September 21 – 23
Avalanche Theatre Next Draft Series
June comes home after graduating college to find her drug-addled brother, Liam, headed straight for rock bottom and her hoarder mother in complete denial. June must forgo her idealistic future and overstep her mother’s boundaries in order to save her brother’s life. Set in a house full of inherited trash, BATSHIT explores how a family’s individual baggage continues the insatiable cycle of trauma and dysfunction.
Cast:
JUNE – Hayley O’Toole
LIAM – Peter Ferneding^
MOM – Kelly Levander
SAM – Alice Wu^
Playwright:
Olivia Lindsay
Director:
Zoe Sjogerman^
Dramaturg:
Emily Blanquera
Stage Directions:
Madeline Hudson
^Denotes Avalanche Theatre Ensemble Member
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The Next Draft Series is Avalanche Theatre’s ongoing new play incubator.
Over the course of 3-4 months, Avalanche develops new work by emerging Chicago playwrights through readings, feedback sessions, and mentorship, culminating in a workshop production of the plays at the end of the process. Chicago theatre leaders such as artistic directors, literary managers, and creative producers are invited to the workshop productions in order to provide playwrights access to companies who may be interested in producing the plays. The purpose of the Next Draft Series is to fully develop the most exciting and challenging new plays being written in Chicago today, to foster a community that is supportive of writers, and to provide opportunities for these plays to go on to receive full productions.