March 7–April 15, 2018
Written by Novid Parsi
Directed by Carin Silkaitis
Having fled Iran where he was imprisoned for being a gay man, a damaged Razi arrives at his sister's doorstep in Chicago only to disrupt the life she and her American husband built together. As the Chicago Cubs vie to make history, rivalries of a different kind simmer in the Uptown two-flat that Razi tries to call home. With echoes of A Streetcar Named Desire, Novid Parsi's world premiere drama probes the boundaries between family, loss, prejudice, and desire.
Sean | Philip Winston*
Razi | Salar Ardebili
Cesar and Others | Christian Castro
Soraya | Catherine Dildilian
Beth | Alison Plott
Cesar and Others | Armando Reyes
Ben | Scott Shimizu
Chuck | Joshua Volkers
Understudy for Razi | Ninos Baba
Understudy for Chuck | Bobby Bowman
Understudy for Razi and Cesar | Charlie Diaz
Understudy for Soraya | Tina El Gamal
Understudy for Beth | Amy Gray
Understudy for Sean | Reed Willard
Understudy for Ben | Tim Yong
* Member of Actor's Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.
Producer | Malik Gillani
Producer | Jamil Khoury
Associate Producer | Corey Pond
Playwright | Novid Parsi
Director | Carin Silkaitis
Production Manager | Kelly Butler
Production Manager | Kat McNall
Stage Manager | Joshua Baggett
Scenic Designer | Joe Schermoly §
Costume Designer | Elsa Hiltner
Lighting Designer | Lindsey Lyddan
Sound Designer and Original Music | Jeffrey Levin
Props Designer | Abigail Cain
Fight and Intimacy Designer | Gaby Labotka
Fight Captain | Joshua J. Volkers
Intimacy Captain | Alison Plott
Farsi Coach | Salar Ardebili
Dramaturg | Kate Cuellar
Technical Director | Harrison Ornelas
Assistant Director | Kristin Osborn
Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager | Stephen Kossack
Performance Assistant Stage Manager | Melissa Hubbert
Master Electrician | David Trudeau
Marketing Coordinator | Colin Smith
Box Office Manager | Al Gillani
House Manager | Nick Johnson
Program Editor | Sarah Ibis
Press and Archive Photographer | Airan Wright
Additional Photographer | Scott Dray
Videographer | Deann Baker
*Member of Actor's Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.
§ Member of United Scenic Artists, the union of professional designers, artists, and craftspeople.
2018 Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards
Novid Parsi nominated for Best New Work
Feature "Gay playwright lays it on the 'Line' with latest project," Windy City Times, March 14, 2018
Feature "New Play Explores Immigration, Respectability, And Sexuality In Chicago," Worldview, WBEZ Chicago, March 15, 2018
Feature "'Through The Elevated Line', una obra de teatro que refleja el clima antiinmigrante que se vive en EEUU," Univision, April 3, 2018 (in Spanish)
Review "THROUGH THE ELEVATED LINE: A Mirror We Hold to Look at Ourselves," The Patch, March 12, 2018
Review "Through the Elevated Line," Windy City Times, March 28, 2018
