Footholds vol. 6

In its sixth installment, Footholds intertwines The Impostors Theatre Co.’s unique vision with local voices. Footholds is an anthology series written by playwrights from across the Chicagoland community. Ensemble members conceived the idea in reaction to one of the most frustrating and intimidating villains an artist can face: a blank page. A blank canvas allows for infinite possibilities, but this can sometimes act as a hindrance. With no definitive starting point, it can be difficult to realize a final product. By introducing a single, ambiguous constraint, a crack in the block of marble, we ask our writers and collaborators to start with the same limitation and branch off wherever their imaginations take them.

This year’s foothold: A lamp-lit alley, fringing the noise—before, during, or after the party.

THE PLAYS
“The 13 Times I May or May Not Have Said Hi to My Ex at His Birthday Party” by Conlan Carter
“Leave Only Crumbs” by Alex Fortune
“Hole in the Wall” by Jared Goudsmit
“In the Mood” by Matt Schutz
“Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln” by Samantha Hurley
“Fragments” by Stephen Gerrie
“Storytellers… or a little Black joy for your Sunday” by Chels Morgan

CAST
Whitney Pipes
Tulsi McDaniels
Kene Ifezue
Rashaad A. Bond
Charlie Mann
Ian Mason
Squeek Rangel

ARTISTS
Rachel Borgo … Production Director
Courtney Marie … Assistant Production Director
Caitlin McManus … Director
Kayla Menz … Director
Jared Sheldon … Director
Ebby Offord … Director
Erin Sheets … Director
River Cy Denman … Sound Designer
Dominick Alesia … Composer
Chels Morgan … Choreographer & Playwright
Anna Rogers … Costume Designer
Seojung Jang … Lighting Designer
Ethan Gasbarro … Set Designer & Technical Director
Adri Andreolas … Assistant Stage Manager & Scenic Painter
Kevin Blair … Stage Manager