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- 2009-10 Season -

March 6 through April 4, 2010
Thu-Sat at 7:30 p.m. and Sun at 3:00 p.m.

“Lower Debt” tells the story of an everyman who leaves his white-collar existence,
and ends up in a tent city among residents all searching for another way to live. Set in the uncertain economic climate at the beginning of the 21st century, this ensemble-based
multimedia play explores the themes of community, ownership, loss and hope while
asking the question, “How did we end up here?”

FEATURING:
Brian Cicirello as CW
Annie Rix as WENDELL
Melissa diLeonardo as VAL (HR Rep in film)
Malcolm Callan as CLAUDE (Cashier in film)
Tamara Anderson as AMES (Co-worker 2 in film)
Noah Lepawsky as BUMM
Josh Johnson as RASH (Co-worker 1 in film)
Miriam Reuter as LEAH (Girlfriend in film)
Earliana "Earl" McLaurin as PATRICIA (Passenger in film)
Kristin Collins as EXECUTIVE
and Glenn Proud as DAMON (Manager in film)

PRODUCTION STAFF:
Stage Manager - Amber Hilgenkamp*
Assistant Stage Manager - Mark Macoun
Scenic Designers - Anders Jacobson* & Judy Radovsky
Lighting Designer - Eric Branson*
Assistant Lighting Designer - Bailey Scott
Sound Designer - Daniel Black
Costume Designer - Emma Weber
Fight Choreographer - David W.M. Kelch
Film Designers - WCProductions
Production Manager - Cory Conrad*
Technical Director - Joseph Stafford
Assistant Director - Chris Zdenek*
Director - Rebekah Scallet

Watch Trailer
Watch Film Scenes

PRESS ARCHIVE

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LiveWire developed Lower Debt at the Chicago DCA Theater
as part of their INCUBATOR series.
A showcase event of the workshop was presented
at the Chicago Cultural Center on October 19, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.

Featuring: Erin Barlow*, Suzanne Bracken*, Brian Cicirello, Cory Conrad*,
Deborah Craft*, Allison Dana, Monica Dionysiou, Andrea Gilkey, Will Kinnear,
Sarah Kinsey, Sapna Kumar, Madeline Long*, Allison McNeela* and Glenn Proud*

Lighting Designer: Eric Branson*
Stage Manager: Amber Hilgenkamp*
Written & Directed by Joshua Aaron Weinstein*

Read Our INCUBATOR Blog

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* denotes LiveWire Chicago Theatre Collective Member