ABOUT THE PLAY
RIGHTEOUSLY ANGRY, RIOTOUSLY FUNNY
The teachers of Tumbldn High School don't live in an inspirational teacher movie. They bring mousetraps from home, they make the toilet paper last, and they show up for the kids nobody else shows up for. So when the school is slated for closure at the end of the year, and the weight of the inevitable bears down on the community, students and teachers alike discover their breaking points.
Ricky, the vice principal, has stayed firmly on the sidelines for all of the teachers' previous battles, but now in the eleventh hour, he's compelled to step up with a plan to save the school. Some risk their futures to follow his lead-- But does he actually have any idea what he's doing?
Spiked with humor and brimming with fury, Exit Strategy is an exhilarating call to arms about what we owe each other.
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"At once poetic, political, sad, funny, timely, complex and compassionate, Ike Holter's thrilling, beautiful new play Exit Strategy is the story of the desperate final days of a condemned, crumbling Chicago public school. . . . Holter has forged a riveting 90 minutes."
-Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
TICKETS
This performance is available Friday, June 4 at 7:00 PM through Sunday, June 13.
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$20 Individual ticket
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ARTISTS
*Resident Artist Company Member
†Cloris Award Winner
ERIC OLSON
Ricky
JAMES SERPENTO*
Arnold
DAVIDA WILLIAMS†
Pam
HUGO PEREZ LOA Luce
RAE DAVIS FEHRING*
Sadie
SOPHIA MONTOYA-SUSON
Jania
EMMETT PHILLIPS
Donnie
MATTHEW MCIVER*†
Director
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IKE HOLTER
Playwright
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LAUREN DURSKY*
Stage Manager
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STEPHANIE WILBER
Costume Designer
G. THOMAS FURGERSON
Lighting Designer
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JOSH JEPSON*†
Sound Designer
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MEDIA G
Videography