TimePieces Archive: 2012 – 2013 Season
These plays were presented as part of the TimePieces Play Reading Series during the 2012-13 season:
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THE ABSENCE OF WEATHER
by Ken Urban
directed by Scott Illingworth
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 7 pm
TimeLine Theatre
615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago
An American tragedy about the wages of fear. James Forrestal, architect of the Cold War, attempts suicide after Truman dismisses him. The former Secretary of Defense fears the Russians have infiltrated the highest ranks of the U.S. government. In his room at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Forrestal asks: If a man makes decisions he’s not proud of, even if it’s for the larger good, is that man still in the right?
Featuring Laura T. Fisher, Lawrence Grimm, Torrey Hanson and Ian Paul Custer in the cast.
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HOW THE WORLD BEGAN
by Catherine Trieschmann
directed by Andrea Dymond
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 7 pm
TimeLine Theatre
615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago
Creationism and evolution collide in this fascinating play about the debate between how religion and science are taught in schools. In the aftermath of a deadly tornado in a small Kansas town, a high school biology teacher relocates from New York City to help this community in need of aid and healing. After making an off-hand remark in class about the origin of the universe, she is confronted by a student offended by what he feels is inappropriate commentary on his beliefs. As a firestorm of controversy engulfs the town, How the World Beganexplores faith, grief, fear and the chasms that divide our country.
Featuring TimeLine Company Member Mechelle Moe with Donald Brearley and Zachary Keller.
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SOME BRIGHTER DISTANCE
by Keith Reddin
directed by Scott Illingworth
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 7 pm
Note alternate location: Stage 773, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago
From acclaimed playwright Keith Reddin comes this fascinating new play never before seen. Spanning 1946-1984, Some Brighter Distance is based on a true story of a German scientist brought to America at the end of World War II to be an instrumental player in developing the rocket that would take us to the moon. Years later, the U.S. government, which once had brought this scientist here for its own gain, now seeks to completely disassociate with him, digging up issues from the past and accusing him of horrible atrocities during the war.
Featuring TimeLine Company Member Janet Ulrich Brooks, TimeLine Associate Artist Andrew Carter, Kurt Ehrmann, Francis Guinan, Greta Honold and Stef Tovar.