TheatreWorks
of Northern Nevada
For Immediate Release Contact: TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada
January 2nd, 2009 Stephanie Richardson, Artistic Director
McKinley Arts and Culture Center
925
Riverside Dr. Reno Nevada, 89503
tel. 775.685.2687 www.twnn.org
TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada Presents
Jeffrey Hatcher’s
KORCZAK’S CHILDREN
TheatreWorks kicks off their 2009 theatre season with this powerful play set in an orphanage in the Jewish ghetto during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Dr. Janusz Korczak –writer, educator, physician, and passionate advocate for children’s rights tries to keep the children of his orphanage alive and hopeful despite the horrible conditions of the ghetto. Tales of deportations to concentration camps are spreading and Korczak knows time may be running out. Against the rules of the ghetto, he permits his orphans to stage a magical play entitled The Post Office-to teach them about the difficult subject of death. As the play is rehearsed, the rumors of deportations become a reality.
Korczak’s Children is a drama for young audiences ages 9- adult. While the story is tragic, it is also a testament to goodness, decency, and the fierce determination of Korczak and his children.
Korczak’s Children was originally developed at the Children’s Theatre Company with support from the NEA/TCG Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights.
Auditions for Korczak’s Children are Wednesday January 28th at 6 pm. for adults, Thursday January 29th at 6 pm. for teens, and Saturday January 31st at 11 am. for children 5-12.
All auditions will be held downstairs at the McKinley Arts and Cultural Center
925 Riverside Dr. Suite 7, Reno, NV. 89503
Directed by Stacey Spain
Please call for more
information and to schedule an audition time (775) 685-2687
TheatreWorks is supported by The Nell J. Redfield Foundation, Dermody Properties Foundation, Man of Steel Drafting, EL Cord Foundation,The Nevada Arts Council, and The National Endowment for the Arts.