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Photos: HANNA KIME’S THE TARGETED World Premiere at The Chopin Theatre

Playing May 7 – June 14, 2026 at The Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.

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A Red Orchid Theatre will conclude its 33rd Season with the world premiere of Hanna Kime’s The Targeted, a tragicomedy about community directed by Grace Dolezal-Ng. Check out photos of the production.

Playing May 7 – June 14, 2026 at The Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.

The Targeted will feature Ensemble Members Kirsten Fitzgerald*, Lawrence Grimm*, Sadieh Rifai* and Natalie West* with Glenn Obrero and Stephanie Shum. Understudies include Gabriela Diaz, Amy Yesom Kim, Cynthia Marker, Tatiana Pavela, Thomas B. Tran and Scott Westerman.

Welcome to the Solidarity and Truth Summit. A gathering of the most persecuted, tortured, and misunderstood people in the entire world. They call themselves Targeted Individuals, and they are victims of a vast and covert program of systematic torture, surveillance and harassment by global intergovernmental powers. Over the course of this weekend in the woods they will discuss strategies to take down the deep state, bring awareness to their plight, and despite their suffering, stay human.

The production team includes Lauren M. Nichols (Scenic Designer), Stephanie Cluggish (Costume Designer), Josiah Croegaert (Lighting Designer), Angela Joy Baldasare (Sound Designer), Spencer Diaz Tootle (Props Designer), Eme Ospina-López (Projections Designer), Chels Morgan (Violence and Intimacy Director), Elly Burke (Assistant Costume Designer), Jojo Brown (Assistant Director), Jennifer Aparicio (Production Manager), Tom Daniel (Technical Director), Dan Washelesky (Dramaturg/Script Supervisor), Anna Vu (Stage Manager) and Carli Shapiro & Maggie Perisho (Assistant Stage Managers).

*Denotes A Red Orchid Theatre Ensemble Member

Single tickets are available at aredorchidtheatre.org or by calling (312) 943-8722. Season subscriptions are currently available. The opening is Sunday, May 17 at 6 pm.



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