Ragtime
May 27 – July 22, 2017
Location
The Den Theatre, 1333 North Milwaukee Ave., in Chicago. The Den Theatre’s Heath Main Stage.
Show & Ticket Info
Previews – May 27 – June 3, 2017
Regular Run – June 4 – July 22, 2017
Performances – Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm. Sunday at 3:00pm (one performance on Wednesday, July 19, 2017)
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Tickets – $30 – $39.
Premiere Production Sponsor
Michael and Mona Heath Fund
Additional production support from Gitta K. Jacobs
Overview
Book Terrence McNally
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty
Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow
New Orchestrations by Matt Deitchman
Directed by Scott Weinstein
A newly orchestrated chamber version of the Tony Award-winning musical performed with two pianos, a wind instrument and 20 actors. Griffin premieres this new version created by director Scott Weinstein and music director Matt Deitchman. The musical, based on the 1975 novel by E.L. Doctorow, is set at the dawn of a new century where the lives of three distinct American families from different backgrounds intersect in their search for the American dream. Part history lesson—part family saga, Ragtime asks us to think about racism, immigration, social justice, wage inequality and the role of women in society in a changing America.
Crew
Jermaine Hill & Ellen Morris – Music Direction
William Carlos Angulo – Choreography
William Boles – Scenic Design
Rachel Sypniewski – Costume Design
Alex Ridgers – Lighting Design
Stephen Ptacek – Sound Design
Annamarie Giordano – Properties Design
Catherine Allen – Production Manager
KZ Wilkerson – Assistant Director/Asst. Choreographer/Dramaturg
Katie Messmore – Stage Manager
Nick Plakas – Assistant Stage Manager
Kelly Parker – Casting Director
Cast
Larry Baldacci – Grandfather
Neala Barron – Emma Goldman
Marcellus Burt – Ensemble
Joe Capstick – Harry Houdini
Caitlin Collins – Evelyn Nesbit
Danielle Davis – Sarah’s Friend
Matt Edmonds – Younger Brother
Frederick Harris – Booker T. Washington
Autumn Hlava – The Little Girl
Courtney Jones – Kathleen/Brigit and others
Arielle Leverett – Ensemble
Alanna Lovely – Ensemble
Scott Allen Luke – Father
Laura McClain – Mother
Blace McGraw – Coalhouse Walker III
Ben Miller – The Little Boy
Juwon Perry – Ensemble
Jason Richards – Tateh
Jonathan Schwart – Henry Ford
Katherine Thomas – Sarah
Denzel Tsopnang – Coalhouse Walker, Jr.