WORLD PREMIERE
Judgment Day
April 23
May 26, 2024
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
written by Rob Ulin
directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Premiere Production Sponsor
“Landing all the jokes... Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos”
–Hollywood Reporter
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?”
ASL Duo-interpretation: Fri, May 10 • 7:30 p.m.
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 (with optional Touch Tour): Sun, May 19 • 2:00 p.m.
The Players
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