The Effect
By Lucy Prebble
Directed by Elly Green
Oct 13, 2019–Nov 23, 2019
1802 W Berenice Ave
Chicago, IL 60613
Hearts pounding, thoughts racing, and sleepless nights. Connie and Tristan are falling in love – or are they? Stuck in a clinical trial for an antidepressant, it’s hard to know what is love and what is the drug.
As the trial’s supervising doctors untangle this relationship, everyone involved has to question what they know.
★★★ “Planning a date? …If you want a really interesting evening, take ‘em to director Elly Green’s sexy production of ‘The Effect’ at the Strawdog Theatre.”
— Chicago Tribune
A Best Plays in Chicago pick. “Elly Green gets incisive performances from all four of her actors.”
— Picture This Post
“A thrilling challenge to the questions of body, brain, and soul at a time when pharmaceuticals are the first line approach to discomfort… the result is so smart the evening provokes as much as it entertains, all woven around the essential human question: what is love?”
— Newcity
★★★★ “The relationship between these young people is played to perfection and director Elly Green has brought the emotions to a sizzling boil… you will have a lot to talk about on the ride home.”
— Around The Town Chicago
★★★1/2 “Intelligent and sharply written… a highly watchable show.”
— Third Coast Review
“Elly Green’s cast and the production team have crafted an important performance that leaves a lasting impression.”
— Chicago Reader
Cast
Sam Hubbard*
as Tristan Frey
Daniella Pereira*
as Connie Hall
Cary Shoda
as Dr. Toby Sealey
Justine C. Turner*
as Dr. Lorna James
Creative Team
Elly Green*
Director
Kamille Dawkins*
Assistant Director
Yeaji Kim
Set and Projections Designer
Claire Chrzan*
Lighting Designer
John Kelly*
Lighting Designer
Leah Hummel
Costume Designer
Isaac Mandel
Sound Designer
Hillarie Shockley
Props Designer
Tristin Hall
Violence and Intimacy Designer
Madeline M. Scott
Stage Manager
Alyssa Maldonado
Assistant Stage Manager
Manny Ortiz
Technical Director
Shelbi Arndt
Master Electrician
Zhanna Albertini
Understudy
Al Herrmann
Understudy
Kelly Levander
Understudy
Shane Richlen
Understudy
* Strawdog Theatre ensemble member