[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 78 (Thursday, June 7, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1043]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            BRAVO TO THE VICTORY GARDENS THEATER OF CHICAGO

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                       HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2001

  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I am proud today to congratulate the 
Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois. On Sunday night, they 
became only the third Chicago theater to receive the prestigious Tony 
Award for regional theater.
  This award, the highest recognition an artist or theater can receive, 
is given to a regional theater company that has displayed a continuous 
level of artistic achievement contributing to the growth of theatre 
nationally. Founded in 1974, by eight Chicago artists, the Victory 
Gardens Theater has continued to introduce theater-goers to fresh, 
original, and innovative productions.
  I am proud that the nation is finally being let in on a secret we 
Chicagoans have known for years: that bigger is not always better and 
that in the end, quality, courage, and determination will be rewarded. 
I salute the Tony Award-winning Victory Gardens Theater and I 
appreciate the contributions of the Theater to the Chicago community 
and to the arts.

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