human terrain
(Midwest Premiere)
Written by Jennifer Blackmer. Directed by Benjamin Brownson.
June 10 - July 9, 2016 at Voice of the City, 3429 W Diversey.
While working alongside the American military in Iraq, a female anthropologist finds herself enmeshed in a complex thicket of duty and compassion. HUMAN TERRAIN was a finalist in the Yale Drama Competition, a semi-finalist for the Princess Grace Award in Playwriting, and a finalist for the O’Neill National Playwrights’ Conference. Jennifer Blackmer won the 2015 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation Award for Emerging American Playwright.
“ONE OF THE TOP TEN SHOWS OF 2016”
- PerformInk
Nominated for the Jeff Award for Lead Actress/Play (Kim Boler)
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PRODUCTION TEAM
BENJAMIN BROWNSON* | Director, Producer
JENNIFER BLACKMER | Playwright
LAURA BAKER | Associate Director
IRIS SOWLAT | Assistant Director, Co-Dramaturg
JULIE LEGHORN | Stage Manager
CAITLIN BOYLAN^ | Production Manager
GABRIELLE MAGNESS | Assistant Production Manager
DAVID WEISS* | Co-Dramaturg
DEVON GREEN | Props Designer
CLAIRE SANGSTER | Lighting Designer
GROVER HOLLWAY | Sound Designer
MORIAH LEE TURNER | Costume Designer
MIKE J. SANOW | Technical Director/Military Consultant
MARTIN HANNA | Dialect Coach, Translations
MATT SINGLETON | Fight Choreography
ELISE SPOERLEIN* | Casting Director
* company members ^ artistic associates
CAST
KIM BOLER | Mabry
SHOZZETT SILVA | Adiliah
ROB KOON | Alford
JESSAMYN FITZPATRICK | Kate
MARTIN HANNA | Kemal
MATT SINGLETON | Detty
EVAN SESEK | Harrison
ANI COHEN | Mabry u/s
DAVID MELDMAN | Alford u/s
RACHAEL BARRY | Kate u/s
SUNNY ANAM | Kemal u/s
FRANK MENOLASCINO | Detty u/s
KEVIN LAUERMAN | Harrison u/s