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WHEN:
Thru May 28, 2022
Sundays - 2 pm
Fridays - 7:30 pm
Saturdays - 7:30 pm
WHERE:
Richard Christiansen Theater
2433 N. Lincoln Ave
Chicago
CAST:
Katy Campbell (Olivia, she/her), Caitlin Dobbins (Nora, she/her), Sam Martin (Joe, he/him) and Michael Mejia (Charlie, they/them). Understudies: Aaron Reese Boseman (he/him), Nate Hall (he/him), Jamie Redwood (she/her) and Jasmine Robertson (she/her).
CREATIVE TEAM:
Book, Music and Lyrics by Annabelle Lee Revak (she/her)
Directed by Leah Geis (she/they)
Music Direction by Anna Wegener (she/her)
Choreographed by Ebrin R. Stanley (he/him)
Rebekah Clark (scenic design, they/she), Christina Leinicke (costume design, she/her), Benjamin Carne (lighting design, he/him), Timothy McNulty (sound design, he/him), Kathryn Healy (props design, she/her), Aaron Jamieson Roberts (dramaturg, he/him), Lauren Peters (production manager, she/her), Ben Lipinski (technical director, he/him) and Abby Teel (stage manager, she/her).
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
"...Notes & Letters follows Joe’s journey from war-torn Prague to Williams Piano Shop in Chicago in 1917. He quickly befriends the owner Charlie, his girlfriend Nora and composer Olivia. The foursome become inseparable – until World War I hits the U.S. Businesses, relationships and lives are put to the test. Based on a true story and set to a jazz-contemporary score, four young people struggle to make choices amid complete chaos...."
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