Auditorium Theatre 2019-2020 Too Hot - Jazz-Gospel Messiah

14 | TOO HOT TO HANDEL | JANUARY 18+19, 2020 TOO HOT ENGAGEMENT IN PRISONS KRISTIE KAHNS For the fourth year, the Auditorium Theatre continues its correctional facility and youth center engagement, working to expand the reach of Too Hot beyond the theatre walls. This year, Auditorium Theatre Teaching Artists are hosting a series of one-hour Poetry Residencies at the Illinois Youth Center (IYC) in Chicago with residents from the Chicago center and IYC-Warrenville, connecting the messages of Too Hot with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of a “beloved community.” The Sunday performance of Too Hot will also be streamed to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, LA. KRISTIE KAHNS