PLAINCLOTHES
(World Premiere)
Written by Spenser Davis. Co-Directed by Kanomé Jones & Spenser Davis.
November 9 - December 15, 2018.
When a violent encounter with a shoplifter leaves half of their team fired or in the hospital, the security guards of a downtown Chicago retail store find themselves under corporate investigation. Short-staffed, ill prepared, and faced with accusations that threaten to dismantle the crew, they’re forced to decide: do we give the higher-ups exactly what they want, or do we try to do what’s right – even if it means risking everything? PLAINCLOTHES is a story of tribalism and taking a stand set against the bright, boisterous backdrop of the holiday shopping season. In the style of their breakout hit AT THE TABLE, BNT and Davis tailor-fit each role in this world premiere to fit the members of this all-star cast.
Winner of
the 2019 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Ensemble
& the 2019 M. Elizabeth Osborn Award for New Play
Finalist for the Harold & Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award & the Jeff Award for Best New Play
Reviews for PLAINCLOTHES…
CAST
ALEJANDRO TEY | Guillermo “Llermo” Greene
CARMEN MOLINA | Karina
ADAM SOULE ^ | Bobby Gisevius
STEPHANIE SHUM | Tabetha “T” Chan
ELISE MARIE DAVIS * | Sydney “Syd” Sanders
ROB FRANKEL | Jim Traficant
TERESA KURUVILLA ^ | Alma
RJW MAYS ^ | Mary Jackson
BEN LOCKE | Jomal
KIM BOLER ^ | Officer Stevie Kaiser
DAVID WEISS * | Pete
BRANDON RODRIGUEZ | “Llermo” U/S
IMANI HAYES | Karina U/S
ADAM HUIZENGA | Bobby U/S
WANDA JIN | “T” U/S
KRISTA GUSTAFSON | “Syd” U/S
ZACH FINCH | Jim U/S
REBECCA FLORES | Alma U/S
SONG MARSHALL | Mary U/S
ANTHONY HARDEN | Jomal U/S
ALISON DORNHEGGEN | Stevie U/S
CHASE WHEATON-WERLE | Pete U/S
PRODUCTION TEAM
SPENSER DAVIS * | Playwright/Co-Director
KANOME JONES | Co-Director
BECCA HOLLOWAY | Asst. Director
ROSE HAMILL * | Stage & Production Manager
DAVID WEISS * | Dramaturg, Graphic Designer
DEVON GREEN ^ | Props Designer
MICHAEL JOSEPH | Lighting Designer
JOE KLAMERUS | Asst. Lighting Designer
EVAN FRANK | Scenic Designer
RACHEL SYPNIEWSKI | Costume Designer
ISAAC MANDEL | Sound Designer
JON BEAL | Fight Choreographer
THERESE RITCHIE | Technical Director
DARYL RITCHIE | Master Electrician
JEN POULIN * | Accessibility Coordinator
SPENSER DAVIS * | Poster Photographer
AUSTIN D. OIE | Production Photographer
* company member ^ artistic associate