Refuge

October 7-November 13, 2022

A play with music co-created by Satya Jnani Chávez & Andrew Rosendorf with translations by Mari Meza-Burgos.

Production team: Satya Jnani Chávez (she/they; Co-Director/Music Director) will lead the creative team alongside Valen-Marie Santos (she/her; Co-Director). The production will feature the work of Jose Alexander (he/they; Scenic Designer), Trey Brazeal (he/him; Lighting Designer), Jazmin Aurora Medina (she/her/ella; Costume Designer), Lonnae Hickman (she/her; Properties Designer), Stefanie Senior (she/her; Sound Designer), Josiah Croegaert (he/him; Production Electrician), Isaac Mandel (he/him; Audio Engineer), Molly Smith (they/them; Production Manager), and Peyton Cooper (she/her; Stage Manager).

Featuring: Tatiana Bustamante (she/they), Bill Kalinak (he/him), Devon Carson (she/her), Juan Gonzalez Machain (he/him), Marcela Ossa Gómez (she/her), Laura Murillo Hart (she/her), Bridgett Martinez (she/her), Laura Quiñones (she/her), Andres J. DeLeon (he/him), Aida Palma Carpio (she/her) and Eustace Allen (he/him).

“I don’t think it is possible to see this amazing piece of theatre and not be moved by it. Once you’ve seen it, you’ll never see immigrants the same way again. This is without a doubt, the most emotional experience you are likely to have in a theatre this year.”

(Karen Topham, Chicago Onstage)

“The ensemble sound still is dancing in my head two days later.”

(Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune)

“The music and the acting is truly enough to make this an enjoyable experience that will give you pause to speak about what you saw and what you felt. Isn’t that what theatre is all about?”

(Al Bresloff, Around the Town)

Refuge weaves passionate and driving original music with the charm of artistic puppetry to share a bilingual tale of determination, grit, and hope.