ASL Interpreted Performance of Mimesophobia

I'm really psyched that on Sunday, Theatre Seven will be offering its first performance of any of our productions with American Sign Language interpreters for the hearing impaired.

This feels like a big moment for us. As the visibility and artistry of the company rises, I feel we have a growing responsibility to make our work accessible to as many Chicagoans as possible. That onus, in fact, is expressed in our mission statement: to produce new plays, Chicago Premieres and forgotten classics that speak directly to the diverse Chicago community with imagination and clarity. Not white Chicago, not north-side Chicago, not affluent Chicago, and not hearing Chicago. The diverse Chicago community.

Accessing the invaluable resource of two talented, quick thinking ASL interpreters doesn't come cheap. But there are theatre companies far more established with far higher budgets than Theatre Seven that don't offer these performances. And you know? I say shame on them. If your work is good enough that all of Chicago should appreciate it, then make it so.

We hope patrons of all hearing abilities will join us for this Sunday's ASL-interpreted performance of MIMESOPHOBIA. Information below:

Please join us!

Theatre Seven of Chicago would love your presence at an ASL-interpreted performance of our hit play, Mimesophobia. The show has been called “ambitious and engrossing” (Time Out Chicago), “zesty and ambitious” (Chicago Tribune) and “a kind of terror only an expert storyteller can achieve.” (Talkin’ Broadway)

Read below for a description of the play, our ASL-interpreted performance, and Theatre Seven of Chicago.

Mimesophobia
Carlos Murillo's Mimesophobia cuts between Hollywood and Hyde Park to weave a murder mystery for the reality-TV age. As a devastated woman reconstructs her murdered sister's diary, two screenwriters desperately try to spin tragedy into cinematic gold. Meanwhile, a deranged academic meditates on the American obsession with violence. In the middle of this dark and savagely funny collage lies the question: what compels us to open doors we know are better left unopened?

Thurs - Sat @ 8 pm & Sun @ 3 pm
@ Chicago Dramatists
1105 W Chicago Ave
Tickets: $15 - $24, 773.853.3158

Sunday, March 14th:
Performance for the Hearing Impaired
As part of our continued effort to produce theatre for the diverse Chicago audience, Theatre Seven offers a performance of Mimesophobia for the hearing impaired, translated by a pair of ASL interpreters from Deaf Communication by Innovation. We are proud to welcome audiences of all hearing abilities to this performance. Use the discount code ASLINTERP when purchasing online or via phone to get 50% off your Mimesophobia ticket!

Theatre Seven of Chicago produces new and original work that speaks directly to the diverse Chicago community with imagination and clarity. Since 2007, the company has produced ten offerings, including eight Chicago premieres. Theatre Seven's noted premieres include Diversey Harbor ("Hottest Ticket in Town" - Chicago Tribune), Yes, This Really Happened To Me (Critic's Choice - Chicago Reader), and Cooperstown, which earned the company its first Jeff Recommendation. The company's early 2009 remount of Marisa Wegrzyn's Diversey Harbor was seen by over 1,400 patrons and featured in NewCity's "Greatest Hits of the Decade." This year, Theatre Seven becomes a Resident Company at the historic Greenhouse Theatre in the heart of Lincoln Park.