Becky Shaw

Chicago Premiere

Sharp wit and shifting moral ground play out with the taut suspense of a psychological thriller. This Pulitzer-prize finalist and comedy of bad manners, tangled love and sex had its debut at the Humana Festival. When Suzanna decides to set her best friend Max up on a blind date with her husband’s mysterious co-worker, Becky Shaw, she sets into motion a series of cataclysmic events forever transforming each of their lives.
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WRITTEN BY
Gina Gionfriddo

DIRECTED BY
Damon Kiely

PERFORMANCE RUN
September 23 – November 6, 2011

SEASON
Season 19

Chicago Premiere!

Sharp wit and shifting moral ground play out with the taut suspense of a psychological thriller.  This Pulitzer-prize finalist and comedy of bad manners, tangled love and sex had its debut at the Humana Festival. When Suzanna decides to set her best friend Max up on a blind date with her husband’s mysterious co-worker, Becky Shaw, she sets into motion a series of cataclysmic events forever transforming each of their lives.

CAST
Max | Ensemble Member Lance Baker
Susanna | Ensemble Member Jennifer Engstrom
Becky | Ensemble Member Mierka Girten
Andrew | Dan Granata
Susan | Susan Monts-Bologna

CREATIVE TEAM
Scenic Design | Stephen H. Carmody
Costume Design | Jeremy W. Floyd
Lighting Design | Michael Stanfill
Sound Design/ Original Music | Ensemble Member Joseph Fosco
Properties Design | Emily Guthrie
Dialect Coach | Kate DeVore
Dramaturgy | Rob Dieringer
Technical Director | Rick Julien
Production Manager | Meg Lindsey
Stage Manager | S. G. Heller
Assistant Director | Alexis Jade
Assistant Stage Manager | Gabriel Benghiat, Caralanay Cameron, Vivian Ellis
Graphic Design | Eric Triantafillou

Photo credits: Michael Brosilow