Written by Lucas Hnath
Directed by Ensemble Member Heidi Stillman
How much would you pay to stay alive? As her health deteriorates, Maxine is convinced her daughter is paying Nurse Tina to “nudge” her into the grave before the new estate tax become law. So Maxine proposes a deal of her own, and the wild ride begins, delivering us, as the title suggests, straight to the intersection of America’s two inevitables. Darkly comedic, treacherously suspenseful, engaging and provocative.
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“★★★★★… continually surprising, morbidly funny’
– Time Out Chicago
“Provocative…whip-smart…You really can’t ask for anything more.”
– Chicago Sun-Times
‘darkly hilarious”
– Chicago Reader
“a deliciously suspenseful mess of ethical dilemmas”
– Newcity Stage
“a lean, provocative drama”
– Daily Herald
Artists
HEIDI STILLMAN, Director
JOHN MUSIAL, Scenic Designer
SALLY DOLEMBO, Costume Designer
CHRISTINE A. BINDER, Lighting Designer
RICK SIMS, Composer/Sound Designer
MIEKA VAN DER PLOEG, Properties Designer
REBECCA PECHTER, Production Stage Manager
Featuring
J. NICOLE BROOKS, Tina
DEANNA DUNAGAN, Maxine
RAYMOND FOX, Todd
LOUISE LAMSON, Daughter
Lookingglass Artists
Lookingglass is an ensemble based company, with a dedicated group of artists composing its roster of Ensemble Members, Artistic Associates, and Teaching Artists.
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