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BURY THE SNOWCATS by Gracie Everett
August 24 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
PowerHouse Cheer Elite is an underdog in the world of All-Star Cheer, boasting only one team worth their salt: the Snowcats, who can’t seem to shake this losing streak. After an embarrassing failure and serious injury on the mat, their best chance at a trip to Nationals is gone, and no one is happy. Then, on their already-tense van ride home, a severe blizzard traps the Snowcats in the middle of nowhere with only each other for company.
Entirely set within the confines of the Waffle House across the street from their motel, Bury the Snowcats chronicles the week following the team’s worst failure to date. With their teammate’s prognosis still unclear, everyone searches for someone to blame.
Hostility forms, rumors fly, and secrets come to light that make disbandment a real possibility. Unable to escape the storm, or each other, the Snowcats are forced to decide whether they should fight for something that’s supposedly doomed, or let their circumstances bury them alive.
Playwright: Gracie Everett
Director: Nadya Naumaan
Dramaturg: Kate Schuert
Stage Directions: Joel Willison
Aggie: Gracie Hall
Alex: Ines Manuel
Briana: Campbell Smith
Claire: Eva Strazek
Megan: Andreas Woods
Nicole: Kandace Mack
Bob: Mari Joy
Sara: Olivia Pryor
Waffle House Mike: Jo Tannous
Freshly Brewed Team:
Nadya Naumaan – Co-Artistic Producer
Joel Willison – Co-Artistic Producer
Danny Fender – The Understudy Co-Owner
Adam Crawford – The Understudy Co-Owner
About Freshly Brewed
Freshly Brewed seeks to invest in Chicago’s emerging playwrights and theatre artists in keeping with The Understudy’s commitment to Community, Collaboration, and Discovery. The series features monthly readings of new plays in various stages of development. Each artist conrtibuting– playwrights, directors, and actors– will receive a stipend underwritten by the series’ anonymous donor.
Freshly Brewed is a collaboration between The Understudy Coffee and Books and Pocket Theatrics
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