We just opened Southern Gothic this past week! I first got involved with this project as the writing intern last fall, and ultimately worked alongside David H. Bell as an assistant director. The play is about four couples who attend a dinner party that gradually devolves into a nightmare in which secrets are exposed, marriages tested, and friendships alternatively lost and strengthened. The show runs at Windy City Playhouse at least through April with possible extensions, but tickets are going fast so wait at your own risk!
Windy City chose to stage the play as a piece of immersive theatre. The audience wanders through a realistic house built on the theatre's stage, following different characters through a series of overlapping scenes. The result is a choose-your-own-adventure night of theatre, which is a novel and exciting experience. And speaking of novel and exciting, this is my first Chicago theatre credit! For what's next, please be sure to check back soon.