the quiet part by Keegon Schuett

In a shipping warehouse, three coworkers grapple with daily inspirational quotes as the unforgiving holiday season looms. Breaking her vow of silence, Cate invites Newton and Kyle to her small, cold home for Thanksgiving dinner. After devouring comfort food and binge drinking, they cross professional boundaries to take inventory of their empty lives. Together they unpack uncomfortable existential questions and recognize the power it takes to say something really important.

Keegon Schuett – Playwright

Tyler Struble – Director

Madie Doppelt – Dramaturg

Stephanie Shum -cate

Jasper Johnson – newtorn

Winter Olamina – kyle

Maliha Sayed – Stage Directions

Freshly Brewed Team:

Nadya Naumaan – Co-Artistic Producer

Emma Durbin – Co-Artistic Producer

Joel Willison – Co-Artistic Producer

Mia Rhee – Associate Producer

Kandace Mack – Associate Producer

Magdalena Dalzell – Literary Committee Coordinator

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 also marks the inaugural collaboration between The Understudy and its neighbor, Edgewater’s Raven Theatre, who is thrilled to support The Understudy as their fiscal sponsor for this series. Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to Freshly Brewed.