{"id":6268,"date":"2017-05-24T13:35:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T20:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/?p=6268"},"modified":"2018-05-14T11:07:05","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T18:07:05","slug":"luna-gale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/archives\/luna-gale\/","title":{"rendered":"Luna Gale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>CoHo Season 22<\/h2>\n<h3>April 20 \u2013 May 12, 2018<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Luna-Gale-Ticket-Web-e1501532201542.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6394 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Luna-Gale-Ticket-Web-253x300.jpg\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>CoHo Productions with Danielle Weathers present<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1.0625rem;\">Luna Gale<\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>by Rebecca Gilman<br \/>\nDirected by Brandon Woolley<br \/>\nFeaturing Sharonlee McLean, Danielle Weathers, Shannon Mastel, Marian Mendez, Kelsey Tyler, Jacob Camp and Nick Ferrucci<\/p>\n<p><!-- START OF VENDINI TAG Copyright (C) 2017 Vendini, Inc. 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In one case, infant Luna Gale is hospitalized and removed from her stressed-out teenage parents Karlie and Peter, who are court-ordered to attend rehab groups for methamphetamine abuse \u2013 but the waiting list is too long. Karlie\u2019s divorced mother Cindy, a nurse\u2019s assistant and born-again Christian, seeks to adopt Luna with her Pastor\u2019s guidance, but against her daughter\u2019s wishes. Unspoken motives surface through unconventional methods while belief systems and best intentions are tested as all question how to best take care of children.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Join us for a post-show discussion on Sunday April 29 following the 2pm matinee. More information available <a href=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/blog\/luna-gale-context-conversation\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>REVIEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cSmart and absorbing\u201d \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/11\/theater\/rebecca-gilmans-luna-gale-opens-at-goodman-theater.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/11\/theater\/rebecca-gilmans-luna-gale-opens-at-goodman-theater.html?_r=0\">New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of this year\u2019s most valuable additions to American drama\u2026exploration of beaten up characters desperately searching for miracles, from drugs, from God and, yes, from even the DHS, where a social worker tries to heal her own wounds through helping others in distress.\u201d \u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/arts\/la-et-cm-luna-gale-review-20141204-column.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/arts\/la-et-cm-luna-gale-review-20141204-column.html\">LA Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSocial workers are rarely portrayed on stage and films as anything other than instruments of unfeeling bureaucracies. \u201cLuna Gale\u201d reminds you of what a thankless but essential job they do, with only the equivalent of watered-down Elmer\u2019s Glue to patch cracks and fissures in a dysfunctional society.\u201d \u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/entertainment\/theater\/luna-gale-a-candid-look-at-the-fight-to-help-foster-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/entertainment\/theater\/luna-gale-a-candid-look-at-the-fight-to-help-foster-kids\/\">Seattle Times<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rebecca Gilman is an Artistic Associate at the Goodman in Chicago. Ms. Gilman\u2019s plays include <em>Luna Gale, A True History of the Johnstown Flood, Dollhouse, Boy Gets Girl, Spinning Into Butter, Blue Surge<\/em> (all of which were commissioned and originally produced by the Goodman), <em>The Glory of Living, The Sweetest Swing in Baseball, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter<\/em> and <em>The Crowd You\u2019re in With<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Gilman is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, The Harper Lee Award, The Scott McPherson Award, The Prince Prize for Commissioning New Work, The Roger L. Stevens Award from the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays, The Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright, The George Devine Award, The Theatre Masters Visionary Award, The Great Plains Playwright Award and an Illinois Arts Council playwriting fellowship. <em>Boy Gets Girl<\/em> received an Olivier Award nomination for Best New Play and she was named a finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for her play, <em>The Glory of Living<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>She is a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild of America and a board member of the ACLU of Illinois. She received her MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa. Ms. Gilman is an associate professor of playwriting and screenwriting at Northwestern University as part of its MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage program. \u00a0She is the recipient of a Global Connections Grant by Theatre Communications Group and an American Scandinavian Foundation Creative Writing Grant for the development of a new play in conjunction with G\u00f6teborgs Dramatiska Teater in Gothenburg, <em>Sweden: R\u00f6dvinsv\u00e4nster (Red-Wine Leftists): 1977.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-6268\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/archives\/luna-gale\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on 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