Jackalope Theatre Co. to Present LONG WAY GO DOWN at Theater on the Lake, 7/31-8/4

Jackalope Theatre Company, The Edgewater based group which cultivates theatre that manifests the adventure deeply rooted in the American mythos, has been invited to perform its acclaimed production of Long Way Go Down as part of Theater on the Lake's 61st season. Long Way Go Down, written by Zayd Dohrn and directed by Associate Artistic Director Kaiser Ahmed, will play July 31 - August 4 at Theater on the Lake, 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The production features Jackalope Ensemble Members Pat Whalenand Danny Martinez, with Poloma Nozicka and Tim Miller. Tickets are $18 and available now by calling the box office at (312)742-7994.

LONG WAY GO DOWN transports us to the hot sand of the North American Desert, where an imaginary line drawn and redrawn centuries ago by generals, políticos and presidents separates Mexico and the United States. The people on either side of the border are intrinsically tied, but in Arizona, the gates are all but closed. For Nini and Violetta, the only way through is an expensive, dangerous, and illegal journey in the bottom of a semi truck piloted by a cagey and hawkish coyote who expects payment on the other side- be it money or the beautiful Violetta. Zayd Dohrn's fast paced, brutal, and hyper-realistic dialogue fuels a story of four people from two Americas, each hell-bent on attaining their dreams, and willing to cross any border to do it.

The production team for LONG WAY GO DOWN includes: John Wilson (scenic design), Artistic Associate Claire Sangster (lighting design),Emma Weber (costume design), Ana Culajay and Rachel Carpenter (co-props design), Marisa Barnes (sound design), Alex Farrington(violence design), Jen Dorman (poster design), Calamity West (dramaturgy), Artistic Associate Josh Lambert (technical direction), Ensemble Members Andrew Burden Swanson and Jon Cohen (Producers), and AJ Ware (Artistic Director).