Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of RAGGEDY AND at Pride Films and Plays
Pride Films and Plays presents the World Premiere of David Valdes Greenwood's comedy RAGGEDY AND, opening March 12, 2016 at Rivendell Theater. Delia Kropp will be the first transgender actress to portray a trans character for a major Chicago stage production. And the previews for the production will benefit two non-profit organizations - Illinois Safe School Alliance on Thursday, March 10, and the Legacy Walk on Friday, March 11 - with $5 from each ticket sold for those performances benefiting the organization. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!
In RAGGEDY AND, a fast-paced ultramodern comedy of manners, the perfect poet is needed for the impending inauguration of America's first female president. When Ondi Rivers, a trans woman, is selected, her wife hits the roof and her son is torn. Imagining the glare of the media spotlight on her family's private life, will she take the stage?
The cast includes Averis I. Anderson as Ben, Delia Kropp as Ondi, Katurah Nelson as Clem, and Manuel Ortiz as Jayden. Designs are by Rebecca Hamlin (set), Raquel Adorno (costumes), Keith Dukavicius(original music and sound) and Cat Wilson (lights).
RAGGEDY AND by David Valdes Greenwood and directed by Cecilie D. Keenan, has previews on Thursday and Friday, March 10 and 11 at 7:30 ($15). Regular performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturdayat 7:30pm and Sunday at 3:30pm through April 10. Tickets are $22 Thursdays, and $27 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The production is at Rivendell Theater, 5779 N Ridge, and tickets can be purchased at 1-800-737-0984 or online. For more information, visit www.pridefilmsandplays.com.
Photo Credit: Paul Goyette
Delia Kropp (center) plays poet Ondi Rivers, pictured with her wife Clem (Katurah Nelson) and their son Ben (Averis I. Anderson)
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Delia Kropp plays poet Ondi Rivers, pictured with her wife Clem (Katurah Nelson)
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Manny Ortiz and Averis I. Anderson
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