A World Premiere by Laura Eason, directed by Anna C. Bahow
November 20 - December 20
It wasn't supposed to be this way. They were the next big thing in rock. But Noah walked away. Elisha married that asshole. And now Jim's dead - leaving them all to wonder - "How did we get here?"
Starting in 1998 and told backwards, Rewind follows the life of a would-be rock musician from his premature death to his teenage dreams of a music career. Partly based on Eason's experiences in Chicago's independent music scene in the 90s, the play asks what success means when loyalties and lifelong dreams are intertwined.
"Extremely sharply directed by Anna Bahow, wonderfully acted and very exciting ... go see it!" - Kelly Kleiman, Dueling Critics, WBEZ's 848
"depicting the thrills and travails of incipient fame ... The '90s are evoked with gentle affection and an era-appropriate basement vibe. Shane Kenyon shines, dully, as a rising record exec, [and] it's a particular pleasure to watch Blakewell devolve from rich man's wife to gawky, dreaming teen." - TimeOut Chicago
"[A] tender, mournful portrait of fleeting glory and damaged souls in the indie-rock world" - Chicago Reader
A World Premiere by Jesse Weaver, directed by Carolyn Klein
January 15 - February 14
A derelict basement apartment. Decades. In the future. Mott's DJ career - and his spunk - have turned to dust. Freud hasn't been able to paint for 73 (Or is it 23? 95?) years. Maybe it's time for a new fucking muse.
Now.
What to do with the old one?
"Intense, intriguing and deeply introspective ... Weaver is [a writer] with considerable promise" - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
"[a] sometimes hilarious, sometimes repugnant symphony of squalor" - Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader
A World Premiere by Robert Tenges, directed by Adam Webster
May 7 - June 6
A lot has happened since college. Sure, Paul got sent away over the Thing with the Young Girl, and Dianne is Not Dealing Well. But Josh and Hannah are avoiding something themselves, and Eric and Maddy - well, who really knows what makes people tick?
