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By Basil Kreimendahl
Directed by Lisa Peterson Jake 2017 Humana Festival of New American Plays Actors Theatre of Louisville March – April 2017 During the Cuban Missile Crisis, two average American families build a slapdash bomb shelter on their shared property line. With nuclear warfare looming, they wonder: is it the end? The end of baseball…and table manners…and macramé? But as they fret about the fall of civilization, they start to worry that something more personal is at stake. A slyly hilarious, compassionate look at anxiety in America, We’re Gonna Be Okay is about finding the courage to face who we are—and who we want to be. “an outstanding cast…” – Marty Rosen, LEO Weekly |
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By Jeff Augustin, Sarah DeLappe, Claire Kiechel, Ramiz Monsef
Directed by Eric Hoff Various Roles 2017 Humana Festival of New American Plays Actors Theatre of Louisville March – April 2017 The mysterious demise of a Kentucky inventor—and other stories of visionaries from the Bluegrass State—inspire a play that explores the nature of innovation and the myths we tell about it. Writing for the nineteen actors in this season’s Professional Training Company, four playwrights boldly celebrate unsung dreamers, unlikely breakthroughs, and the beauty (and occasional hilarity) of failure. “Haunting and beautiful…” – Elizabeth Kramer, The Courier Journal |
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By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Barbara Field Directed by Drew Fracher Peter Cratchit, Various Ensemble Actors Theatre of Louisville November – December 2016 Celebrate the warmth of the holidays with Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future in this delightful take on an old favorite. A beloved family tradition for four decades, Actors Theatre’s rendition of Dickens’ classic tale is brought to new life with visual splendor and joyous music. |
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By Johnna Adams
Directed by Jesse Roth Max First Floor Theater Collaboraction, Chicago June – July 2016 A new drug has been developed to suppress the complex internal worlds of those with schizoid personality disorder. Max and Whitney are two participants in a clinical trial, and as the drug begins to take effect, they must choose which dream to pursue: their disparate fantasies or a future together. Johnna Adams, playwright of the 2014 Chicago hit, Gidion’s Knot, presents a funny, intimate, and beautifully observed love story about what it really means to be “cured.” "...watch this excellent actor subtly strip away his protective shell..." – Chicago Theatre Review |
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By Zinnie Harris
Directed by Karen Kessler Adie A Red Orchid Theatre, Chicago January – February 2014 In a war-torn world, in an unnamed city divided by a river–and religion, politics, and money– a devout candlemaker, his sick wife, and their son struggle to survive. When they learn of a plan for their side of the river to be mined for minerals, and, worse, that their son has taken drastic action against their oppressors, their lives dramatically change. Zinnie Harris’ otherworldly play explores terrorism and a family attempting to keep ahold of their faith and each other in a world torn apart by violence and inequality–a world we often fear ours becoming. "a soulful Andrew Cutler (Adie) and zealous Sarah Price (Sita) are a frenzy of emotional turmoil" – Chicago Theater Beat |
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By Naomi Iizuka
Directed by Hutch Pimentel Skinheadboy First Floor Theatre Red Tape Theater, Chicago Fall 2013 Polaroid Stories, an explosive re-imagining of Ovid's Metamorphoses, blended interviews from street-based youth and sex workers with ancient myth. The production took place in the underbelly of a city where junkies scheme, lovers run and the lost wander. It was a refuge for those living on the edge of society. In her script, Iizuka illuminates the depths of a metropolis with her chaotic elegy of desire, desperation and transcendence. FFT's production explored the complex intersection of two different modes of storytelling, documentary and mythology, and the power of their confluence. "A powerful cast and sensory experience..." – TimeOut Chicago |
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By David Mamet
Directed by Will Bishop and Audrey Francis Bernie First Floor Theater The Den, Chicago February – March 2013 Under the co-direction of Will Bishop and Audrey Francis of Black Box Acting Studio, this production allowed the audience to experience Bernie, Dan, Deb, and Joan navigate their friendships and relationships alike within the walls of an immersive dive bar. Every night, in between the early and late night performances, the Perversity bar remained open and hosted Chicago musicians playing acoustic sets. First Floor Theater’s inaugural production invited you to join these four characters in celebrating the highs and lows of being young in Chicago. |
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By Robert Anderson
Directed by David New Tom Lee The Artistic Home Stage 773, Chicago March – April 2012 Behind the closed doors of a seemingly idyllic boarding school, one boy struggles with what it means to be a man. A woman realizes her marriage has taken a very wrong turn. Drawn together, the two discover the personal cost of trying to fit in as they dance around illicit emotions and head toward a relationship that is much more than an offering of tea and sympathy. "[Tummelson] and Cutler make a pair to root for..." – New City Stage |