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HOME BEFORE DARK by Will Goldberg
HOME BEFORE DARK
by Will Goldberg
directed by Josh Sobel
Previews September 1819
Runs September 20-October 18
at Berger Park Coach House (6205 N. Sheridan)
Tickets: $10-$20 http://homebeforedark.bpt.me/
Opening Sunday, September 20, at 3 p.m.
Industry Performance: Monday, September 21, at 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the intimate nature of this production, there will be no late seating.
Sean is fifteen, and everything is terrible. Well, almost everything. His secret relationship with Arthur, an older man, provides a refuge from the jerks at school and the jerks at home. But as an awkward friendship blooms with his lab partner, Tova, even the things that seem safe get more and more complicated. Join The Ruckus for the world premiere of HOME BEFORE DARK, Will Goldberg's savage, darkly humorous dissection of love, sex, and growing up.
CONTENT NOTE: This play deals with themes of sexual abuse.
About the Playwright and Director
Will Goldberg was born in Boston in 1986. He has mopped floors, convinced people to learn to dance, written about drug policy, and told complicated stories about John Dillinger. He is currently an MFA candidate at Rutgers University, where he studies under Kathleen Tolan and has worked with several other writers including Christina Anderson, Sarah Ruhl, and David Adjmi. His work has been performed in New York, Chicago, and Washington DC; he was a 2014 finalist for the National Playwrights Conference (Songs We Sang to the Occupation) and is a three-time winner of the Denis Johnston Prize for Playwriting (Boy, The Loved One, and We Three). His webseries Subtraction is under development with 16A Productions. He currently lives in New Jersey, under a small cat named Beans. He can be found at willgoldbergplaywright.com.
Josh Sobel is Artistic Director of Haven Theatre and an ensemble member and Literary Manager with Strawdog Theatre Company, where he directed the world premieres of The Hunting of the Snark (remounted with Chicago's "Night Out In The Parks" and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland), Best Beloved: The Just So Stories and The Pied Piper in Strawdog's Hugen Hall. Directing credits include work at Steep Theatre, Chicago Dramatists, A Red Orchid Theatre, LiveWire Chicago Theatre, Collaboraction's Sketchbook, WildClaw Theatre, The Ruckus, Tympanic Theatre, Polarity Ensemble Theatre, The Fine Print Theatre Company, the side project, Citadel Theatre, The Greenhouse Theater Center, Abbie-Fest and New Leaf Theatre. His production of Idris Goodwin's How We Got On received Honorable Mention from Kerry Reid in the Chicago Tribune's "Best of the Fringe 2013" listing. From 2010-2012 he served as Associate Director of the National Theater Institute summer "Theatermakers" program at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Sobel is the recipient of a Stage Directors and Choreographers (SDC) Observership on Hamlet at Writers' Theatre and is an associate member of SDC.
Featuring Will Wilhelm and Catherine Bullard*
PRODUCTION TEAM
Lighting Design: G. Max Maxin
Costume Design: Cassandra Bass
Sound Design: Heath Hays
Scenic Design: Abby Reed
Props Design: Holly McCauley
Stage Management: Julie Leghorn
Production Management: Kristin Davis*
Assistant Direction: Laura Baker
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LocationBerger Park Coach House (View)
6205 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60660
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 16 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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