Summer People in Chicago
As the Chicago Tribune well said, “When Jenny Connell’s premiering drama “Summer People” sticks to present-day reality on the coast of Maine, this sweet and honest tale of a fractured family, a returning young soldier, and a good-hearted Vietnam vet falls easily on the eye and ear at the Gift Theatre in Jefferson Park.”
Set in rural Maine in the summer of 2004, Summer People, a new play by Gift ensemble member Connell, toggles uneasily among a number of interconnected story lines. While Summer People combines foreign policy and domestic drama to less than satisfying effect, the Gift’s production is well acted scene to scene. (Read more: http://bit.ly/306tiV)
The play goes through December 13. Get tickets.
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