Description
FEATURING
Jon Tai
CO-CREATED & DIRECTED BY
Alex Gruhin
PERFORMANCE RUN
August 4-31, 2024
SEASON
Season 31-32 (A between-seasons presentation)
Chicago Premiere!
Get carried away by the wonder and wanderlust of Road Signs, a new, live, in-person show starring magician Jon Tai. After mesmerizing virtual audiences in Missed Connections (hailed as “beguiling” and “simply astonishing” by the Chicago Sun-Times) with AROT in 2020, Tai arrives at N. Wells Street to captivate Chicago in the flesh for the very first time. Road Signs takes audiences on a journey into the great American wilderness, where past and present blur and audience members’ dreams are brought to life around a campfire. Co-created and directed by Alex Gruhin, Road Signs arrives at A Red Orchid Theatre following runs at Aiden Sinclair’s Underground, part of the world-famous Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Liberty Magic, where Pittsburgh Magazine called it a “remarkable” and “moving” experience.
CREATIVE TEAM
Performer & Co-Creator | Jon Tai
Director & Co-Creator | Alex Gruhin
Mechanical Engineer/Programmer | Quinn Chisenhall
Technical Director | Tom Daniel
Stage Manager | Faith Locke
Assistant Stage Manager | Josh Fitch
2nd Assistant Stage Manager | Grace Archer
Production Manager | Patrick Starner
“Entertaining and astonishing… The end left us all gobsmacked.” -Nancy S. Bishop, Third Coast Review (Highly Recommended – 3.5 out of 4 stars!)
“[A] beguiling and astounding show.” -Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader (Reader Recommended!)
“Road Signs is jaw-dropping amazement… Will knock your socks off!” -Paul Lisnek, Around the Town Chicago (Highly Recommended!)