Fabulous Females - Illinois Youth Center, Warrenville
Fabulous Females serves young women incarcerated at Illinois Youth Center (IYC-W) at Warrenville. The year-round program provides an outlet for the young women to experience the success of personal development through the writing and performance of songs, poems, stories and scenes inspired by their personal experiences.
Fabulous Females participants meet twice a week to share and discuss their writing by looking for common themes and life challenges. Storycatchers teaching artists, volunteers, and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra form collaborative groups with the girls. This supportive structure ensures meaningful, one-on-one interactions with positive adult role models. Based on this group experience, writers create composite characters, outline and create a musical play.
Throughout the sessions, participants will set expectations and goals for themselves that help to reinforce the need for positive interactions with peers, staff and families. Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus help the girls develop their singing and performance skills and perform alongside them in showcases.
Illinois Youth Center
30W200 Ferry Rd.
Warrenville, IL 60555
Driving Directions:
•I-88 to IL- RT 59, north
•To Ferry Rd, west
•To facility on north side of Ferry Rd.
Next Public Performance: Mom on the Moon an original musical written, produced and performed by the Fabulous Females at the Illinois Youth Center in Warrenville, IL.
November 10 and 11, 2010 10:00A
Join the cast, Storycatchers staff, and CSO Teaching Artist for lunch and conversation following the performance. Tickets for the performance and lunch are $35.00.
Groups of 5 or more only.
Call Nancy at 312.280.4772 for more information or to make your reservations.
November 13 and 14, 2010 12:30P
Admission is free. Reservations are required.
Must RSVP by October 15, 2010.
