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WHEN:
December 16 – December 31, 2022
Sundays - 1 pm & 4 pm
Fridays - 7 pm
Saturdays - 1 pm & 4 pm
WHERE:
The Edge Theater
1133 W. Catalpa Ave.
Chicago
CAST:
Amy Gorelow (Al, she/her), Nicholas Pardo (Leor, he/him), Edward Patterson (Gavi, he/him), Melanie Vitaterna (Max, she/they), Jordan Zelvin (Hershel, she/her) and Kat Zheng (Sammy, she/her).
CREATIVE TEAM:
Caitlin McLeod (Scenic Designer, Co-Puppet Designer), Rain Foiles (Costume Designer), Conchita Avitia (Lighting Designer), Daniel Etti-Williams (Sound Designer), Rocio Cabrera (Props Designer, Co-Puppet Designer), Amanda Crockett (Choreographer), Karissa Murrell Myers* (Casting Director), Stephanie Diaz (Puppetry Consultant), Catherine Miller (Cultural Consultant), Lily Anna Berman (Assistant Director), Donna Gary (Production Manager), Jordan Large (Technical Director), Paul Cook* (Lead Electrician) and Anna Vu (Assistant Stage Manager).
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
"...In this adaptation of the Caldecott Honor-winning book, a traveling troupe of actors comes to town to find no one celebrating Hanukkah. They must put on a show to save the holiday! Will they bring back the spirit of Hanukkah to the town? Will Hershel of Ostropol outsmart the goblins who haunt the old synagogue?..."
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