Mix & Mingle at Marty’s Martinis!

Sankofa Theatre Company is inviting everyone to join them at Marty’s Martini Bar (1511 W Balmoral Ave.) on Sunday, February 16th for drinks, networking, and a panel discussion on film and t.v. in Chicago! Join us and Mike McNamara for an afternoon Q & A about the on-camera scene burgeoning in Chicago!

New website by our graphic designer Kaitlyn Kearn!!

Brand new line of giclée fine art prints just launched by designer Kaitlyn Kearn! Check out the Walter & Blanche shop at http://www.walterandblanche.com and stay tuned for new Chicago pieces.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

edgarsanchez2’s photostream on Flickr.

Production photos from Sankofa’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM at 3031. Edited and directed by Edgar Sanchez. Set design by A.J. Tarzian. Props and puppets by Christopher Bednash and Frank Sjodin. Photos by Aaqib Usman and Lori Pike.

Cast:

Puck……………………………………….…….Eliza Shin

Titania…………………………………….……Emily Finck

Oberon………………………………………….Mike Cherry

Lysander/Snug………………………………Frank Sjodin

Hermia……………………………………….…Susan Sjodin

Helena………………………………………..…Jeannie Saracino

Demetrius/Snout…………………………..Eric Lynch

Bottom………………………………..…………Joe Zarrow

Peter Quince/Faerie………………………Kristen Johnson

Flute/Faerie………..…………………………Danille Pfister

Starveling/Faerie………………………….Pearl Paramadilok

MIDSUMMER – TEASER

Here’s a small teaser of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM @ 3031. July 19th-21st, 2013. Edited and directed by Edgar Sanchez. Set design by A.J. Tarzian. Props and puppets by Christopher Bednash and Frank Sjodin. Video by Lillian Carter.

Sankofa Theatre Company – Reclaim Art

You Don’t Know My Life, Ni Mi Madre by Arturo Soria

Join us in supporting company member Arturo Soria’s journey. Below you’ll find an excerpt form his website as well as a link to support his hit solo show: You Don’t Know My Life, Ni Mi Madre!

“Arturo Soria is an actor/writer/teaching artist and member of the Actor’s Equity Association. He began his career in Chicago where he received a BFA in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 2005.

Recently, he originated the role of Tano in the critically acclaimed World Premiere of Hit the Wall, written by Ike Holter and produced by The Inconvenience at Steppenwolf Garage Theatre. He was recognized in the 2012 April 16 issue of The New Yorker Magazine for his portrayal.

In his solo show You Don’t Know My Life, NI MI MADRE Arturo takes on the role of his mother and explores issues of identity, gender, culture and what it means to be a mother. YDKML has premiered at several theatre festivals including 14 @ Stage 773, Solo Festival, and Solo Jams at MPAACT Theatre Company.”

SUPPORT ARTURO SORIA

http://igg.me/at/YDKML2/x/3912911

For more information on Arturo Soria, you can visit his website at: www.ArturoSoria.org

Sankofa Theatre Company – RECLAIM ART

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

JULY 19th-21st @ 3031 N Honore

One Weekend Only on the Outdoor Stage!

Pre-Show Party at 7:30pm, Show Starts at 8:00pm

Runtime is Approx. 70 minutes

B.Y.O.B.

$10 Suggested Donation

Live music, puppetry, dance, followed by a painting party!

Also receive a free Dionysus cup  for the Cupid’s Bowl! Fall in love with one drink!

Edited and Directed by Edgar Sanchez

Set design by A.J. Tarzian

Cast:

Puck……………………………………………….Eliza Shin

Titania…………………………………………Emily Finck

Oberon……………………………………….Mike Cherry

Lysander/Snug……………………………Frank Sjodin

Hermia………………………………………Susan Sjodin

Helena…………………………………Jeannie Saracino

Demetrius/Snout…………………………..Eric Lynch

Bottom…………………………………………Joe Zarrow

Peter Quince/Faerie………………Kristen Johnson

Flute/Faerie……………………………Danille Pfister

Starveling/Faerie………………Pearl Paramadilok

Join us for a retelling of ‘MIDSUMMER’ full of MUSIC, DANCE, PUPPETRY, and MORE!

HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS YEAR!

                               

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                               

“So we were fina wosankofa a, yenkyi”

“It is not wrong to go back and fetch that which you have forgotten”

We can’t wait to see you there!

The Sankofa Family

“They Said I Wouldn’t Make It” by Samuel G. Roberson Jr.

When artistic expression and advocacy meet? The result is the story of hope…

This  is the story of a young boy diagnosed with Leukemia at the age of 8 and was a nose bleed away from dying.

Despite the odds, success was the only option.

Join The Make Me a Match Project in association with Congo Square Theatre  

“They Said I Wouldn’t Make It” written and performed by Samuel G. Roberson Jr.

$20 Suggested Donation ($15 Pre-sale online)  

All proceeds go to benefit Make Me A Match Project (501c3) and it’s efforts to give patients in need of a life saving marrow transplant their best chance at life.

Performances at June 2-3 , 2012 at Stage 773 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL 60657 

Opening performances by vocalists Alexis Rogers, Levi Stewart and poet Sage Morgan-Hubbard

For more information, please contact

sam@makemeamatch.org

To purchase tickets online:

Saturday, June 2nd @ 7:30pm (purchase tickets)

Sunday, June 3rd @ 5:00pm (purchase tickets)

Or to reserve tickets by phone, call : 773.296.1108 

More info.

Facebook Event Page.

Fractured I.D. – Day 2

Fractured I.D. – Day 2, a set on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Our Second Day of Fractured I.D. continued without a hitch.. okay maybe a few. But you couldn’t tell by the way the night was going. Our night was opened by a set by Castor & Pollux, and followed by spoken word provided by the studens from Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School. Short play, “The Beauty in Queens”, written by Robert O’Hara, directed by James T. Alfred. Our featured variety act of the night was Osiris Khepera performing his piece, “The Fag-tionary”. We closed with a Full-Length reading of “Redline Down” by Ike Holter, directed by Duncan Riddell.
Thank you to Sargon Saadi for the photographs. All Images – Sankofa Theatre Company © Sargon Saadi 2012

Fractured I.D. – Day One

Fractured I.D. – Day One, a set on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
April 23, 2012 : Thank you to Jimmy Binder of JabLab Photography for the great images from our first day of our festival – Fractured I.D.

Thank you to our performers in our featured and short plays, the Microphone Misfitz, Kevin Koval, The Good Night Ladies, Sir Jove, and Shannon Matesky for their great pieces.

Sankofa Theatre Company. All Images © JabLab Photography www.jablabphoto.com