Three women fold and unfold their lives around a table overflowing with copious quantities of dark chocolate, pistachios, and memories.
4TELL Performance Group presents "Somewhere Under the Table"
Marti Szalai-Raymond,
Stacy Jaffe, and
Gay Guard-Chamberlin
Chicago, IL
SUNDAYS 2 - 3:30 p.m. Jan. 19,26, Feb. 2, 9, 16
4TELL is a small performance arts group based in our long-time practice of InterPlay and theater-based forms, founded in 2001 and reconstituted in 2012. 4TELL is 3 InterPlay leaders plus musician/sound-architect Doug ChamBerlin. "Somewhere..." debuts in Jan. at Rhino Fest 2104, one of the country's longest-running fringe art festivals.
Cost: $12 in advance online or by phone/$10 at door (or pay what you can)
Registration/Information: rhinofest.com or 773/492-1287 for tickets or 773/540-2067 for info
Venue
Prop Theater
3502-4 N. Elston Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618
Some free street parking available on side streets around theater.
Leaders
Marti Szalai-Raymond
Marti Szalai-Raymond has over 25 years of experience as an actor, teacher, and director. She holds a BA in theatre, studied performance art at Art Institute of Chicago and received her Interplay Leadership certification in 2000. For 11 years as Artistic Director of Thresholds Theatre Arts Project she created devised theater based upon the personal stories of the ensemble, comprised of adults and teens living with persistent and severe mental illness. The group performed in major Chicago theaters, toured high schools, universities, and conferences. Marti currently teaches Interplay classes at the Ravenswood Presbyterian Church in Chicago and is co-hosting Mystery in the Moment 2013 in November. Marti's passion for gathering and sharing story continues and she invites all to dive in deep, and Play.
Stacy Jaffe
Stacy's been practicing and playing with InterPlay for over 14 years and has been a certified InterPlay leader for almost as long. She believes that InterPlay is a wonderful way to invite connection and build community in a creative, playful and affirming environment. Go at the speed of your body... is an InterPlay motto that Stacy embraces. "I love that we all have stories to share, and find deep connection and beauty in practicing InterPlay forms."
She is an early childhood educator - teaching preschool, drama and storytelling classes to young children. Stacy has a B.A. in Human Services, has worked as a facilitator for the Anti-Defamation League and has studied performance at The Actors Center and Piven Theater.
Gay Guard-Chamberlin
An InterPlayer since 2000, Gay Guard-Chamberlin has a Masters of InterDisciplinary Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Gay has taught InterPlay in Chicago, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and has co-led 3 Life Practice Programs training new instructors. She has used InterPlay with hospice staff, at grief support groups and grief camps, and to create performance and poetry through her Word Play classes in collaboration with her husband, renowned musician Doug Chamberlin. Gay is presently involved in developing a theatrical piece through 4TELL, an InterPlay-based performance group; and with sharing InterPlay in the Jewish community with preschoolers and their parents.