  Extra performances: Wednesdays, April 4 and 11 at 7:00 p.m.  Tickets are $20 general admission and $15 for students. Tickets include nightly post-show discussions on the topic of immigration featuring speakers from the community representing various viewpoints on the topic of immigration. For tickets and more information visit www.remybumppo.org or call the Victory Gardens Greenhouse box office at 773-871-3000.

Related Free Events:   

Admission is free for all staged readings but reservations are strongly recommended.  For more information or to make reservations call the Victory Gardens Greenhouse box office at 773-871-3000.

Saturday, March 31 at 4 p.m. – Desi Women and the Diaspora presented by Rasaka Theatre Company. A program of short pieces that provide a revealing look at the female South Asian immigration experience.  

Sunday, April 1 at 1:30 p.m. – Hannah Unpacks Her Trunk presented by the Children’s Museum of Immigration. This program geared toward children age 6 to 8 tells the immigration story as seen through the eyes of a Swedish immigrant in 1900.  This hour- long, interactive presentation introduces the basic concepts of immigration—
deciding to leave home, making a journey, establishing a new home and fitting in.

Saturday, April 7 at 4 p.m. - Staged Reading of Octavio Solis’ play Dreamlandia presented by Teatro Vista and directed by Cecilie D. Keenan.  Dreams and reality collide for a family living on the U.S. and Mexico border as they deal with the clash of cultures and colors, NAFTA, narcotics and illegal immigration. Crisp, comic and insightful, this modern-day take on Calderon’s Life is a Dream is written in English with a sprinkling of Spanish.

Sunday, April 15 at 7 p.m. - Staged Reading of Yusef El Guindi’s play Our Enemies presented by Silk Road Theatre Project and directed by Stuart Carden.  Struggling writer Gamal, fueled by the limited Arab voices represented in the US media, engages in a prank campaign to shake up the system.  But those in power have a way of turning the tables. Our Enemies is a provocative look at identity, media-representation, love and lust in the Arab-American community. Award-winning playwright El Guindi will attend the reading and post-show discussion.