16th Street Theater in Berwyn to offer radio play, discussion, classes

Berwyn’s 16th Street Theater invites people to enjoy Tony Award-winning actress Deanna Dunagan and Guy Massey in a 15-minute radio play by Mickle Maher titled “It Is Always Almost Upon Us.” A discussion is offered March 11, and the play is available through March 31.

Tune into the radio production at 16thstreettheater.org/productions/it-is-always-almost-upon-us.

You can join Maher and Tanya Palmer for a Zoom talkback at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 11, for a conversation about fairy tales, lies and Maher’s newest radio play, a news release stated.

Called “One of the most original voices in American theater today” by The Houston Chronicle, Maher is a co-founder of Chicago’s Theater Oobleck and author of “There Is a Happiness That Morning Is”; “Song About Himself”; “An Apology for the Course and Outcome of Certain Events Delivered by Doctor John Faustus on This His Final Evening”; “The Cabinet”; “The Hunchback Variations”; “The Strangerer”; and “It Is Magic,” a sequel to “Macbeth.”

16th Street in collaboration with MC-10 Playwrights releases Maher’s play as episode one of the new “Are We Alive” podcast. 16th Street Theater is the home of the MC-10 Playwrights’ Ensemble, a collection of 10 of the country’s most sought-after, established and mid-career Chicago playwrights and theater-makers, the release stated.

Classes

Arlene Malinowski, a master storyteller, offers her joyous storytelling workshop on Zoom and all are welcome. Everyone has a vast collection of stories just waiting to be told. The workshop is filled with hands-on activities and prompts designed to help you uncover, write and shape the stories that are uniquely yours, the good, the bad and the ugly. “Whether you are a new or seasoned writer, want to perform on a stage, do some public speaking, personal journaling or just tell a good story at Thanksgiving dinner, this class will give you tools to build on,” organizers stated.

In the final class session, writers have the opportunity to read their piece or let an actor perform the material for a Zoom showcase. The class is offered from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, March 29 to May 17.

Michele DiMaso will teach an adult acting class from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, March 29 to May 17. It will explore all the different techniques it takes to bring a character to life, and will work on relationships and character development, and dive into some text. The class will culminate in a Zoom performance.

Both classes are for people age 17 and older, and each costs $55 for residents, $65 for nonresidents.

To register for classes, visit 16thstreettheater.org/classes/adult.