Our 2023 season explores the truths we tell ourselves and others, featuring a world premiere that confronts family secrets, a sharp comedy about radical honesty, and a workshop presentation examining the complexities of long-term relationships.
May - June 2023
The Whistleblower
by Itamar Moses
directed by Jeremy Wechsler
What if you told the whole truth and nothing but the truth? To EVERYONE? Eli offers his life dream, then wonders why he wanted it in the first place. So begins a personal mission through his life to serve up some hard truths to his coworkers, family and friends. A shockingly honest comedy that asks if the illusions we maintain about ourselves are essential to our core identity or impenetrable barriers to self-knowledge.
A brilliant, hilarious and thought-provoking new play that really is a must-see for every smart theatergoer. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Chicago Theatre Review
★★★ (out of 4) A Stellar Ensemble! Chicago Sun Times
August 2023
Jeff and Shelly
by Allen Turner
directed by John Hancock
starring Shane Kenyon, Libby Conkle and Demetri Magas
A free workshop presentation. Playwright Allen Turner paints an elegiac portrait of a marriage over 30 years from first meeting to the present day, both sweet and unsettling as the challenges and rewards of a long-term relationship expand and confound his two titular characters.
Three performances only: August 25-27, 2023
Fall 2023
Household Spirits
by Mia McCullough
World Premiere
Acclaimed Chicago playwright Mia McCullough's witty drama about family secrets, shared holidays and household spirits. Erik is hoping he can get into the army before he goes crazy. His stepmother is self-absorbed, his father is trying to save his new marriage in 12 steps, his stepsister has left school and she's not talking about it. It's all going to make for a thrilling holiday party—particularly with that sentient doll on the guest list.
Recommended! The cast is impeccable. Touching and absorbing. MacKechnie is superb. Chicago Reader
November - December
Who's Holiday!
by Matthew Lombardo
directed by Christopher Pazdernik
starring Veronica Garza
WHO'S HOLIDAY! Is a wildly funny and heartfelt adults-only comedy that tells the story of Cindy Lou Who as she recalls that Christmas Eve she first met the Grinch and the twisted turn of events her life has now taken.
You saw her last when she was just two
Celebrate the holidays with Cindy Lou Who
Pull up a seat and fill up your cup
'Cause your favorite little Who is all grown up
A raunchy riff on Dr Seuss's yuletide tale … The little tyke has become a bottle-blonde adult who spends her days in a trailer appointed with Airstream functionality and seasonal kitsch … brassy, very funny … a holiday offering that dirties up Christmas while ultimately reveling in its spirit.Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times
