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Full Cast, Creative Team Set for Ten Cent Night at Chicago Dramatists

Anna Carini in Ten Cent Night
(© Johnny Knight)
Anna Carini in Ten Cent Night
(© Johnny Knight)

Chicago Dramatists will open its 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of resident playwright Marisa Wegrzyn’s new comedy Ten Cent Night, September 26-October 26. Richard Shavzin will direct.

The play is an offbeat family comedy which centers around Roby, daughter of Country singer Hewitt Finley, and a necessary family reunion after Finley’s suicide. The cast will feature Morgan McCabe as Lila, Freeman Coffey as Roscoe, Anna Carini as Roby, Maura Kidwell as Dee, Ian McLaren as Holt, Lauren Patten as Sadie, and Joshua Rollins as Danny.

The creative team will include Sebastien Grouard (scenic design), Christine Pasquale (costume design), and Ben White (lighting design).

For more information, call 312-633-0630 or visit chicagodramatists.org.