WORLD PREMIERE
Judgment Day
April 23
June 2, 2024
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
written by Rob Ulin
directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
April 23
June 2, 2024
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
written by Rob Ulin
directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
A wickedly funny new satire... anyone with functioning arteries will laugh their socks off
Chicago Tribune
HEAVEN SENT! A spritely, unabashed, comic romp with a whip‑smart, no‑holds-barred script
Picks In Six
A HELL OF A GOOD TIME! I can’t remember the last time I laughed so long and hard at a play
Chicago Culture Authority
Extended by popular demand through June 2! Emmy and Tony Award-winner Jason Alexander (of Seinfeld fame) makes his Chicago stage debut in a hilariously irreverent world premiere comedy staged by Broadway director Moritz von Stuelpnagel and written by award-winning TV screenwriter Rob Ulin. Alexander plays Sammy Campo, a staggeringly corrupt, morally bankrupt lawyer who's threatened with eternal damnation by a terrifying angel after a near-death experience. In a desperate attempt to redeem himself, Sammy forms an unlikely bond with a Catholic priest who is having his own crisis of faith. Filled with razor-sharp wit, this deliciously devious comedy rollicks through the timeless questions of Western philosophy—“morality,” “faith,” and “Are people any damn good?”
Open Captioning: Wed, May 15 • 1:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Projected Spanish Translation: Thu, May 16 • 7:30 p.m.
Audio Description: Sun, May 19 • 2:00 p.m.
Creative Team
Rob Ulin Playwright
Moritz von Stuelpnagel Director
Beowulf Boritt Scenic Designer
Tilly Grimes Costume Designer
Amith Chandrashaker Lighting Designer
Mikaal Sulaiman Sound Designer
Tommy Kurzman Hair and Make-up Designer
Max Fabian Fight and Intimacy Director
Mallory Metoxen Assistant Director
Alexis Distler Assistant Scenic Designer
Caity Mulkearns Assistant Costume Designer
Max Grano De Oro Assistant Lighting Designer
Bob Mason Chicago Casting Director
Laura Stanczyk, C.S.A. New York Casting Director
Jinni Pike Production Stage Manager
Mary Zanger Assistant Stage Manager
Cast
Jason Alexander Sammy Campo
Maggie Bofill Tracy
Daniel Breaker Father Michael
Candy Buckley Angel
Olivia Denise Dawson Della
Joe Dempsey Jackson
Michael Kostroff Monsignor
Ellis Myers Casper
Meg Thalken Edna