The People's Exhibit - A 10th Anniversary Celebration November 16, 2012

Curated by James T. Scott III
November 16-18, 2012
Anniversary Performances: November 16 and 17 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Quest Fest Family Day: November 18 from 11:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.
The Blue Theater, 1609 West Gregory
Free parking is provided in a lot north of the theater; additional street parking is available
Advance tickets available at www.questensemble.org
For more information call 312-458-0895

Quest Theatre Ensemble celebrates ten years as "the people's theatre" of Chicago with a full weekend of events including an Anniversary Exhibit, Friday and Saturday night performances and an all ages Quest Fest Fun Day. With events planned for everyone in the family, there's plenty of opportunity to support the company that says, "We don’t care if you’re old, young, rich, poor, tall, small, skinny or fat. Art belongs to everyone. Theater should be free. Everyone is welcome." All proceeds support Quest's mission of bringing free theater to the people of Chicago.

Anniversary Exhibit and Performances
Friday and Saturday, November 16 & 17, 2012, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Advance Tickets: $20 ($25 at the door - cash only). Includes 2 drink tickets, light nosh and one grand prize raffle entry (Grand Prize - one hour of Quest entertainment at a private event)
Anniversary Exhibit opens at 7:00 p.m.
Live entertainment begins at 8:00 p.m.
Dress code: casually festive

About the Anniversary Exhibit
Quest Theatre Ensemble specializes in visual spectacle and familiar stories told in a new way—from towering half moon puppets created for Blue Nativity to a vast collection of masks, drops and cut-outs from a decade of over 40 shows, pageants and spectacles. Quest’s handcrafted art, born from cardboard, papier-mâché and other found objects, has been praised by critics, embraced by audiences and featured in festivals in Chicago, across the Midwest and abroad.

The Quest Anniversary Exhibit features an installation of set pieces, design elements and some of Quest's signature masks and puppets from their colorful ten year production history. Chat with designers and ensemble members while you reminisce about your favorite Quest moments.

About the performances
Relive the best moments of Quest's history with Friday night's musical retrospective, performed by original cast members. On Saturday, enjoy the soulful musical performances of Ida Jo (www.idajo.com) and Scott Lamps (www.scottlamps.com). Make sure to pick up some extra raffle tickets for fantastic prizes donated by your favorite local attractions and businesses including the Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, John Hancock Observatory, and wine tastings at PRP Wine International.

Quest Fest Family Day
November 18, 2012, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Suggested Donation: $5, no advance tickets required

Stop by the Quest Fest Family Day, a non-stop fete of family fun with hourly events for kids. The day culminates in a rousing drum circle led by Sister Drum and Sheboom where everyone gets an instrument to take part in the fun! Specializing in music based on West African rhythms, Sister Drum and Sheboom is an all female percussion ensemble led by Aimee Bass, who lent her heart, hands and drums to Quest productions including The People's Wizard of Oz, National Day of Puppetry, Lollapalooza Opening Spectacle 2005, Quest Fest 2006 and 2007 and Blue Nativity.

Quest Fest Family Day schedule:
11:00 am - Anniversary Exhibit Opens
12:00 pm - Bagels with Quest Designers
1:00 pm - Puppet Making for the Whole Family (Dress for mess!)
2:00 pm - Make a Shaker (Get ready for the drum circle!)
3:00 pm - Drum Circle with Sister Drum and Sheboom (No experience necessary. All ages welcome!)

Official Website: http://www.questensemble.org