“The White City” by June Finfer at
Glessner House
When:
Friday, September 28, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Where:
Glessner House Coach House, 1800 S. Prairie St.
Cost: $25.00
per person / $22.00 for CCSAH members.
Prepaid
Reservations - Make check payable to SAH Chicago,
1365 N.
Astor Street, Chicago, IL. 60610 by Sept. 21st.
An original
new musical with book by the noted author June Finfer of Lost and Found
Productions, with score by
Elizabeth Doyle, entitled “The White City”.
When Chicago wins the right to host
the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park, the architect chosen to
design and build it in record time, Daniel Burnham, finds ambition is not
enough: he must enlist the support of all, even those who oppose him.
In the three-year period of construction of
the mile square fairground, a vast canvas of characters
vie with fate, death and love to achieve the impossible, “making no little
plans”. The musical explores the politics and passions behind a unique national
event, in many ways the first and last event of its kind!
June Finfer is an award-winning writer, and a
producer of documentaries. Her film
about the architecture of Mies van der Rohe has been broadcast on A&E and
PBS and won a first prize at the American Film Festival. In her previous play,
“The Glass House,” she wrote of the relationship between architect
Mies and his client, Dr. Edith Farnsworth.
More info: www.glessnerhouse.org
Questions?
Contact Judy Freeman: jrfree3500@aol.com /T:773-929-0329.
