WHEN:
April 25–May 18, 2025
WHERE:
Saint Sebastian Players
St. Bonaventure
1625 W. Diversey
Chicago
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“…During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Tennessee estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below. As the afternoon wears on, these five very different women joyously discover a common bond in this wickedly funny, irreverent and touching celebration of the women’s spirit. Playwright Alan Ball is also known for the film American Beauty, for which he won the Academy Award for best original screenplay, as well as the TV programs Six Feet Under and True Blood.
Directing Five Women Wearing the Same Dress is SSP company member Jill Chukerman Test, who directed SSP’s productions of Bus Stop, All My Sons, The Odd Couple and more, as well as appearing onstage in many productions, including, most recently, The Man Who Came to Dinner and Barefoot in the Park..."
CAST:
Trisha – Alexandra T. Cross*
Frances – Kayla Erpenbeck
Meredith – Hannah Green
Mindy – Laura Peterson
Georgeanne – Claire Rutkowski*
Tripp – Trey Sorensen
CREATIVE TEAM:
Producers – John Austin*, Jim Masini*, Sean Smyth*
Director – Jill Chukerman Test*
Set Designer – Emil Zbella*
Costume Designer – Mary McCarthy
Lighting Designer – Lex Newman
Sound Designer – Sean Smyth*
Stage Manager – Lisa Ramos
Set Construction Manager – Jim Masini*
Properties Manager – Paula Kenar*
Dialect Coach – Robert-Eric West*
Intimacy Coordinator – Melinda “MJ” Deamon*
Publicity Director – Jill Chukerman Test*
Social Media Manager – Valerie Gerlock*
House Manager – Nancy Pollock*
