Lookingglass Theatre Company, in collaboration with WBEZ 91.5 Chicago, will present a world-premiere audio play of Her Honor Jane Byrne, written and directed by Ensemble Member and Mellon Playwright in Residence J. Nicole Brooks.
Her Honor Jane Byrne will air on Chicago's NPR news station WBEZ 91.5 FM and wbez,org on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 11 a.m-1 p.m.; and Saturday, Nov. 28, 2-4 p.m.
Her Honor Jane Byrne premiered on the Lookingglass stage in Marchjust five days before the theater had to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The cast features ensemble members Christine Mary Dunford (Jane Byrne), Thomas J. Cox (Ald. Roti, Swibel, Photographer, Evidence Tech) and Tracy Walsh (Reporter, Kathy, Claudia), with Robert Cornelius (Black Che, Seller), Nicole Michelle Haskins (Tiger, Rival Kid), Renee Lockett (Mabel Foley), Frank Nall (O'Donnell, Jay McMullen, Daley, Spilotro), Josh Odor (Superintendent Brzcek, Tavern Owner, Bodyguard, Pilot, Host), Taron Patton (Marion Stamps) and Willie "Mudlife Roc" Round (Kid, Tral).