An English adaptation of Mozart's The Magic Flute! Music, movement, and a giant snake collide in this collaboration between three of Milwaukee's most inventive performing arts groups! Featuring performers from Quasimondo Physical Theatre, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, and Cadance Collective. $28 General / $18 Student and Artist. To order tickets, visit ziemagicflute.bpt.me or call 1-800-838-3006.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

Come warm up listening to brilliant and rich sounding wind masterpieces performed by MILWAUKEE MUSAIK's virtuosic woodwind players! Dvořák’s slavonic “Wind Serenade”, evocative of the old-world traditions, won him a meeting with Brahms, while Krommer’s beautifylly balanced wind writing is favorably compared to the serenades of Mozart. Exploring the range and virtuosity of each instrument, Hindemith’s Wind Quintet offers a lean, witty, neo-classical commentary on the wind music tradition. PROGRAM: - Franz Krommer: Octet Partita in E-flat major, Op. 79 - Paul Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik for Wind Quintet, Op. 24 No. 2 - Antonín Dvořák: Serenade in D minor for Winds, Cello and Bass For tickets order online or call: Wisconsin Lutheran College Box Office - 414-443-8802

Hand crafted Beer meets hand crafted Comedy! Milwaukee Comedy and Enlightened Brewing Company are proud to present the Enlightened Comedy Show! Drink up some hilarity and hops with a live comedy show January 30th, 2017, featuring some of the best talent around! The show will feature stand up comedy from Miles Hendrix, AJ Grill and Zach Peterson with your host Christopher Schmidt. Come down and enjoy some delicious Enlightened Brewing beer with live comedy! It’s industry night, this show is free and open to the public! Dock18 Cocktail Lab will also be open and mixing up some of their fantastic cocktails!

GREAT, a locally curated publication inspired by the 2016 presidential election will be celebrating a launch party featuring a reading and special book signing at Art Bar in Riverwest on February 1st, 7 p.m. Wisconsin poets will read works from the book alongside their own poems, and write anonymous messages of love and subversion in purchased copies of GREAT. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy time to speak with poets and have books signed. GREAT is an anonymous anthology of poems saturated with resistance, fortitude, and subversion written by poets across the United States. The collection raises a hopeful, determined, chilling, and sometimes brutal voice, honoring the lived experiences and determination of a wide range of people. GREAT will be available for purchase at the launch party, as well as Amazon. Royalties from book sales will benefit the Standing Rock Healer Medic Council and the Milwaukee, WI chapter of SURJ.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

Love in all its glory is celebrated in this tuneful and witty musical comedy revue. Revealing the joys and frustrations of relationships – at nearly every stage of life – has never been so fun.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

A joyful evening of gospel music featuring local performers Queens of Harmony, Voices of Faith, SistaStrings, The Sermonettes, and O.W.’s Exalters. The event benefits Progressive Community Health Centers, with all proceeds from ticket sales supporting the agency’s work to increase awareness and vital health care access to underserved Milwaukeeans.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

Love in all its glory is celebrated in this tuneful and witty musical comedy revue. Revealing the joys and frustrations of relationships – at nearly every stage of life – has never been so fun.

Love in all its glory is celebrated in this tuneful and witty musical comedy revue. Revealing the joys and frustrations of relationships – at nearly every stage of life – has never been so fun.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

Love in all its glory is celebrated in this tuneful and witty musical comedy revue. Revealing the joys and frustrations of relationships – at nearly every stage of life – has never been so fun.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

Join Managing Artistic Director, Jacobo Lovo, for Café con Arte on Thursday, February 9 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. for a gallery tour and discussion of the Pastoral Testimony exhibit. RSVP at info@latinoartsinc.org.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

Love in all its glory is celebrated in this tuneful and witty musical comedy revue. Revealing the joys and frustrations of relationships – at nearly every stage of life – has never been so fun.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

Ben Grant - We're not beginning to ... to ... mean something? Exhibition Dates: February 11 - March 11 Artist's Reception: February 11 from 1 - 4 p.m. with an Artist's Talk at 2 p.m. In his recent body of work New York native, Ben Grant, continues to push the boundaries of his process as he returns to the idea of illusionistic space. While still staying true to his abstract line forms, Grant is introducing organic shapes into his complex combinations of color, shape and texture. These multilayered paintings are built up with a variety of techniques including rolling, brushing, spraying, drawing, and more as Grant explores the potential for meaning in his work.

The combined String Orchestras West and South and Sinfonia are featured.

Love in all its glory is celebrated in this tuneful and witty musical comedy revue. Revealing the joys and frustrations of relationships – at nearly every stage of life – has never been so fun.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

This mind blowing spectacular showcases the jaw dropping talents of seven of the most incredible Illusionists on earth.

Love in all its glory is celebrated in this tuneful and witty musical comedy revue. Revealing the joys and frustrations of relationships – at nearly every stage of life – has never been so fun.

Love in all its glory is celebrated in this tuneful and witty musical comedy revue. Revealing the joys and frustrations of relationships – at nearly every stage of life – has never been so fun.

Love in all its glory is celebrated in this tuneful and witty musical comedy revue. Revealing the joys and frustrations of relationships – at nearly every stage of life – has never been so fun.

This mind blowing spectacular showcases the jaw dropping talents of seven of the most incredible Illusionists on earth.

This concert will feature MYSO’s two flute choirs, Flute Chorale and Chamber Flute Ensemble

Esther Nisenthal Krinitz was 15 when she defied Nazi orders, separating from her family as they and the other Jews of their Polish village reported to a nearby train station. Making her way to a village where she was unknown, Esther survived the war by posing as a Polish farm girl. She never saw her family again. Fifty years later, determined to show her daughters the family they had lost, Esther turned to needle and thread to create a series of 36 hauntingly beautiful, exquisitely detailed works of fabric collage and embroidery – a legacy born of love, loss, and the sheer force of memory. Get a first look at Fabric of Survival and hear about Esther’s story from her daughter, Bernice Steinhardt, who carries on her mother’s legacy through the program Art & Remembrance. Enjoy wine and dessert, and tours available throughout the evening! 7:00 pm – Doors open 7:30 pm – Presentation by Bernice Steinhardt RSVP by Monday, February 13 General Admission $15 | Members $10

This mind blowing spectacular showcases the jaw dropping talents of seven of the most incredible Illusionists on earth.

Love in all its glory is celebrated in this tuneful and witty musical comedy revue. Revealing the joys and frustrations of relationships – at nearly every stage of life – has never been so fun.

This mind blowing spectacular showcases the jaw dropping talents of seven of the most incredible Illusionists on earth.

The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center is excited to welcome one of the very finest period instrument ensembles for its first Milwaukee-area performance in more than five years. Founded in 1997 by Baroque scholar and harpsichordist Andrea Marcon, the Venice Baroque Orchestra is committed to the rediscovery of 17th- and 18th-century masterpieces. The program for VBO's Wilson Center performance will include Corelli's "Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. VI, No. 4;" Galuppi’s "Concerto a Quattro No. 2 in G Major;" Avison’s "Concerto Grosso No. 8 in E Minor;" Geminiani’s "Concerto Grosso for Strings in D Minor;" and Vivaldi’s "The Four Seasons." Tickets: $49-$71 (discounts available for groups of 10+) Buy tickets today at 262-781-9520.

Whether you're new to the sport or an experienced angler, bring your family on an ice fishing expedition with our Young Scientists Club! Transportation, equipment and, most importantly, hot cocoa will be provided. Please register by Thursday, February 16. Fishing license required for ages 16 and up.

This mind blowing spectacular showcases the jaw dropping talents of seven of the most incredible Illusionists on earth.

Early Music Now presents Ars Longa de la Habana. For its U.S. debut, this celebrated ensemble brings us “Resonances of Africa in the New World” – a program of 17th- and 18th- century music from the colonial period in the Americas, resonating with strong influences from African culture. Music of Fernández, Salgado, de la Rocca, and of course, Anónimo (17th century), performed with viola da gamba, flautas dulces, chirimías, sacabuche, bajón, Baroque guitar, and chamber organ.

This mind blowing spectacular showcases the jaw dropping talents of seven of the most incredible Illusionists on earth.

Love in all its glory is celebrated in this tuneful and witty musical comedy revue. Revealing the joys and frustrations of relationships – at nearly every stage of life – has never been so fun.

Join SummerStage in welcoming The Chris Hanson Band, a Milwaukee treasure to The Delafield History Center.

First Stage presents a new play reading of THE BOY WHO FELL INTO A BOOK By Alan Ayckbourn Musical Adaptation and Lyrics by Paul James Music by Cathy Shostak and Eric Angus Ten-year-old Kevin Carter falls into his book and meets his fictional hero, tough hard-bitten Private Investigator, RockfistSlim – 220 pounds of solid muscle and now only too real. Together the gallant, incongruous pair, pursued by arch-enemy Monique, set out on the most exciting journey of their lives on a quest to save the world!

by Samuel D. Hunter Running Time: 90 minutes Studio Theatre Directed by C. Michael Wright Featuring Mitch Bultman, Mary MacDonald Kerr and James Ridge It's 1999; uncertainty and instability are in the air. Four years earlier, Bryan had abandoned his labor of love, a newspaper for truckers. Now he's returned to small-town Idaho - with no word of where he's been - and things have changed. His former lover is filled with rage, his new coworker is filled with incessant adoration, and his paper is filled with personal ads. From Samuel D. Hunter, award winning-author and recent recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant, comes this compassionate, gently-hued drama about lonely lives desperately searching for a renewed faith in humanity.

by Samuel D. Hunter Running Time: 90 minutes Studio Theatre Directed by C. Michael Wright Featuring Mitch Bultman, Mary MacDonald Kerr and James Ridge It's 1999; uncertainty and instability are in the air. Four years earlier, Bryan had abandoned his labor of love, a newspaper for truckers. Now he's returned to small-town Idaho - with no word of where he's been - and things have changed. His former lover is filled with rage, his new coworker is filled with incessant adoration, and his paper is filled with personal ads. From Samuel D. Hunter, award winning-author and recent recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant, comes this compassionate, gently-hued drama about lonely lives desperately searching for a renewed faith in humanity.

by Samuel D. Hunter Running Time: 90 minutes Studio Theatre Directed by C. Michael Wright Featuring Mitch Bultman, Mary MacDonald Kerr and James Ridge It's 1999; uncertainty and instability are in the air. Four years earlier, Bryan had abandoned his labor of love, a newspaper for truckers. Now he's returned to small-town Idaho - with no word of where he's been - and things have changed. His former lover is filled with rage, his new coworker is filled with incessant adoration, and his paper is filled with personal ads. From Samuel D. Hunter, award winning-author and recent recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant, comes this compassionate, gently-hued drama about lonely lives desperately searching for a renewed faith in humanity.

by Samuel D. Hunter Running Time: 90 minutes Studio Theatre Directed by C. Michael Wright Featuring Mitch Bultman, Mary MacDonald Kerr and James Ridge It's 1999; uncertainty and instability are in the air. Four years earlier, Bryan had abandoned his labor of love, a newspaper for truckers. Now he's returned to small-town Idaho - with no word of where he's been - and things have changed. His former lover is filled with rage, his new coworker is filled with incessant adoration, and his paper is filled with personal ads. From Samuel D. Hunter, award winning-author and recent recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant, comes this compassionate, gently-hued drama about lonely lives desperately searching for a renewed faith in humanity.

by Samuel D. Hunter Running Time: 90 minutes Studio Theatre Directed by C. Michael Wright Featuring Mitch Bultman, Mary MacDonald Kerr and James Ridge It's 1999; uncertainty and instability are in the air. Four years earlier, Bryan had abandoned his labor of love, a newspaper for truckers. Now he's returned to small-town Idaho - with no word of where he's been - and things have changed. His former lover is filled with rage, his new coworker is filled with incessant adoration, and his paper is filled with personal ads. From Samuel D. Hunter, award winning-author and recent recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant, comes this compassionate, gently-hued drama about lonely lives desperately searching for a renewed faith in humanity.

Located in an impoverished Mojave Desert community, Black Rock Continuation High School is an alternative for at-risk students with little hope of graduating from a traditional high school. It's their last chance. This coming-of-age story shows extraordinary educators and talented students combating crippling effects of poverty. FREE and open to the public. This film screening repeats on March 1 at 10:00 a.m.

by Samuel D. Hunter Running Time: 90 minutes Studio Theatre Directed by C. Michael Wright Featuring Mitch Bultman, Mary MacDonald Kerr and James Ridge It's 1999; uncertainty and instability are in the air. Four years earlier, Bryan had abandoned his labor of love, a newspaper for truckers. Now he's returned to small-town Idaho - with no word of where he's been - and things have changed. His former lover is filled with rage, his new coworker is filled with incessant adoration, and his paper is filled with personal ads. From Samuel D. Hunter, award winning-author and recent recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant, comes this compassionate, gently-hued drama about lonely lives desperately searching for a renewed faith in humanity.

by Samuel D. Hunter Running Time: 90 minutes Studio Theatre Directed by C. Michael Wright Featuring Mitch Bultman, Mary MacDonald Kerr and James Ridge It's 1999; uncertainty and instability are in the air. Four years earlier, Bryan had abandoned his labor of love, a newspaper for truckers. Now he's returned to small-town Idaho - with no word of where he's been - and things have changed. His former lover is filled with rage, his new coworker is filled with incessant adoration, and his paper is filled with personal ads. From Samuel D. Hunter, award winning-author and recent recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant, comes this compassionate, gently-hued drama about lonely lives desperately searching for a renewed faith in humanity.

Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail, Menomonee Valley Partners, and the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee are working together to commission a permanent public artwork that will be a powerful reminder of the role the Milwaukee Road Rail Shops and their employees played in the history of the city. We are excited to announce the five finalists who will present proposals for the Milwaukee Road Monument, congratulations to Ray Chi, Paul Druecke, Kathryn E. Martin, Rob Neilson, and Richard Taylor. Join us to learn more about the project and view the artists' proposals on Thursday, March 2, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., at Urban Ecology Center Menomonee Valley, 3700 W. Pierce St., Milwaukee, WI 53215. There will be an opportunity to provide feedback at the meeting as well as online at the Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail website after the meeting. The artwork will be located near the corner of West Canal Street and West Milwaukee Road, where the Milwaukee Road Rail Shops’ chimneys once stood. It is now along the Hank Aaron State Trail, in a highly visible area with hikers, joggers, bicyclists, and between 6000 to 7700 cars passing by daily. The work will tell the rich story of the Milwaukee Road and honor the Milwaukee Road workers, create a new landmark, link the landscape to the history and activate the space. Additional information about the Milwaukee Road Rail Shops: The Milwaukee Road Rail Shops are an important part of Milwaukee’s history. In the early 1900s, the railroad was the largest employer in Milwaukee employing 5500 of its famously skilled and dedicated workers in the Menomonee Valley. Many of them lived and raised their families in the surrounding neighborhoods. Unfortunately, the company filed bankruptcy in 1985, closed their operations, and the property fell into disrepair for nearly two decades before the property was acquired for redevelopment as an eco-industrial and community park. In 2010, the last vestiges of the Milwaukee Road Rail Shops, two chimneys, were demolished due to structural issues and concern for safety. The chimneys had stood as a visual historical reminder of this history. A small amount of interpretive signage along the trail continues to tell the story, but a strong, engaging visual statement is missing.

Cultural traditions in textile are as similar as they are different – and when dealing with traumatic experiences, fabric artists and everyday crafters innovate to create expressions of resilience in fabric. Nina Edelman, quilt artist and author of the education curriculum for Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, will present a survey of cultural textile traditions and how those cultures use fabric to recognize and recover from traumatic experiences. A panel of local textile artists will discuss their own works that are inspired by cultural traditions in textiles and life experiences. Their textiles become a means of catharsis created from intricate techniques and delicate tools. Panelists include: Maikue Vang draws inspiration from traditional Hmong story clothes to address issues regarding the female body and difficult or taboo subjects such as sexual trauma. She attempts to work with the concept of trauma as a non-representational and non-repetitive encounter that permeates effects of loss, conflict, and healing. Ethel White, a self-taught African American quilter, will show examples from her “lynching quilt” in order to discuss the unfortunate and difficult race relations in the United States, past and present.

by Samuel D. Hunter Running Time: 90 minutes Studio Theatre Directed by C. Michael Wright Featuring Mitch Bultman, Mary MacDonald Kerr and James Ridge It's 1999; uncertainty and instability are in the air. Four years earlier, Bryan had abandoned his labor of love, a newspaper for truckers. Now he's returned to small-town Idaho - with no word of where he's been - and things have changed. His former lover is filled with rage, his new coworker is filled with incessant adoration, and his paper is filled with personal ads. From Samuel D. Hunter, award winning-author and recent recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant, comes this compassionate, gently-hued drama about lonely lives desperately searching for a renewed faith in humanity.

What is memory? How do we define ourselves by our memories? This multi-media work reflects on the story of guest choreographer Daniel Burkholder’s grandmother – Sophia Saren. Filmed interviews about her childhood, marriage and her journey are interwoven with athletic dancing, monologues, diverse music and audience interactions that invite guests to consider how our own story will live on in history. Danceworks Performance Company will also present Stories From A Life at Dance Place, Washington D.C. March 25-26, 2017.

by Samuel D. Hunter Running Time: 90 minutes Studio Theatre Directed by C. Michael Wright Featuring Mitch Bultman, Mary MacDonald Kerr and James Ridge It's 1999; uncertainty and instability are in the air. Four years earlier, Bryan had abandoned his labor of love, a newspaper for truckers. Now he's returned to small-town Idaho - with no word of where he's been - and things have changed. His former lover is filled with rage, his new coworker is filled with incessant adoration, and his paper is filled with personal ads. From Samuel D. Hunter, award winning-author and recent recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant, comes this compassionate, gently-hued drama about lonely lives desperately searching for a renewed faith in humanity.

How do airplanes get off the ground? How can sailboats sail into the wind? Paul Lyman offers some hands-on demonstrations that show how harnessing the properties of air and water allow us to travel - from ancient sailing ships that moved slowly downwind to jets that outpace the speed of sound itself.

This concert will feature the highly acclaimed Chamber Orchestra.

The Museum of Wisconsin Art regularly invites leading artists to talk about their work and journey. Join us for an inspiring and casual forum featuring Dr. James S. Hyde, Richard Hartman, Paul Woelbing, and Kevin Milaeger, respectively, as they discuss why they collect art from the 30s and 40s, and what makes a great collection.

by Samuel D. Hunter Running Time: 90 minutes Studio Theatre Directed by C. Michael Wright Featuring Mitch Bultman, Mary MacDonald Kerr and James Ridge It's 1999; uncertainty and instability are in the air. Four years earlier, Bryan had abandoned his labor of love, a newspaper for truckers. Now he's returned to small-town Idaho - with no word of where he's been - and things have changed. His former lover is filled with rage, his new coworker is filled with incessant adoration, and his paper is filled with personal ads. From Samuel D. Hunter, award winning-author and recent recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant, comes this compassionate, gently-hued drama about lonely lives desperately searching for a renewed faith in humanity.