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Point Break LIVE! Announces Chicago Cast

Casting has been announced for the open-ended Chicago run of Jaime Keeling and Jamie Hook’s Point Break LIVE!, which will begin previews on March 19 at the New Rock Theater in Chicago in anticipation of an official opening on March 21. Eve Hars will direct the production.

An absurdist stage adaptation of the 1991 Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze movie of the same name, the company will feature Jay Berger (FBI Agent 1/Surfer Boy/Assistant Production Manager), Greg Callozzo (Harp), Leah Cowen (Director Kathryn Bigelow/Tyler), Tracie Dahlke (Cue Card Girl/PA/Stunt Double), Derek Elstro (Grommet), Cody Evans (Nathanial), Colin Fewel (FBI Agent 2/Aussie Cop), Errol McLendon (Pappas),and Matthew Peck (Bodhi).

Originally conceived and staged in Seattle, Point Break LIVE! has sold out in extended runs in Seattle, Minneapolis, New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, andis the longest-running theatrical production currently playing in L.A.

For further information, visit: www.pointbreaklive.com.