WHEN:
April 18–May 31, 2025
WHERE:
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...So what better time to take a new look at Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities? It may be 165 years old, but Shattered Globe’s Midwest premiere of Brendan Pelsue’s bold new adaptation of Dickens’ classic story feels a tad too relevant. As the gap between rich and poor widens and cries for change grow louder, Dickens’ tale of power, privilege and political adaptation reminds us that some things never change.
Or can they?
“This is not your mama’s Dickens,” declares director Mikael Burke, who is making his Shattered Globe debut staging Pelsue’s new riff on Dickens’ chillingly timely novel..."
CAST:
ACTOR 1: Daria Harper
ACTOR 2: Diego Vazquez Gomez
ACTOR 3: Demetra Dee
ACTOR 4: Glenn Obrero
ACTOR 5: Penelope Walker
ACTOR 6: Jazzma Pryor
ACTOR 7: Jeff Rodriguez
ACTOR 8: William A. S. Rose II
CREATIVE TEAM:
AUTHOR: Charles Dickens
ADAPTED BY: Brendan Pelsue
DIRECTOR: Mikael Burke
SET DESIGN: Eleanor Kahn & Milo Bue
COSTUMES: Kotryna Hilko
LIGHTING: Eric Watkins
PROPS: Ab Rieve
ORIGINAL MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGN: Christopher Kriz
INTIMACY/FIGHT DESIGN: Maya Prentiss
Assistant Director: Joel Willison
STAGE MANAGER: Jean Compton
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Erik Tylkowski
