Playing at the Greenhouse Theater Center: 2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
THE STORY:
This Orwellian farce about language, bureaucracies, and surveillance takes place at the surprisingly real and relevant intersection of Monty Python, The Office, and 1984. MEMO follows Gross, the harassed managing director who unwittingly authorizes an experiment that will introduce an incomprehensible artificial language in an absurd attempt to increase efficiency. Playwright Václav Havel explores the self-deluding rationalizations and moral compromises that characterize life under a totalitarian political system, or everyday office life…
CAST
Tricia Rogers
Gross
Joel Moses
Balas
Subhash Thakrar
Kubs/Suba
Mary Mikva
Director’s Assistant
Nick Bryant
J.V. Brown
Stephanie Sullivan
Kalous
Schanora Wimpie
Masat
Kate Black-Spence
Kunc
Laura Sturm
Talaura
Kris Downing
Translation Assistant
Colin Jackson
The Watcher
PRODUCTION TEAM
Václav Havel
Playwright
Bryan Wakefield
Director
Nyssa Lowenstein
Assistant Director
Angela Kring
Stage Manager
Jeremy Floyd
Costume Designer
Tony Reimer
Sound Designer
Terrence McClellan
Scenic Designer
TBD
Lighting Designer
Kevin Nedberg
Technical Director