Run: April 2009 Playwrite: Jez Butterworth Director: Robin Witt Ensemble Members: Alex Gillmor and Julia Siple Guest Actors: Tim Curtis Stage Manager: Jenna Stinson Scenic Design: Marcus Stephens Lighting Design: Sarah Hughey Costume Design: Jessica Kuehnau Sound Design: Steve Ptacek Projection Design: Jim Poole Props Manager: Jesse Gaffney Dialect Coach: Clare Hane Production Managers: Julia Siple Assistant Director: Kelly O'Sullivan Casting Director: Jonathan Edwards
Summary: Things are disappearing from Ned and Joy's quiet suburban home. Is it a case of marital subterfuge or is there something even more menacing lurking in the dark corners of their once happy home? This is the story of three ordinary people who find themselves suddenly in trouble—when unrealized dreams quickly become unwelcome, shattering nightmares.
"Jez Butterworth's acid etching of midlife crisis in a cookie-cutter British suburb feels like a cross between a Pinterian comedy of menace and Mike Leigh's portraits ofordinary people enduring the dual burdens of mundane humiliation and existential dread...Robin Witt's deft staging stays on its toes, with fearless, vanity-free performances by the cast." - Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader
"This very new play—the Chicago premiere is concurrent with its London premiere—is given a first-class production by Steep Theatre at its handsome new space in Andersonville. Alex Gillmor ( Dale ), Julia Siple ( Joy ) and Tim Curtis ( Ned ) are on top of the material and its rhythms under Robin Witt's customarily intelligent direction." - Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times
"Steep's Chicago premiere features the kind of acting one expects from the company—smart and muscular without turning showy" - Kris Vire, Timeout Chicago
"Steep Theatre Company has long been a beacon of intriguing, intimate works with fine actors pulling off some the best performances of their careers. Such is the case in their latest endeavor, the Midwest premiere of Jez Butterworth's Parlour Song." - Michael J. Robbins, Showbiz Chicago
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