a phase

(World Premiere)
Written by Elise Spoerlein. Directed by Spenser Davis.
February 26 - March 26, 2016 at The Den Theatre.

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Newly single after a break-up that caught her off-guard, Sam realizes that her now-ex-boyfriend of five years was the only guy she’d ever known… in the biblical sense. For so long, she had placed sex on a pedestal, only to now find herself alone. In a crappy apartment. In a new city. The key to breaking out and moving on? Kick over the pedestal. A PHASE is a hilarious World Premiere that takes the well-worn tropes of the “girl finds fulfillment in a man” story and flips them on their ear, as Sam explores sex as a way of regaining control of her life.

Reviews for A PHASE…

Spenser Davis’s direction for Broken Nose Theatre is clever and efficient, and so are the performances... The dialogue is buoyant...
— Tony Adler, Chicago Reader
An approachable, insightful, and charming production. I enjoyed every minute of Broken Nose Theatre’s production and would highly recommend it!
— Brianna Kratz, Third Coast Review
Captures exactly how people talk to the point that it occasionally feels like you’re eavesdropping on the conversations happening onstage.
— J.R. Pierce, Chicago Stage Standard

PRODUCTION TEAM

  • SPENSER DAVIS* | Director, Co-Scenic Designer, Co-Projections

  • ELISE SPOERLEIN* | Playwright

  • DAVID WEISS* | Dramaturg & Co-Projections

  • CAITLIN BOYLAN^ | Production Manager

  • ROSE HAMILL | Stage Manager

  • SAM BROWNSON^ | Sound Designer & Original Music

  • IVY REID^ | Lighting Designer

  • ANTHONY VENTURINI | Co-Scenic Designer & Scenic Painter

  • TAYLOR HORST | Costume Designer

* company members  ^ artistic associates

CAST

  • ELISE SPOERLEIN* | Sam

  • SHARIBA RIVERS | Mom

  • DENNIS BISTO | Jeff

  • DAVID WEISS* | Zack

  • DAGO SOTO | Emilio

  • ANDREW CUTLER | Gabe

  • JULIANA BRECHER | Sam u/s

  • AMY SUNSHINE | Mom u/s

  • RICHARD EISLOEFFEL | Jeff u/s

  • EVAN SESEK | Zack u/s

  • JOSH SERVANTEZ | Emilio u/s

  • J.T. NAGLE | Gabe u/s