Tin Drum Theatre Company Presents the Chicago Premiere, “A Dark Wood”

Tin Drum Theatre Company announces the Chicago premiere of A Dark Wood , October 15 – November 1 , written by Eric Coble and directed by Steve Needham , at Studio 44 in the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. “The Fix” was supposed to correct everything that had gone wrong with the country.

Now, three members of a shattered family, Earthworm, Hummingbird and Armadillo, occupy different corners of a society in free-fall, each surviving in their own way. Earthworm squats in no-man’s land beside his only friend, desperate to cross the river border and begin a new life.

Hummingbird hides in a boarded-up apartment, secretly reading books with a fugitive teacher who will do anything to keep both her — and the resistance — alive. Armadillo stands alone in her police armor searching for justice, or perhaps forgiveness.

Which of them will make it to Paradise and what will it cost? Does such a place even exist?

A Dark Wood ensemble cast includes Renzo Vicente (he/him, Earthworm), Delaney Vallese (she/her, Hummingbird), Marlee Feacher (she/her, Armadillo), Carlos Andrés Mai (he/they, Montrose), Shannon Leigh Webber (she/her, Miss Vivian), and Raúl Alonso (he/him, Dipper), Eric Hinkle (he/him, U/S Earthworm), Bryce Ranee (she/her, U/S Hummingbird), Anika Flores (she/her, U/S Armadillo), Dimitri Marinakos (he/him, U/S Montrose), Renae Stone (she/her, U/S Miss Vivian), and Michael Stejskal (he/him, U/S Dipper). The performance schedule is Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

The Understudy Performance is Saturday, Oct. 31 at 2:30 p.m. There will be a post-show talk-back with playwright Eric Coble after a select performance date, to be announced.

Tickets are $29 with $15 student tickets. Tickets are on sale at TinDrumTheatre.com or by calling the Greenhouse Theater Company box office at 773.404.7336.