Photo Flash: First Look at US Premiere of LELA & CO at Steep Theatre

Steep Theatre will introduce another emerging British playwright to Chicago with the U.S. Premiere of Cordelia Lynn's Lela & Co., directed by Robin Witt, featuring Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel and Chris Chmelik. This production will mark Lynn's U.S. debut, but Chicago audiences are no stranger to the work of director Robin Witt. Witt, a Steep Company Member, has been at the helm of some of the ensemble's most memorable shows, including Simon Stephens' Wastwater, Motortown, Pornography, and Harper Regan; Dennis Kelly's Love and Money; and Alistair McDowall's Brilliant Adventures. She won the 2015 and 2016 Jeff Award for Best Director for Griffin Theatre's Flare Path and London Wall.

Check out photos from the show below!

Called "searing" by The Guardian and "a shattering piece of writing" by The Financial Times, Lela & Co. premiered at the Royal Court in London in 2015 to much critical acclaim. Lela says that stories become truth in the telling, and this intimate and powerful play reminds us how many truths go untold in times of conflict and oppression.

"It is a privilege and a joy to introduce Lela and Cordelia Lynn to Chicago audiences," said Steep Artistic Director Peter Moore. "This is one of the most affecting and important scripts I've ever read, and Robin and her creative team are assembling a world for this story that will make it all the more stirring."

Photo credit: Gregg Gilman and Lee Miller