Featuring: Grant Carriker, Declan Collins, Karla Corona, Emilie Rose Danno, Ernest Henton, Frank Nall, Xela Rosas, Luke Steadman, Jenna Steege
Understudies: Ashayla Calvin, Nick Jordan, Leah Huskey, Travis Monroe Neese, Xela Rosas, Luke Steadman, Kevin Woodrow
Production Team: Julian Hester (Director), Symonne Still (Assistant Director), Rebecca Gilman (Stage Manager), Fernando Juarez (Assistant Stage Manager), Tom McNelis (Tech Director), Kevin Hagan (Scenic Design), Petter Wahlback (Sound Design), Randy Rozler (Properties), Mary Nora Wolf & Russell Yost (Costume Design), Mary Nora Wolf (Costume Construction & Additional Design) Mike McShane (Lighting), and David Blixt (Fight and intimacy choreography)
Malapert Love is a modern response to the tropes, style and structure of Shakespeare’s comedies. It follows the tangled and farcical action of a group of people who have all fallen in love with the wrong person.
Performance Schedule
Previews: November 5th at 8:00 pm, November 6th at 3:00 pm and November 9th at 8:00 pm
Opening: Thursday, November 10th at 8:00 pm
Performances: November 11th- December 11th, 2022
Thursday, Friday & Saturday: 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: 3:00 p.m.
Please note: There will not be a performance on Thursday, November 24 (Thanksgiving).
Accessibility & Covid Policy:
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Running Time: 2 and a half hours with 1 intermission
Late Seating: Late Seating Allowed
Location: : The Den Theatre’s Upstairs Mainstage: 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Tickets are sold through The Den Theatre.
Press
Interviews
Interviews with playwright Siah Berlatsky:
Interviews with cast & crew:
Reviews
“Better yet, Malapert Love is full of deeply satisfying and gasp-inducing romantic moments between queer (and cisgender) characters to offset the scheming and the duels.”
““This play is nothing less than the most articulate and utterly hilarious original production I have seen since the pandemic ended.””
“Once word gets out about how much fun this play is, audiences will be flocking to the Den Theatre to forget their troubles and laugh themselves silly.””
““Ensemble member Julian Hester’s direction is a marvel of timing, visual gags, malaprops, and physical comedy. Stir in some ribaldry and scorned love with a raucous sword-fighting vagrant who huffs a turpentine and urine blend, and you have a comic winner.””