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WHEN:
September 13 – October 13, 2024
WHERE:
Athenaeum Center
2936 N Southport Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657
TICKETS:
For more information and tickets visit the Athenaeum Center website.
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
"...go back in time to Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s for this coming-of-age story told by fourteen-year-old Ponyboy Curtis. The youngest of the Greasers, Ponyboy struggles to find his place amongst his fellow outcasts. On the other side of town, the Socs seem to have it made. They jump Greasers for kicks to pass the time of their privileged lives. Cherry, a Soc, shares a connection with Ponyboy due to his sensitive nature and love of poetry, a connection that her boyfriend, Bob, will not accept. What ensues is a gut-wrenching story of love and loss that comes to a head with the unforgettable line, “Stay gold, Ponyboy..."
CAST:
Liam Pietrzyk (Ponyboy Curtis), Julian Rus (Johnny Cade), Brick Zurek (Dallas Winston), Austin Kinser (Darryl Curtis), Jose Yantin Jr (Sodapop Curtist), Nick Pardo (Two-Bit Mathews), Jamie McCalister (Cherry Valance), Bob DiLeo (Bob Sheldon), Joshua Dizon (Randy Anderson), Olivia Kaye Da Silva (Marcia), and Valentina Mariucci (Sandy). Ensemble members are William Athow, Alastair Blevins, Kennedy Carlson, Brandon Guerrero, Michael Kelley, Ollie King, Pratik Mamtora, and Julie Utrup-O’Nan. Also joining the cast as understudies are Angela Cusmano, Michael Fosha, Alexander Garcia, Jonathan James, and Keaton Stewart.
CREATIVE TEAM:
Directed by Jonathan James, with set design by Kathi Campbell and Mary Alice Benoit, sound design by Michael Incardone, costumes by Mary Alice Benoit, lighting design by Rick Keeley, movement choreography by Nick Pardo, fight choreography by Austin Kinser, and intimacy coordination by Taylor Benoit.
