Highly Recommended! “British writer Terence Rattigan's rarely-seen 1939 drawing-room drama "After the Dance" is an effective period piece—a portrait of carefree upper-class "bright young things" of the 1920s as they ungracefully age while their world slips inexorably toward another world war. Runcible Theatre Company's intimate staging at the Royal George Theatre (apparently the script's Chicago premiere) features strong performances under Andrew Root's direction, with Layne Manzer especially compelling as a weak, shallow, privileged alcoholic torn between his loyalty to his wife and the new sense of purpose he finds in his romance with a younger woman.” – Albert Williams, Chicago Reader
Play
Part social comedy, part tragedy, After the Dance explores the crumbling facade of the Mayfair party circuit in 1930's London. With one war over, and another fast approaching, David and Joan Scott-Fowler are determined to exist in a state of idealistic inebriated bliss; but when the young Helen Banner pierces through the hedonism David and Joan are forced to confront the truths around them, with devastating consequences.
First staged in 1939, in a symbiotic irony the original production closed after only six performances due to the impending war. Since then the play has enjoyed many successful revivals, including a production at the Royal National Theatre, London in 2010.
Andrew Root directs the Chicago premiere.
Shows perform Nov 11 - Dec 18, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm at The Royal George Theatre, 1641 N Halsted, Chicago, Il, 60614
First staged in 1939, in a symbiotic irony the original production closed after only six performances due to the impending war. Since then the play has enjoyed many successful revivals, including a production at the Royal National Theatre, London in 2010.
Andrew Root directs the Chicago premiere.
Shows perform Nov 11 - Dec 18, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm at The Royal George Theatre, 1641 N Halsted, Chicago, Il, 60614
Cast
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Stephen Rowland (JOHN REID) returns to Runcible Theatre Company, where he was last seen in Scenes from an Execution. Other Chicago credits include: Fish Eye (Dandelion Theatre) Jerusalem (Profiles Theatre); Savage in Limbo (The Poor Theatre); A Thousand Times Goodnight (We Three); The Tempest and In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer (St. Sebastian Players). Regional credits include work with: The Berkshire Theatre Festival, B. Street Theatre, Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte, and Tecumseh. Mr. Rowland received a B.A. in acting from Greensboro College.
Owen Hickle-Edwards (PETER SCOTT-FOWLER) returns to Runcible Theatre Company,where his credits include Scenes from an Execution and A Number. Other credits include: The Aliens (Paper Lantern Theatre); The Bald Soprano (UNC Wilmington);Arcadia (UNC Wilmington); and The Pillowman (UNC Wilmington). Owen has a BA from The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, studying acting and playwriting. Jack McCabe (WILLIAMS) proudly returns to Runcible’s stage - he appeared in Scenes From An Execution. Recent appearances include Crime And Punishment & The Homecoming (MaryArrchie), Spoon River Anthologies, Beast On The Moon & The Hiding Place (Provision); That Sordid Little Story, Pancake Breakfast & So Many Days (The New Colony) Aristocrats & Richard III (Strawdog) Hellcab, Men of Tortuga and Autobahn (Profiles ) & A Permanent Image (Livewire). Over the years he has appeared on the stages of Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, A Red Orchid, American Blues Theatre, Live Bait, European Repertory Theatre, The Gift Theatre, Jackalope, The Side Project and others. TV “co-star” credits include Chicago Fire (NBC) Patriot (Amazon) & Smalltown X (Fox). McCabe’s film “Christmas Eve at McTavish’s” based on Andrew Burden Swanson’s stageplay has been screened on both coasts and the Midwest & he appeared the SXSW award-winning film Animals. Eleanor Caudill (JOAN SCOTT - FOWLER) is delighted to be in her first production with Runcible Theatre Company. Other Chicago credits include: A Kid Like Jake (Understudy - About FaceTheatre), The Pride (Understudy - About Face Theatre), Miss Julie (Miss Julie - VintageTheatre Collective), and Bachelorette (Understudy - Profiles Theatre). Eleanor received a BA in Theatre from Florida State University and attended Actors Theatre of Louisville Apprenticeship Program (2006/2007) Trista Noel Baker (HELEN BANNER) returns to Runcible Theatre Company,where she previously played Dementia in Scenes from an Execution. Ms. Baker received a BA in theatre performance from the University of Alabama at Noah Berman (DR GEORGE BANNER) is making his debut with Runcible Theatre Company. Other Chicago credits include: High Fidelity (Refuge Theatre Project) and Peter/Wendy (Cuckoo Theatre Project). Off-Broadway credits include: Good, Serious Money, The Castle, and Monster (PTP/NYC at Atlantic Stage 2); The Runaway Clone (Ruckus Rockwell at NYMF); and AUser’s Guide to Hell (Project Y Theatre Company). Other New York credits include: Lovesick (Project Y Theatre Company) and Harriman-Baines (Theatre for a New City). Other regional credits include work with: Shakespeare on the Sound. He is a graduate of Middlebury College, where he studied theatre and Italian. Alex Fisher (JULIA BROWNE) returns to Runcible Theatre Company, where she performed in Scenes from an Execution; Other Chicago theatre credits include the world premiere of Carroll Gardens (16th Street Theatre), To Kill a Mockingbird (Oak Park Festival Theatre), Desperate Dolls (Strawdog Theatre Company), and Barefoot in the Park (Step-Up Productions). Film Credits include This is Cindy and Followed. Television credits include Chicago Fire (NBC). Alex is represented by Paonessa Talent. Nicholas Glatter (CYRIL CARTER) is a new addition to the Runcible Theatre Company. Other professional credits include: Little Women, Mr. Brooks (The Cuckoo's Theater Project), Hairspray, Ensemble (Trumpet In The Land), The White Savage, Ensemble (Trumpet In The Land), and Paul Green's Trumpet In The Land, Pop. Film credits include: A Broken Ladder, Jeffery Wake (FiremerkProductions). Mr. Glatter received a BFA in Acting/Directing from Rockford University. Layne Manzer (DAVID SCOTT-FOWLER) recent Chicago credits include: The Distance (Haven Theatre) Our New Girl (Profiles Theatre), Accidentally, Like a Martyr (A Red Orchid Theatre, directed by Shade Murray), Ecstasy(Cole Theatre). Layne was in the original cast of Hit the Wall with The Inconvenience as part of Steppenwolf’s 2012 Garage Rep and it's Chicago remount in 2014. He has proudly worked with Court Theatre, TimeLine Theatre, TUTA Theatre, Mary- Archie,Theo Ubique, Jackelope Theatre, The Plagiarists, and other Chicago artists & companies. Film Credits include: “Between Engagements” and soon to be released feature film “No Resolution”. and Layne attended the School at Steppenwolf in 2009 and received his BA in theatre from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Lauren Pizzi (MOYA LEXINGTON) is delighted to be appearing with Runcible Theatre for the first time. Work with other Chicago companies includes: Griffin Theatre, The House Theatre of Chicago, Fox Valley Rep, The Plagiarists, LiveWire Theatreand Steppenwolf. Lauren can be seen regularly performing with the Real Housewives of Improv. She holds an M.F.A. from The Theatre School at DePaul University. Ian Saderholm (LAWRENCE WALTERS) is making his debut with Runcible Theatre. A recent transplant to Chicago, he was previously seen in the ensemble of Dracula Bites, The Search for Tinker Doyle, and Moon Over Buffalo (Pioneer Playhouse). He graduated with a BA in Theatre from Grinnell College and attended the London Dramatic Academy. Geoff Zimmerman (ARTHUR POWER) is proud to be working with Runcible Theatre again. His last appearance with them was in their production of "Scenes From An Execution" playing the Admiral. Other Chicago credits include "Midsummer Night's Dream" with Strange Loop, and "The Pillowman" with Innate Theatre Jean Marie Koon (MISS POTTER) Is making her debut with Runcible Theatre Company. She appeared as Carol Berge in Anna in the Afterlife (Polarity Ensemble Theatre) and then as Majorie King in Pride Films and Plays production of Ten Dollar House at the Piccolo Theatre in Evanston. Since then she has also worked with Eclipse, The Gift, Theater Wit, Steep, Jackalope, and Artemisia Theatres and appeared in Bechdel Fest 3 with Broken Nose Theatre. She has a Master of Arts in Acting from University of Connecticut at Storrs. Leigh Yenrick (ENSEMBLE/DANCER) is delighted to be a part of her first production. Recent/Favorite credits include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead with Cat’s Cradle, EL Stories with Waltzing Mechanics, Degas Stories with Commedia Beauregard, and touring with CLIMB Theater (MN). She also recently produced and sang in Undercover Cabaret. She has a BAC in Musical Theater from Bowling Green State University and has also trained at The Lir (Dublin, Irl) and The Annoyance Theater. More at http://www.leighyenrick.com Lauren Grace Thompson (ENSEMBLE) makes her Runcible Theatre debut. Other Chicago credits include: Pygmalion (Rogue Theatre); The Green Bird (Cuckoo's Theater Project); Henry IV: Part 1 (Commission Theatre). Regional credits include work with: Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre. Ms. Grace received a BFA in Acting from Oklahoma City University. Matt Schutz (Understudy) makes his Runcible Theatre Company debut. Other Chicago credits include Always Plenty of Light at the Starlight All Night Diner (Otherworld Theatre Co.) and Kings and Thrones and Sh*t (New Millennium Theatre Co.). He received a BA in theatre and in creative writing from the University of Iowa. |
Crew
Andrew Root (DIRECTOR) is executive director of Runcible Theatre Company. More information here
Amber R. Dettmers (PRODUCTION MANAGER) returns to Runcible theatre where her credits include: A Number (PSM) and Scenes From an Execution (SM). Other Chicago credits include: A Walk in the Woods, Spartan Theatre Workshops, Jake's Women, and A Bright Room Called Day (SM, Spartan Theatre); Savage in Limbo and Take Me Back (PM, The Poor Theatre); Vices & Virtues (PSM, Profiles Theatre); and Ghost Gardens (PSM, Pegasus Theatre Chicago). Amber received her B.A. in Theatre from Loyola University Chicago.
Bree DeSouza (STAGE MANAGER)
Kailee Tomasic (SET DESIGN)
Becca Venable (LIGHTING DESIGN/TD) Becca Venable (Lighting Designer and Technical Director) is making her debut with Runcible Theatre Company. Other Chicago credits include Dying City (The Comrades); Rutherford's Travels (Pegasus Theatre Chicago); 44 Plays for 44 Presidents (Oil Lamp Theatre); and The Mars Assignment (Collaboraction). Other credits include Rent (Texas Tech University); The Boys Next Door (Lubbock Community Theatre); The Nutcracker (Ballet Lubbock); Any Given Monday (Eastern New Mexico University); Lines and Light (Flatlands Dance Theatre); and Beauty and the Beast (Lubbock Moonlight Musicals). Ms. Venable received a BFA in Theatrical Design from Texas Tech University.
Joe Palermo (SOUND DESIGN)
JoJo Burke (COSTUME DESIGN)
Claire Alston (DRAMATURG) is thrilled to make her Runcible Theatre Company debut. Chicago credits include dramaturgy for Red Theater Chicago's R+J: The Vineyard and Eleusis Theatre Collective's King Lear. A highlight of her international dramaturgy career was Measure for Measure/Hakbang sa Hakbang, a concurrent production of Shakespeare's play with a new Filipino translation. Her writing has been featured most recently at Gallaudet University's Visual Shakespeare Symposium. She holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Catawba College and a certificate in EthnoArts from Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Amber R. Dettmers (PRODUCTION MANAGER) returns to Runcible theatre where her credits include: A Number (PSM) and Scenes From an Execution (SM). Other Chicago credits include: A Walk in the Woods, Spartan Theatre Workshops, Jake's Women, and A Bright Room Called Day (SM, Spartan Theatre); Savage in Limbo and Take Me Back (PM, The Poor Theatre); Vices & Virtues (PSM, Profiles Theatre); and Ghost Gardens (PSM, Pegasus Theatre Chicago). Amber received her B.A. in Theatre from Loyola University Chicago.
Bree DeSouza (STAGE MANAGER)
Kailee Tomasic (SET DESIGN)
Becca Venable (LIGHTING DESIGN/TD) Becca Venable (Lighting Designer and Technical Director) is making her debut with Runcible Theatre Company. Other Chicago credits include Dying City (The Comrades); Rutherford's Travels (Pegasus Theatre Chicago); 44 Plays for 44 Presidents (Oil Lamp Theatre); and The Mars Assignment (Collaboraction). Other credits include Rent (Texas Tech University); The Boys Next Door (Lubbock Community Theatre); The Nutcracker (Ballet Lubbock); Any Given Monday (Eastern New Mexico University); Lines and Light (Flatlands Dance Theatre); and Beauty and the Beast (Lubbock Moonlight Musicals). Ms. Venable received a BFA in Theatrical Design from Texas Tech University.
Joe Palermo (SOUND DESIGN)
JoJo Burke (COSTUME DESIGN)
Claire Alston (DRAMATURG) is thrilled to make her Runcible Theatre Company debut. Chicago credits include dramaturgy for Red Theater Chicago's R+J: The Vineyard and Eleusis Theatre Collective's King Lear. A highlight of her international dramaturgy career was Measure for Measure/Hakbang sa Hakbang, a concurrent production of Shakespeare's play with a new Filipino translation. Her writing has been featured most recently at Gallaudet University's Visual Shakespeare Symposium. She holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Catawba College and a certificate in EthnoArts from Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
