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Pornography |
Run: July 2011
Playwright: Simon Stephens
Director: Robin Witt
Ensemble Members: Peter Moore, Caroline Neff and Michael Salinas
Guest Actors: Walter Briggs, Maggie Cain, Rudy Galvan, Blake McKay, John Taflan, Kendra Thulin and Riley Moynihan (u/s)
Production Manager: Brendan Melanson
Stage Manager: Jon Ravenscroft
Scenic Design: Chelsea Warren
Lighting Design: Brandon Wardell
Costume Design: Jeremy Floyd
Sound Design: Thomas Dixon
Props Design: Maria DeFabo
Video Design: Mike Tutaj
Dialect Coach: Anita Deely
Technical Director: Joey deBettencourt
Asst. Director: Mary Rose O'Connor
Summary:
Helge's family and friends have gathered to celebrate his 60th birthday. When the course of toasts, songs, and stories is interrupted by a stunning accusation, the celebration quickly devolves into a painfully raucous evening of revelations and reckonings.
Critics:
Five out of Five Stars!
"an outstandingly compassionate staging...director Robin Witt and a marvelous ensemble capture the joys, terrors and banalities of this modern moment."
- Kris Vire, Timeout Chicago
"a superb young cast...a superbly detailed piece of direction"
- Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
Highly Recommended!
"powerhouse director Robin Witt...and her exceptional actors clearly have a feverish understanding of life's darkness."
- Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
Critic's Choice! Highly Recommended!
"Robin Witt's production for Steep Theatre is so incredibly sharp, with nothing
but smart, clear-eyed performances"
- Tony Adler, Chicago Reader
"the most important, and thought-provoking play I've seen this summer"
- Monica Westin, New City
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