For the landmark 10th anniversary, the sky is the limit as Collaboraction explores the theme of Exponential with SKETCHBOOK X featuring an immersive multi-media evening of never-before-seen original works, all seven minutes or less, intermingled with a different live musical performance each night, a visual art component and group participatory art projects. SKETCHBOOK X returns to perform at the Chopin Theatre where the inaugural SKETCHBOOK Festival debuted in January 2000.
SKETCHBOOK X is scheduled to run June 5 - 27 at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division Ave. Ticket information and specific show times will be announced at a later date.
"We plan to celebrate our 10th year as a unique Chicago arts festival by exploring the theme of Exponential, the variable X, the infinite, the way we connect and affect one another," says Anthony Moseley, Executive Artistic Director of Collaboraction and the SKETCHBOOK's co-creator and director.
Over the 10 year history, SKETCHBOOK has featured such notable artists as David Mamet, Regina Taylor, Michael Shannon, Wendy MacLeod, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Frank Maugeri, Sean Graney, Brett C. Leonard, Itamar Moses, Beth Henley and hundreds of additional established and emerging theater artists.
Collaboraction is accepting all forms of short plays and devised work submissions, as well as director applications now through Jan. 1, 2010. For more information and to submit, visit collaboraction.org.
SKETCHBOOK is Collaboraction at its best: breaking down the walls that divide theater, music, visual art, video and the Internet. Selected from hundreds of submissions via the Internet, SKETCHBOOK once again brings together the collective talents of more than 200 pioneering directors, designers, actors, musicians and artists from Chicago and around the country for a jaw-dropping evening of creativity, experimentation and celebration.
Collaboraction celebrates its 14 th year as a Chicago-based arts organization and remains focused on becoming a national leader of contemporary theater. By incorporating innovative artists and inter-disciplinary collaboration, Collaboraction audiences are sure to experience groundbreaking theatrical and art-based events. Presenting such smash hits as 2008's Jon, by George Saunders, adapted and directed by Seth Bockley and 2007's critically acclaimed production of The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow: an instant message with excitable music, and the annual SKETCHBOOK Festival, Collaboraction has worked with more than 2,500 artists to bring more than 60 productions and events to more than 50,000 audience members.