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The Writer
By Ella Hickson
Directed by Georgette Verdin
A U.S. Premiere
A playwright wants to create a new story for a new world - something cathartic, something transformative, something mythic. But artistic integrity clashes with commercial pressure as she tries to wrest away the narrative from the establishment and its gatekeepers.
Running Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes with an intermission
Content Advisory: The Writer is intended for adult audiences. Please click below for more information.
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Where:
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
Note: The Writer will be performed at The Edge Theater while Steep moves forward with construction on our new home.
When:
August 11 - September 16
Press Opening: Friday, August 11
Schedule:
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 7:30 pm
Sunday matinees at 3 pm
Accessible Performances:
Audio Description: Sunday, August 27
Open Captioning: Saturday, September 2; Sunday, September 3
BOX OFFICE:
General Admission: $30
Reserved Seats: $40
Access Tickets: $10*
*Access tickets are our universal discount available to anyone in need of a discount
GENERAL INFORMATION:
www.steeptheatre.com
773-649-3186
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PRESS CONTACT:
Danie Anderson
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CAST
Lucy Carapetyan*^
Nate Faust^
Jodi Gage
Peter Moore^
Krystal Ortiz
Allyce Torres
creative team
Director – Georgette Verdin
Stage Manager – Lauren Lassusˆ
Scenic Designer – Sotirios Livaditis
Lighting Designer - Brandon Wardell^
Sound Designer – Thomas Dixon^
Costume Designer – Gregory A. Graham
Props Designer – Lonnae Hickman
Projection Designer - Erin Pleake
Movement Director - Claire Bauman
Intimacy Director – Gaby Labotka
Dialect Coach - Adam Goldstein
Dramaturg - Caroline Uy
Production Manager – Jennifer Aparicio
Technical Director – Andy Cahoon
Assistant Director - Maddy Brown
Casting Director - Lucy Carapetyan*^
Casting Associate - Lisa Troi Thomas^
Sound Engineer/Assistant - Morgan Durdaryk
Props Assistant - Theo Wampuszyc
Costume Assistant - Caitlin McCarthy Lead/Master Electrician - Kieran O’Connor
ˆ Steep Company Member
ˆˆ Steep Artistic Associate
* Appearing through an Agreement between Steep Theatre and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
About the Playwright
Ella Hickson is an award-winning playwright whose work has been performed throughout the UK and abroad. Ella’s theatre credits include Adult Children (2021) a VR piece for the Donmar co-created with Sacha Wares and ScanLAB Projects, Swive (2019) at The Globe, Anna (2019) at the National Theatre, The Writer (2018) and Oil (2016) at The Almeida Theatre, and Wendy and Peter Pan (2015) at The Royal Shakespeare Company. She is a member of the Royal Society of Literature, a Thornton Wilder Fellow, and has twice been a MacDowell Colony Fellow, as well as a recipient of The Catherine Johnson Award.
About the Director
Georgette (she/her) is a Cuban-American freelance director, the Associate Artistic Director of Northlight Theatre and a proud member of Rivendell Theatre Ensemble. Recent directing credits include the World Premieres: A Mile in the Dark (Interrobang Theatre Project/Rivendell); Enough to Let the Light In (Teatro Vista at Steppenwolf 1700) and Chagall in School (Grippo Stage Company). She’s been nominated for two Joseph Jefferson Awards for Director of a Play (Midsize) for the Chicago premiere of This Wide Night (Shattered Globe/ Interrobang Theatre Project) and the World Premiere of Spay (Rivendell Theatre). Georgette was profiled as one of 50 artists in NewCity Magazine’s 2023 edition “Players: Who Really Performs for Chicago Right Now” and was the 2022 Michael Maggio Directing Fellow at Goodman Theatre. From 2015-2023 she served as Artistic Director of Interrobang Theatre Project, an award-winning storefront, known for their gutsy and socially-relevant productions. Georgette holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA and a Master in Directing from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. She is an associate member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Upcoming productions include Night Watch at Raven Theatre, Dial M for Murder at Northlight Theatre and Pussy Sludge at Facility Theatre. georgetteverdin.com.