The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs presents the first annual Saving Face Festival, a showcase of staged readings and performances by seven Asian-American theater companies, Saturday, Dec. 4 from 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 5 from 1-9 p.m. at the Studio Theater in the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St. Admission is free.
Participating companies include: dueEast Theatre, Mango Tribe, Pintig Cultural Group, Rasaka Theatre Company, Silk Road Theatre Project, Stir-Friday Night! and Tea Company.
The Saving Face Theatre Council of Chicago is a collaborative network comprised of not-for-profit theatre companies presenting diverse Asian-American experiences through the mediums of theatre and performance. Saving Face Theatre Council of Chicago defines ‘Asian-American’ in the broadest, most inclusive sense, encompassing peoples and backgrounds spanning the entire breadth of the Asian continent, from East and Southeast Asia to Central and Southwest Asia (the Middle East), and from South Asia (the Indian sub-continent) all the way to North Asia (Asiatic Russia), including peoples of mixed cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
For more information, call the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs at (312) 744-6630 or visit www.chicagoculturalcenter.org.