"Wiggerlover"
James Anthony Zoccoli presents a retrospective account
of his interracial family in Chicago, 1979
Chicago DCA Studio Theater
February 5 - 22, 2010
JAZ, in association with Chicago DCA Theater, presents the world premiere of
Wiggerlover [white boy + black dad = grey areas].
The autobiographical production by James Anthony Zoccoli comes to Chicago DCA Theater's Studio Theater in the
Chicago Cultural
Center, 78 E. Washington Street, from
February 5 - 22, 2010.
Members of the press are invited to the opening performance on Friday, February 5, at
7:30 pm.
Part memoir, part editorial, all comedy, this is the totally too-good-to-be-true story of an interracial family in
Chicago, 1979. Actor/writer
James Anthony Zoccoli gives a retrospective account of his life as
little Jimmy: a half-Italian, half-Polish kid who thinks he's all Black
when his White mother remarries an African-American man.
Performances are Friday, Saturday, and Monday evenings at 7:30 pm and Sunday afternoons at 3 pm.
There are no performances on Friday, February 12, or Monday, February 15, due to the Presidents weekend holidays.
A post-show discussion with James Anthony Zoccoli will follow each performance.
Tickets for
Wiggerlover [white boy + black dad = grey areas]
are $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors and students.
Discounts are available for Chicago Cultural Center Mosaic
Members, theater industry affiliates, military personnel, ADA
companions, and large groups.
All tickets are available by calling 312.742.TIXS (8497), visiting
www.dcatheater.org, or stopping by the box office, open Tuesday through Saturday,
noon to 6 pm; Sundays, noon to 4 pm; and one hour prior to each performance.
James
Anthony Zoccoli was born on the South side, raised on the North side,
and has lived everywhere in between - Rogers Park, Hyde Park, Logan
Square, Lincoln Square, here there, everywhere. Zoccoli is a member of Strawdog Theatre Company and has performed with
Live Bait, Noble Fool, Chicago Children's
Theatre, Adventure Stage, and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, including
the recent production of Richard
III. He
authored "The Proper Papers", under the auspices of "The Hit Factory"
and is currently a writer & announcer for the perpetually popular
"Game Show Show...& Stuff!"
Wiggerlover [white boy + black dad = grey areas]
is his first play, but he has been writing this show since age seven.
A version of
Wiggerlover [white boy + black dad = grey areas] was first presented at the "Abbie Hoffman Died for Our Sins" Festival at Mary-Archie Theatre in August, 2008.
The play was revised and presented for workshop productions in 2009.
JAZ Cast and Production Team
Writer + Performer = James Anthony Zoccoli
Director + Editor = Andrea Fears
Disc + Jockey = Gregor Mortis
The Storefront Theater and the Studio Theater, its companion theater located in the
Chicago
Cultural
Center at
78 E. Washington Street, comprise Chicago DCA Theater, an anchor of the downtown theater district.
Chicago DCA Theater offers downtown audiences an off-Loop
theater experience with an exciting look at the vibrant emerging
theater companies that call
Chicago home.
Discounted parking is available at
Wabash
Randolph
Self
Park at 20 E.
Randolph.
Patrons can receive the $10 rate by validating their ticket at the Storefront Theater box office.
For more information about
JAZ's
Wiggerlover [white boy + black dad = grey areas]
and Chicago DCA Theater,
call
312.742.TIXS (8497) or
visit
www.dcatheater.org.
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