September 6
October 30, 2022
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson
book by Bekah Brunstetter
based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks
choreographed by Katie Spelman
directed by Michael Greif & Schele Williams
Co-Scenic Designer
BRETT BANAKIS CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: The Devil Wears Prada (Broadway in Chicago). BROADWAY: The Cher Show. REGIONAL: Upcoming world-premiere musical The Outsiders (La Jolla Playhouse); Camp Siegfried (Second Stage Theater); My Own Personal Exegesis (LCT3 Program, Lincoln Center Theater). INTERNATIONAL: Scenic supervisor for all worldwide productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. ARCHITECTURAL & INTERIOR DESIGN: New York City’s Lyric Theatre Auditorium; Melbourne, Australia’s Princess Theatre; San Francisco’s Curran Theatre; Hamburg, Germany’s Mehr! Großmarkt Theatre; Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre; Tokyo’s Akasaka ACT Theater. Banakis is a designer for theater, film, opera, and environment based in Brooklyn, New York. He serves on the faculty of New York University Tisch School of the Arts. @brettjbanakis www.brettjbanakis.com
Tickets $53–$125
Run Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
(includes intermission)
Seat Map (PDF)
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