The Long Christmas Dinner
by Thorton Wilder
Nov 26th 2024 - Dec 29th, 2024 (TUTA)
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CAST
Alexis Primus (Lucia/Lucia II)
Charlie Irving (Genevieve)
Huy Nguyen (Charles)
Joan Merlo (Mother Bayard/Ermengarde)
Matt Miles (Roderick/Roderick II)
Seoyoung Park (Leonora)
Wain Parham (Cousin Brandon/Sam)
Bryan Nicholas Carter (Male Understudy)
Jinyue Yuna Hu (Genevive/Leonora Understudy)
Julia Stemper (Lucia/Mother Bayard/Ermengarde Understudy)
PRODUCTION
Director: Jacqueline Stone
Stage Manager: Becky Warner
Set Design: Keith Parham
Light Design: Keith Parham
Sound Design: Willow James
Costume Design: Rachel Sypniewski
Properties Design: Helen Lattyak
Music Direction: Wain Parham
Dramaturg: Sharon Ammen
Casting: Jamal Howard
Scenic Construction: Tom Daniel
Assistant Director: Austin Ryan Hunt
Associate Light Design: Josiah Croegaert, Quinn Chisenhall
Co-Artistic Director: Aziza Macklin, Aileen Wen McGroddy, Jacqueline Stone
Creative Producer: Helen Lattyak
Managing Director: Brad Gunter
...The Long Christmas Dinner is like a river we have stepped into at some point. It was clearly flowing before we entered and it and its tributaries will continue to flow after we leave its shores.
- Chicago Theatre and Arts -
But the finest commentary arrives through Leonora’s (Seoyoung Park) arc. Park blows it out of her surname in a devastating scene where she holds her deceased infant child. “Oh, I did love it so,” she weeps, breaking the heart of the audience, who may have been surprised to find themselves crying so soon into a very short show.
- Third Coast Review -
In a time and landscape where holiday entertainment options are virtually endless, The Long Christmas Dinner counts as an especially rewarding option from a company who has a knack for curating works of discreet brilliance.
- Buzz Center Stage -
..the audience is forced to ask: What makes us dwell on life’s direction and meaning in the first place? Isn’t true happiness actually a distraction when we lose ourselves in the moment?"
- Around The Town Chicago -
Top 10 Holiday Shows to See!
- Chicago Tribune -
Photos by Josh Bernaski
Produced by TUTA Theatre at The Bramble Arts Loft in Chicago, IL, 2024
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