{"id":9805,"date":"2015-03-10T19:52:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T00:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=9805"},"modified":"2015-03-10T19:52:43","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T00:52:43","slug":"video-adventure-stage-chicago-develops-new-play-challenging-self-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/video-adventure-stage-chicago-develops-new-play-challenging-self-image\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Adventure Stage Chicago develops new play challenging self-image"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By: J\u2019nelle Agee<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Worthy at Adventure Stage Chicago\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/121678426?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Adventure Stage Chicago is currently developing a new stage play called <em>Worthy<\/em>. The play, a modern take on a classic fairytale explores how kids view self-image and how technology is so important in the way images are portrayed in the media.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited for people to question what it means to be happily ever after. I think we we think of happily ever after as a prince saving a princess and getting married, but there\u2019s so many different ways happily ever after can end up,\u201d said Sarah Rose Gruber, director of <em>Worthy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-06-at-1.58.46-PM.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9822\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-06-at-1.58.46-PM-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-06 at 1.58.46 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-06-at-1.58.46-PM-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-06-at-1.58.46-PM-1024x848.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-06-at-1.58.46-PM.jpg 1328w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The creative process for the play began last spring when workshops were held in the community to see what issues kids and teens were dealing with. The workshops called \u2018Story Circles\u2019 were held in schools and after school programs.<\/p>\n<p>Dani Bryant, creator of the play, explained that when she talked to kids in the\u00a0classrooms to discuss how they\u00a0felt about the ideas of fairy tales, she saw that they wanted to see a different type of story. For instance, \u00a0a princess who rescues a prince and to see a prince that doesn\u2019t just play sports or fights, but someone who has an eclectic group of hobbies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe play is entertaining, but it also opens up the possibly for deeper engagement,\u201d said Tom Arvetis, artistic director of Worthy.<\/p>\n<p>The play uses comedy, music and puppetry and follows three princesses and once prince through story off self-discovery as they\u00a0encounter an evil queen who challenges their thoughts about their own self-image.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope when they see the play the kids who participated in the workshops will see a direct inspiration on stage and they will really connect with the subject matter, but for the kids who didn\u2019t maybe do story circles they still have that feeling and that sense that we really listened to them,\u201d said Bryant.<\/p>\n<p>Audience members will also be able to engage with the cast through an app that is designed specifically for the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a game that were calling Worthy Words and it\u2019s sort of mad libs style. It\u2019s about challenging our audiences to rewrite stories. To take traditional narratives and formulaic fairy tales,\u201d Gruber said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-06-at-1.59.49-PM-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9823\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-06-at-1.59.49-PM-2-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-06 at 1.59.49 PM 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-06-at-1.59.49-PM-2-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-06-at-1.59.49-PM-2-1024x561.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-06-at-1.59.49-PM-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The play will be also available to students of Spanish speaking backgrounds\u00a0and\u00a0will be projected during the performance of the show.<\/p>\n<p>Adventure stage Chicago is operated by the Northwestern Settlement and receives its funding for the various shows through ticket sales, foundation grants and donations made to the settlement specifically dedicated to the theater.<\/p>\n<p>The grand opening of Worthy is April 25<sup>th<\/sup> at the Vittum Theater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: J\u2019nelle Agee Adventure Stage Chicago is currently developing a new stage play called Worthy. 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