Join A.B.L.E. - Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 2:30pm for Twists & Turns - an imaginative and heartfelt original piece of theatre presented at The Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago.
The show will feature work of 40 members of the A.B.L.E. community including 23 performers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Over a 10-week rehearsal process, A.B.L.E.’s ensembles have collaborated to develop original monologues, scenes, movement pieces and songs inspired by their own lives. The plot follows a group of strangers on a train ride through vast and varied lands. As the train passes through different landscapes, faces delays, and weathers storms, the passengers share stories from their own journeys about where they came from, and where they want to go. Come on the journey with us!
Twists & turns is sold out
Seating for the performance is general admission, first come first served. The theatre has 296 seats.
Can’t join us in person? That’s okay! Performances will be available to stream on-demand in 2024.
The Estimated Run-Time is one hour and thirty minutes without intermission.
Featuring A.B.L.E.’s Fall 2023 In-Person Ensembles
Actors: Colleen Altman, Colin Baar, Marissa Bloodgood, Jack Butler, Gabe Felshman, Peter Grzeslo, Emily Kwidzinski, Matthew La Chapelle, Maggie Leal, Jake Solworth, and Eric Williams
Supported By: Kaylie Honkala, Perry Hunt, Amy Bahr, Lewis Beaver, Megan Gray, Marilyn Halperin, Kate McDuffie and Emily Seaholm
Actors: Christian Boyd, Sandia Coleman, Benjamin Collins, Alena Counter Brown, Sophie Earvolino, Ryan Foley, Natalia Janik, Anna Luzadder, Maggie Marren, Matthew Marren, Lucas Miezal, Lucy Walsh
Supported By: Kiaran Hartnett, Lawrence Kern, Mary Kate Ashe, Chloe Belongilot, Shannon Diegel, Paige Henderson, Jo Jennings, Erin Nishida, and Lindsay Stock
TRANSPORTATION
PARKING: Ticket holders will have access to discounted parking at the MCA lot. The MCA Parking Garage is located at 220 E. Chicago Ave at the Southeast corner of the building. If the MCA Parking Garage is full there is an overflow lot on 222 E. Huron St (Huron Superior Parking). It is a 3 minute walk to the museum. Validation is available for $16 parking at both lots.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: The MCA is located four blocks east of the Chicago Avenue stop on the CTA Red Line. You can also take the #3 King Drive, #10 Museum of Science and Industry, and #66 Chicago Avenue buses, as well as several Michigan Avenue bus routes. For routes, schedules, and fares, call Chicago Transit Authority Travel Information at 312-836-7000 or visit Chicago Transit Authority.
ACCESSIBILITY
This performance is sensory friendly, and will feature a relaxed audience experience, including available sensory support tools and a designated movement area for audience members who may need or prefer to be out of their seats.
Live open captioning
Dual ASL interpretation
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COVID PolicY
To ensure A.B.L.E.’s immunocompromised performers and community members feel safe and welcome, masks are required for all audience members.
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Twists & Turns and A.B.L.E.’s 2023-2024 Season was partially supported by grants from:
And by generous individuals like YOU! Help our ensembles create imaginative new work by making a donation
