In Darfur

by Winter Miller
directed by Nick Bowling

Chicago Premiere

Jan 19, 2011 - Mar 20, 2011

Playwright Winter Miller’s experiences accompanying Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof in Sudan inform this provocative account of the horrors of genocide. In a camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur, three lives intertwine — an aid worker trying to save lives, a Darfuri woman searching for safety and a journalist who believes that one front-page story can help stop the madness. Together they tell an intense, inspired-by-real-life story that demands international attention.

Nick Bowling ~ + Director

Winter Miller Playwright

Cast

Mildred Marie Langford * + Hawa

Tyla Abercrumbie * + Jan

Kelli Simpkins Maryka

Gregory Isaac Carlos

Eddie Jordan III Janjaweed Militia, Sudanese Aid Worker, SLA Soldier, Injured Man, Sudanese Policeman

Brian-Alwyn Newland Janjaweed Militia, Police Officer, Patient, SLA Soldier, Sudanese Policeman, Guard

Ebony Wimbs Hamida

Production Team

Will Allan * + Assistant Director

Julie Eberhardt Props Designer

Ana Espinosa * Wardrobe Supervisor

Andrew Hansen ^ Composer and Sound Designer

Eva Breneman ^ Dialect Coach

Mike Tutaj # ^ Projections Designer

Maren Robinson + Dramaturg

Josephine Kearns * ^ Production Manager

Jesse Klug # Lighting Designer

Amanda Sweger Scenic Designer

Nic Jones Lighting Designer

Lindsey Pate Costume Designer

Jesse Klug # Lighting Designer

Cheney Tardio Stage Manager

Amanda Barker Production Assistant

Caleb Charles McAndrew Technical Director

Kathy Logelin Assistant Language and Dialect Coach

Tyler Rich Fight Choreographer

Mac Vaughey Master Electrician

* Member of Actors Equity Association

# Member of United Scenic Artists

~ Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

+ TimeLine Company Member

^ TimeLine Associate Artist

§ TimeLine Playwrights Collective

Reviews

Newcity

January 24, 2011

[Mildred Marie] Langford is a revelation; she nails her character’s humanity. [Kelli] Simpkins and [Gregory] Isaac show the longing and frustration of those forced to stand by and watch. But the star of the show is the multimedia set; Amanda Sweger’s set design and Mike Tutaj’s video and projection work give us the images we need to understand the unthinkable.

—Lisa Buscani

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Discussions & Events

Sunday Scholars Series
February 13, 4:30 pm
This one-hour post-show panel discussion features experts on the themes of the play.

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