Love Thy Neighbor... Till it Hurts

Love Thy Neighbor... Till it Hurts

Berwyn Cultural Center
6420 16th Street Berwyn

What does it mean to be a good neighbor in a community where everyone has differing views about what that means? Love Thy Neighbor...Till it Hurts is a fully staged solo piece that takes place in Rogers Park, Chicago-- the neighborhood of which writer/performer Julie Ganey is a long-time resident. Three years ago, standing in her kitchen, Ganey heard a National Public Radio piece by Ira Glass about real estate and the recession that painted her neighborhood and block in an unflattering light. Love Thy Neighbor is her response to Ira Glass: stories that collectively paint a picture of her neighborhood with its diverse ethnicities, social classes and lifestyles, and Ganey’s hard-won sense of home there. A tenacious look at how we misunderstand, mistake and misjudge each other – and choose to live together anyway.

Presented by 16th Street Theater

Thru - Jul 14, 2012