THE INVASION OF SKOKIE
by Steven Peterson
Chicago Dramatists
(Assistant Director)
Tracey Kaplan, Bradford Lund, Mick Weber, Cindy Gold, and Michael Joseph Mitchell in THE INVASION OF SKOKIE, photo by Jeff Pines
Mick Weber and Cindy Gold in THE INVASION OF SKOKIE, photo by Jeff Pines
Michael Joseph Mitchell, Bradford Lund, and Mick Weber in THE INVASION OF SKOKIE, photo by Jeff Pines
Tracey Kaplan and Bradford Lund in THE INVASION OF SKOKIE, photo by Jeff Pines
Cindy Gold, Mick Weber, Michael Joseph Mitchell, Bradford Lund, and Tracey Kaplan in THE INVASION OF SKOKIE, photo by Jeff Pines
Bradford Lund, Mick Weber, and Michael Joseph Mitchell in THE INVASION OF SKOKIE, photo by Jeff Pines
Chicago Dramatists
September 10-October 10, 2010
1105 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642
Directed by Richard Perez
Assistant Directed by Emmi Hilger
Scenic Design by Grant Sabin
Lighting Design by Jeff Pines
Costume Design by Whitney McBride
Sound Design by Christopher Kriz
Props Design by Jenniffer J. Thusing
Featuring Mick Weber, Cindy Gold, Tracey Kaplan, Michael Joseph Mitchell, and Bradford R. Lund
September 10-October 10, 2010
1105 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642
Directed by Richard Perez
Assistant Directed by Emmi Hilger
Scenic Design by Grant Sabin
Lighting Design by Jeff Pines
Costume Design by Whitney McBride
Sound Design by Christopher Kriz
Props Design by Jenniffer J. Thusing
Featuring Mick Weber, Cindy Gold, Tracey Kaplan, Michael Joseph Mitchell, and Bradford R. Lund
REVIEW ROUNDUP
"Richard Perez, the director, has assembled an excellent cast and his direction is perfect."
-Richard Eisenhardt, SteadStyle
"Peterson's play offers a nuanced, warm and sympathetic portrait of a postwar, newly suburban generation…there's no question that the director, Richard Perez, has given this new play a deftly cast and shrewdly staged premiere. Skokie — singular, complex and yet emblematic of so much in American history — stands tall."
-Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
”The Invasion of Skokie magnificently represents multiple sides to the attacks on the Jewish heritage in 1978. Even now, I’m certain the debate continues. How to preserve 2010+ years of customs and history? Tradition, Tradition, tradition. Even as a shiksa, I get it!”
-Katy Walsh, Chicago Theater Beat
“The characters are all well-developed, interesting individuals, and their dialogue gives voice to a specific cultural moment in which political macrocosm and personal microcosm collide on multiple levels. Excellent use of 'jewel box' performance space with great acting all around. Highly Recommended!!!"
-Second City Tzivi
"The standouts are supporting turns: Michael Joseph Mitchell is sweetly hilarious as family friend Howie, while Gold brilliantly plays the Kaplan family’s secret center, Sylvia, bringing out the nuanced, sharp awareness hidden beneath a placid veneer"
-John Beer, Time Out Chicago
“Entertaining and yet dramatically cathartic”
-Marla Seidell, Centerstage
"Richard Perez, the director, has assembled an excellent cast and his direction is perfect."
-Richard Eisenhardt, SteadStyle
"Peterson's play offers a nuanced, warm and sympathetic portrait of a postwar, newly suburban generation…there's no question that the director, Richard Perez, has given this new play a deftly cast and shrewdly staged premiere. Skokie — singular, complex and yet emblematic of so much in American history — stands tall."
-Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
”The Invasion of Skokie magnificently represents multiple sides to the attacks on the Jewish heritage in 1978. Even now, I’m certain the debate continues. How to preserve 2010+ years of customs and history? Tradition, Tradition, tradition. Even as a shiksa, I get it!”
-Katy Walsh, Chicago Theater Beat
“The characters are all well-developed, interesting individuals, and their dialogue gives voice to a specific cultural moment in which political macrocosm and personal microcosm collide on multiple levels. Excellent use of 'jewel box' performance space with great acting all around. Highly Recommended!!!"
-Second City Tzivi
"The standouts are supporting turns: Michael Joseph Mitchell is sweetly hilarious as family friend Howie, while Gold brilliantly plays the Kaplan family’s secret center, Sylvia, bringing out the nuanced, sharp awareness hidden beneath a placid veneer"
-John Beer, Time Out Chicago
“Entertaining and yet dramatically cathartic”
-Marla Seidell, Centerstage