WHEN:
May 23 – June 29, 2025
WHERE:
American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln Ave.
Chicago
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...Pompey is an aging white vaudevillian; Jet is a Black teenager. Thrown together by circumstances beyond their control, they show us how basic needs and emotions transcend barriers of race, religion, and age..."
CAST:
Dawn Bach* (Marsha), Justin Banks (J’Taurius, aka Jet), Dennis Cockrum* (Pompey), James Sherman (Ollie). Understudies – Atlie Gilbert (Marsha), Gary Houston* (Ollie) & Dimitri Mareno (J’Taurius, aka Jet).
CREATIVE TEAM:
Charles Smith* (playwright), Chuck Smith* (director), Shayna Patel* (scenic), Jared Gooding* (lights), Lily Walls* (costumes & wardrobe supervisor), Rick Sims* (co-sound), Warren Levon* (co-sound), Tyson Carter (properties), Wilson Cain (dramaturg), Richard Lundy* (stage manager), Michael Trudeau* (facilities manager & ME), Nate Walczyk* (production manager) Tom Daniel* (technical director), Chris Walls (audio supervisor), Ed Kross* (choreographer), and Ian Paul Custer* (piano consultant).
