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THE NICETIES
November 6 – December 15
Written By: Eleanor Burgess
Directed By: Marti Lyons
What happens when theoretical arguments
suddenly turn personal in the ivory tower
of an elite East Coast university? This
taut, intelligent new play will make you
question your assumptions and change
your allegiances with electrifying speed—
and that’s just in the first act! Don’t miss this
intellectual thriller that The Washington Post
calls “one of the best plays about who gets
to tell the story of America, and how.”
STICK FLY
February 5 – March 15
Written By: Lydia R. Diamond
Directed By: Ron OJ Parson
Sibling rivalries and parental expectations
come to a head as family secrets emerge
in this witty and moving rollercoaster of a
family comedy-drama! Lydia R. Diamond
(Smart People) brings her gift for sharp
dialogue and captivating characters back
to WT with this timely look at family and
social dynamics. Directed by WT Resident
Director Ron OJ Parson (Ma Rainey’s Black
Bottom, East Texas Hot Links), this bitingly
funny comedy is sure to keep you talking
long after the lights have come up.
THE LAST MATCH
March 18 – June 7
Written By: Anna Ziegler
Directed By: Keira Fromm
With all the passion and tension of a U.S.
Open tennis final, The Last Match serves
up a thrillingly theatrical look at what
motivates our greatest ambitions and
fuels our strongest desires. When a young
Russian tennis phenom and an American
superstar in his prime meet, it’s a tough call
whether the greatest drama is playing out
off the court or on! The swift action volleys
between primetime tennis matches and
the pivotal moments in the personal lives
of the competitors and their equally driven
romantic partners as they face challenges in
sport, life and love.
Writers Theater Presents
MEMENTOS MORI
May 6 – June 14
Created By: Manual Cinema
From the Chicago Tribune’s “Company of
the Year!” When the persona of “Death”
unexpectedly finds herself in California,
she trades her scythe for an iPhone
and wanders Hollywood, introducing
unexpected connections into the otherwise
disparate lives of a ghost, a young girl, and
an elderly projectionist. This ambitiously
creative piece allows the audience to
experience a motion picture created right
before their eyes, using shadow-puppetry,
projections and a live musical score to tell
its transformative story about life, death and
what comes in between.
Writers Theatre | 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe | Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre | The Gillian Theatre
2019 Glencoe community guide