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Showing posts with label Nora Dunn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nora Dunn. Show all posts

Thursday, August 22, 2013

ACT OUT: Nora Dunn in Mythical Proportions at Theater Wit




Chi, IL Live Shows on our radar:  Mythical Proportions.   This is high on our must see list.   Worlds collide alert:  Weirdly enough, my sound guy husband worked on the Lockdown series that inspired some of Nora's monologues.   We covered this one woman show the last time she performed it in Chicago and this time it's back for a longer run at one of our favorite small venues, Theater Wit!

Written and performed by Nora Dunn
Now playing through September 22, 2013

Nora Dunn's singular solo performance emerges from the memories of a mythical 87-year-old Hollywood doyenne who discovered the greatest stars of the 50’s, the musings of a seven-year old girl who is mystified by the small world of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and the life of the inmates in a TV series called Lockdown, a 65-year-old woman, Mrs. Williams, who chronicles a family history tainted by racism yet grounded in love, and a dreamy middle-aged English bookkeeper who’s ill fated vacation to Southern California ends in tragedy. 

Dunn’s personal stories from her childhood in Chicago’s West Side collide with the tales of the rich and powerful players in show business.

Running Time: 1 hour 10 minutes


There is no late seating available for this production.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

TONIGHT: NORA DUNN HOSTS FUNDRAISER MYTHS AND LEGENDS 5/2 AT HILTON-ASMUS GALLERY



NORA DUNN, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ALUM AND CHICAGO’S OWN 
HOSTS FUNDRAISER MYTHS AND LEGENDS 
TONIGHT - MAY 2, 6:30PM AT HILTON-ASMUS GALLERY


Sven Asmus and Arica Hilton welcome Chicago native actress and Saturday Night Live Alum Nora Dunn for a fundraiser Myths and Legends TONIGHT, Thursday, May 2, 2013 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the Hilton-Asmus Gallery (716 N. Wells).  Nora Dunn’s solo piece Mythical Proportions premieres in Chicago on August 20, 2013 at Theater Wit (1229 W Belmont Ave)--one of ChiIL Live Shows' favorite venues.   

The artist writes:

We are now at the half-way mark in our $50,000 goal to open Mythical Proportions at Theater Wit on August 20.   Your participation is  vital to its existence on the stage.  Will you be a part of our effort? 
To buy tickets for the benefit click the Donate Button.  Tickets are $75 and include open bar, small-bites dinner by Enoteca Roma, and designer desserts by Chana Zelig.  Along with Nora will be special guests Rick Kogan, Sheila Donohue, and project Runway’s Peach Carr.  Once you purchase you’ll be included on our guest list. 

The Hilton-Asmus Gallery will be exhibiting artist Ani Afshar’s “Weaving Gardens Casting Shadows” and a silent auction will feature pieces created with the show’s mythological theme in mind by Chicago artists Frank Navin and Brent Houston, as well as paintings by John Kurtz and Los Angeles artist Scott Siedman.  Pieces created by Ms. Dunn will also be a part of the auction, as well as silk-screened signed Mythical Proportion posters.

The $75 tax deductible donation includes a single-bites dinner provided by Wicker Park’s Enoteca Roma, an open bar featuring beer, wine, a special designer cocktail and five-star desserts by Chana Zelig.  Special guests include Project Runway’s Peach Carr and Sheila Donohue.  Dunn and Donohue will perform original work.

For further information on Mythical Proportions and ticket information for the fundraiser Myths and Legends, visit www.mythicalproportions.com.  Guests can also pay at the door.


ABOUT NORA DUNN
Nora Dunn is most recognized for her work as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1984 to 1991.  Her recent television credits include ABC’s The Neighbors, Franklin & Bash, Don’t Trust the B… In Apartment 23, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and four seasons on Entourage where she played Ari’s shrink, Dr. Marcus.  Her recent films are The Guilt Trip and It’s Complicated, along with a roster of comedies such as Working Girl, Laws of Attraction, Pineapple Express, Bruce Almighty and Miami Blues.  Dramas include Three Kings and Runaway Jury.  Ms. Dunn will open her new one-woman show at Theater Wit on August 20.

ABOUT HILTON-ASMUS GALLERY
The most recent exhibited work at Hilton-Asmus Gallery is the Greek artist Kostis Georgiou’s show Pixels.  In June 2013, the gallery will present Field of Light, the works of acclaimed Italian artist and architect Marco Nereo Rotelli, who has illuminated iconic monuments such as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and at the Beijing Olympics.  For more information on the gallery and exhibitions, please visit www.hilton-asmus.com and www.facebook.com/HiltonAsmus

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