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CWT Launches First Production, Tanya Saracho's Kita y Fernanda

Playwright Tanya Saracho is a recipient of the Ofner Prize given by the Goodman Theatre as well as a 3Arts Artists Award. Read on below for more information about Kita y Fernada and Tanya Saracho. The show is directed by Doug McDade. New! Video featuring the cast, director, and CWT leadership.

"Kita y Fernanda" Press

"Kita y Fernanda" is a "savvy find" of Chicago-area summer shows according to the Chicago Tribune's summer shows article. And, Lake County's El Conquistador attended auditions and wrote up a great feature.

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Performances for "Kita y Fernanda"

July 30 through August 15

  • Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.
  • Sundays at 3:00 p.m.

Meet the Cast

Meet the incredible cast of "Kita y Fernanda."

Location

The venue for Kita y Fernada changed after an earlier round of publicity was released. The production will be held at 114 S. Genesee Street in Waukegan, Illinois.

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Rebecca Adler
Less Boyd
Jackie Cunningham
Chris Douglas
Judy Fried
Emperatriz Guerra
Margaret Mullen
Madelyn Sergel
Jane D. Waller

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David Alex
Claudia Allen
Judy Blue
Helen Caro
Katie Jones
Nancy Lollar
Alexandra Main
Doug McDade
Wayne Mell
Sean Parks
Tori Sergel
Diana Serna
Richard Shavzin
Gretchen Sonstroem
Maggie Speer
Lourdes Vasquez

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Led by Co-Artistic Directors Madelyn Sergel (playwright and producer), Less Boyd (director, teacher and scenic designer), and Managing Director Rebecca Adler (actor), Clockwise Theatre’s goal is to offer alternative entertainment choices, including world premiers of plays with an emphasis on Midwestern playwrights, new or unusual small-scale musicals, and programming for the teenage-young adult audience. Clockwise hopes to offer a welcoming canvas on which to work, mobilizing the energy of the young, wisdom of the old, vision of the artist, and the rich cultures woven throughout Waukegan and the Midwest. Vigorous attention will be paid to reaching out to the non-traditional theatre-goer, including bilingual marketing materials, low ticket prices, innovative and multi-cultural programming.

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Clockwise Launches with Saracho's "Kita y Fernanda"

For its inaugural production, Clockwise Theatre has selected Tanya Saracho's Kita y Fernanda, directed by Doug McDade.

Kita y Fernanda offers a look at class, immigration and women's friendships as it follows the lives of two girls growing up in the Valderrama household. Fernanda is the privileged daughter of a rich Mexican family living in Texas; Kita is the child of an undocumented   maid who has been smuggled across the border in order to provide Mrs. Valderrama with a servant "who won't look her straight in the eye." 

Together they navigate "El Otro Lado," growing together and growing apart in a world of English, "Barbis," and different expectations. Of an early preview of Kita y Fernanda, Margo Jefferson of the The New York Times said, "Politics, class differences, education... How does one give them a human face onstage, we're always asking? They can tell us as much as love stories or family stories. In fact, they're all bound up together. Two girls grow up in the same household until one realizes that being the daughter of the maid has meant she's had to give more and expect less. The other is heartbroken-her privilege has protected her from this knowledge. That's a love story."

Kita y Fernanda offers sharp insight into the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters, best friends and close enemies, immigrants and citizens.
 
About Tanya Saracho

tanya_sarachoTanya Saracho was born in Sinaloa, México and moved to Texas in the late 80's. She is Co-Founder and former Artistic Director of Teatro Luna, and a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists and Teatro Vista. Tanya's writing has been featured in most of Teatro Luna's ensemble-built works including "Generic Latina," "Dejame Contarte," "The Maria Chronicles," "SOLO Latinas," "SOLO Tú," "S-E-X-Oh!" and "Lunatic(a)s."
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About Doug McDade

doug_mcdadeDoug’s professional acting career spans 30 years and more than 60 stage credits, as well as work in radio, television, film and commercials. He is an original ensemble member of Chicago’s critically acclaimed Shattered Globe Theatre Company and served as President and Managing Artistic Director of The Gurnee Theatre Company, which he co-founded in 2001. Recently, Doug starred in the role of Victor in Arthur Miller’s The Price for Chicago’s Shattered Globe Theatre Company. Doug has been nominated for multiple Jeff Citations and Jeff awards and received a "Jeff" for Supporting Actor in 1995 for his nationally recognized performance in the Chicago premiere of The Manchurian Candidate. In 1996, he reprised his role co-starring with Kelsey Grammer for Los Angeles Theatre's On the Air, which is now part of Chicago's Museum of Broadcast History. He has also been a member of several Jeff Citation awarded ensembles.

He’s performed with many Chicago theatres, including American Theatre Company, Bailiwick, Chicago Dramatists, Light Opera Works, Next Theatre, Shattered Globe, Stage Left, and Steppenwolf.
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Clockwise Mission

Clockwise Theatre is a not-for-profit theatre company committed to producing timely, smart, professional theatre. With an emphasis on Midwestern artists, Clockwise works to provide satisfying theatrical and cultural experiences for local audiences and professional opportunities for local artists.

Clockwise and Waukegan

A vibrant diverse community, Waukegan is populated with marvelous historic buildings, storefronts ready for renovation into theatres, bookstores, and art galleries, affordable neighborhood living, a lush, active harbor, all of this married with a location that puts artists in arm’s reach of the huge Lake County audience as well as the urban centers of Chicago and Milwaukee.

The potential to redefine Waukegan by creating an urban, funky, creative vibe similar to SoHo in the 50s and 60s but through the lens of the 21st century has attracted Lake County professionals and artists to the Clockwise board of directors, as well as artists from both Lake County and the larger Chicago metro area to its artistic advisory board.

A perfect storm of events is coming together, including soaring gas prices, a shaky economy, and the urgency to create a greener world, to make this the time to seize the day. Clockwise Theatre hopes to play a vital role in this renaissance.

Clockwise Goals

  • To foster an exciting, positive and productive artistic workplace
  • To create opportunities for local and area artists to hone their craft
  • To create and promote a theatrical experience which reaches all members of the community
  • To provide young people appropriate entertainment, work experience, leadership development and mentoring
  • To help revitalize the economically-challenged community of Waukegan by creating a highly-visible organization to attract audiences into the downtown area
  • To provide innovative and affordable programming that reaches the non-traditional theatre-goers

 

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