Prologue Theatre Co.
Now Playing
I Carry Your Heart
a world premiere workshop
in association with DCA Theater
by Georgette Kelly
directed by Margo Gray
Monday, January 30th, 7:30pm
DCA Studio Theater
at the Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington, Chicago
directed by Margo Gray
Monday, January 30th, 7:30pm
DCA Studio Theater
at the Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington, Chicago
Tickets available at the door
Pay-what-you-can
$5 suggested donation
Limited seating available
for this one-night engagement
Tickets available at the door
Pay-what-you-can
$5 suggested donation
Limited seating available
for this one-night engagement
Prologue is pleased to be participating in the Department of Cultural Affairs Incubator Project, a program designed to foster the creation of new work here in Chicago.
I Carry Your Heart is a new work from Chicago and New York based playwright Georgette Kelly, set in the fallout of a woman's loss of her mother. As Phoebe struggles to process her great loss, she tries to understand the story of her mother's life through her journal – a questionable document at best. Meanwhile, Tess and her partner Leila receive a late night phone call, informing them that a donor heart is available for Tess – good news, but news that has come far sooner than they were prepared for.
Prologue is excited to collaborate with Kelly on developing this piece, which explores themes of connection between past, present, and future and the sudden intersections between people that can change the course of a personal history.
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About the show
Taking its name from the E.E. Cummings poem, I Carry Your Heart is set in the aftermath of a woman's loss of her mother. As Phoebe Wilder reads the memoir her novelist mother Debra left behind, she is haunted by her mother's spirit and struggles to come to terms with a relationship primarily defined by distance. Meanwhile, Tess and her partner Lydia receive a late night phone call, informing them that a donor heart is available for Tess – good news, but news that will change their lives in ways they didn't anticipate.Prologue is excited to collaborate with Kelly on developing this piece, which explores
themes of connection between past, present, and future and the sudden intersections between people that can change the course of a personal history.
Ticket Information
Tickets for the showcase performance are pay-what-you-can, and are available at the door. There is a $5 suggested donation to help offset the cost of the project.About the Venue
The performance of I Carry Your Heart will take place at the DCA Studio Theater in the Chicago Cultural Center, located at 78 E. Washington. For easiest access to the Studio Theater, use the entrance on the Randolph side of the building.The Chicago Cultural Center is convenient to the Red, Brown, Green, Orange, and Pink line CTA trains, and the 157 bus.
Accommodations are available for accessible seating. If possible, please notify us in advance by e-mailing info@prologuetheatreco.org.
Conor Burke (Josh) is excited to be working with Prologue Theatre for the first time. As an ensemble member of Nothing Special Productions, Conor has worked both on and offstage, most recently as projection designer for their Chicago premier of "Let X." His onstage work with them included their first full Chicago production "The Rise and Fall of the Mad King of Scotland," and this season's "The Alchemist."
Pat Christenson (Debra) recently relocated to Chicago after living and performing in and around San Francisco for 20 years. She has appeared in "The Original Grease" (American Theater Company) and the premier of "Scared Shitless" (Blatant Testimony Productions). She can currently be seen in "Johnny Boy's Graduation" and is involved in the development of "Heavenly Evening," a new musical in which she plays Ethel Merman. Pat is also a cabaret singer, podcaster ("Look At His Butt!") and voiceover artist. Keep up with Pat at www.patonstage.com.
Margo Gray (Director) has served as Prologue's Artistic Director since its founding in 2008. For Prologue, she has directed Dream of a Common Language, Mae West's Sex, The Cat's Meow: a vaudeville, and Vladamir Nabokov's The Wood Sprite. Other favorite projects include The Wonder: a Woman Keeps a Secret! (Point of Contention), Strong Voice, What of the Night? (Halcyon Theatre) and Joyce Carol Oates' Poor Bibi
(Milwaukee Rep Lab). She spent a year as a Fulbright Fellow working and
researching stage movement and theatre pedagogy at the Moscow Art
Theatre School and the Schukin School in Moscow, Russia. Margo is a
graduate of Grinnell College. Learn more about her work at margogray.com.
Lara Janson (Tess) is pleased to join the cast of I Carry Your Heart. She is a
graduate of Grinnell College, where she studied English and gender &
women's studies, along with voice and acting. Lara has performed
street theatre in South America and used Theatre of the Oppressed
methods in outreach to teens at risk for human trafficking. Lara moved
to Chicago two years ago. Chicago credits include: Landmark Festival,
2010 and 2011 (Prologue); Heather McDonald's Dream of a Common Language (Prologue); and E.M. Lewis's Strong Voice
(Halcyon). Ms. Janson currently researches the commercial sex industry
in Chicago for a local anti-trafficking organization and has begun a
graduate program in sociology. Lara is a Prologue Artistic Associate.
Georgette Kelly (playwright) is a native of New York whose heart belongs to Chicago. Her most recent play, Lighthousekeeping, adapted from the novel by Jeanette Winterson, was produced by New Leaf Theatre and directed by Jessica Hutchinson in the DCA Storefront Theater in 2011. Georgette holds a B.A. in Performance Studies from Northwestern University and is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America. Her writing has received the Writers WorkSpace Working Writer Grant and the City of Chicago CAAP Grant. She has also held management positions for new works at The Goodman Theatre and Northwestern, such as The State(s) of America: The Regina Taylor Project, The Dramatists Guild Chicago Initiative, and The Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project. Currently, Georgette teaches theatre to middle school students in New York City.
Jovan King (Blake) is from Yellow Springs, Ohio and received his BFA in Acting from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He has been in Chicago a little over a year. Some of his previous credits include Midsummer’s Night Dream, To Kill a Mockingbird, Piano Lesson and As You Like It. Since moving to Chicago he has been in the The Hobbit (Theatre-Hikes), Sizzle-A Global Warming Comedy (New Suit), and various shows with Great Works Theater Company including, The BFG and A Christmas Carol. He is thrilled to be working with Prologue Theatre Co., and hopes to do more with them in the future!
Johanna Middleton (Lydia) is a recent graduate of Northwestern University where she received a BA in Theatre. She is grateful for the opportunity to workshop this play with this team of artists. Thanks to family and friends!
Whitney A. Morse (Phoebe) recently completed her MFA in Acting from Columbia
University School of the Arts in New York City. She studyied under
Kristin Linklater, Anne Bogart, Andrei Serban, Andrea Haring, and Larry
Singer. She has performed all over the US from Chicago to New York
and even Aspen Colorado. Some of her favorite roles include: Claire in
Proof, The Bakers Wife in Into The Woods, Meg in Little Women, and of course Ryan's Mother in Ryan's List. She serves as Prologue's Casting and Literary Director.
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Artistic Team Biographies
Conor Burke (Josh) is excited to be working with Prologue Theatre for the first time. As an ensemble member of Nothing Special Productions, Conor has worked both on and offstage, most recently as projection designer for their Chicago premier of "Let X." His onstage work with them included their first full Chicago production "The Rise and Fall of the Mad King of Scotland," and this season's "The Alchemist." Pat Christenson (Debra) recently relocated to Chicago after living and performing in and around San Francisco for 20 years. She has appeared in "The Original Grease" (American Theater Company) and the premier of "Scared Shitless" (Blatant Testimony Productions). She can currently be seen in "Johnny Boy's Graduation" and is involved in the development of "Heavenly Evening," a new musical in which she plays Ethel Merman. Pat is also a cabaret singer, podcaster ("Look At His Butt!") and voiceover artist. Keep up with Pat at www.patonstage.com.Margo Gray (Director) has served as Prologue's Artistic Director since its founding in 2008. For Prologue, she has directed Dream of a Common Language, Mae West's Sex, The Cat's Meow: a vaudeville, and Vladamir Nabokov's The Wood Sprite. Other favorite projects include The Wonder: a Woman Keeps a Secret! (Point of Contention), Strong Voice, What of the Night? (Halcyon Theatre) and Joyce Carol Oates' Poor Bibi
(Milwaukee Rep Lab). She spent a year as a Fulbright Fellow working and
researching stage movement and theatre pedagogy at the Moscow Art
Theatre School and the Schukin School in Moscow, Russia. Margo is a
graduate of Grinnell College. Learn more about her work at margogray.com. Lara Janson (Tess) is pleased to join the cast of I Carry Your Heart. She is a
graduate of Grinnell College, where she studied English and gender &
women's studies, along with voice and acting. Lara has performed
street theatre in South America and used Theatre of the Oppressed
methods in outreach to teens at risk for human trafficking. Lara moved
to Chicago two years ago. Chicago credits include: Landmark Festival,
2010 and 2011 (Prologue); Heather McDonald's Dream of a Common Language (Prologue); and E.M. Lewis's Strong Voice
(Halcyon). Ms. Janson currently researches the commercial sex industry
in Chicago for a local anti-trafficking organization and has begun a
graduate program in sociology. Lara is a Prologue Artistic Associate.Georgette Kelly (playwright) is a native of New York whose heart belongs to Chicago. Her most recent play, Lighthousekeeping, adapted from the novel by Jeanette Winterson, was produced by New Leaf Theatre and directed by Jessica Hutchinson in the DCA Storefront Theater in 2011. Georgette holds a B.A. in Performance Studies from Northwestern University and is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America. Her writing has received the Writers WorkSpace Working Writer Grant and the City of Chicago CAAP Grant. She has also held management positions for new works at The Goodman Theatre and Northwestern, such as The State(s) of America: The Regina Taylor Project, The Dramatists Guild Chicago Initiative, and The Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project. Currently, Georgette teaches theatre to middle school students in New York City. Jovan King (Blake) is from Yellow Springs, Ohio and received his BFA in Acting from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He has been in Chicago a little over a year. Some of his previous credits include Midsummer’s Night Dream, To Kill a Mockingbird, Piano Lesson and As You Like It. Since moving to Chicago he has been in the The Hobbit (Theatre-Hikes), Sizzle-A Global Warming Comedy (New Suit), and various shows with Great Works Theater Company including, The BFG and A Christmas Carol. He is thrilled to be working with Prologue Theatre Co., and hopes to do more with them in the future!Johanna Middleton (Lydia) is a recent graduate of Northwestern University where she received a BA in Theatre. She is grateful for the opportunity to workshop this play with this team of artists. Thanks to family and friends! Whitney A. Morse (Phoebe) recently completed her MFA in Acting from Columbia
University School of the Arts in New York City. She studyied under
Kristin Linklater, Anne Bogart, Andrei Serban, Andrea Haring, and Larry
Singer. She has performed all over the US from Chicago to New York
and even Aspen Colorado. Some of her favorite roles include: Claire in
Proof, The Bakers Wife in Into The Woods, Meg in Little Women, and of course Ryan's Mother in Ryan's List. She serves as Prologue's Casting and Literary Director.Want to be the first to know about upcoming projects, tickets deals, and inside gossip? Connect with us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
