"Elly Green’s direction of an incredible cast of actors took Anna Jordan’s script and brought out every emotion fathomable. I was a wreck leaving the theater." (From New York Times “Your Picks For the Year’s Best” 2019, Rebecca Silbar, Chicago)
“Director Elly Green’s production was among the best productions in this long-established theater’s history, filled with actors offering up risky and uncompromising performances, all encapsulating the work’s central themes of longing and sadness. Beautiful.” - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, Theater top 10 in Chicago 2019
"Yen” is currently enjoying a unstinting little production in the studio space at the Raven Theatre under the dynamic direction of Elly Green... the acting work here is all first-rate and fully capable of inducing shivers of recognition"- Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
"Fearlessly directed." - Ben Kaye, New City Stage
"In essence, Yen is a family drama, and Green, along with her powerhouse ensemble, skillfully crafts a piece that brings to frightening life all of the pain within this dynamic." - Lauren Katz, Picture this Post
“Director Elly Green’s production was among the best productions in this long-established theater’s history, filled with actors offering up risky and uncompromising performances, all encapsulating the work’s central themes of longing and sadness. Beautiful.” - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, Theater top 10 in Chicago 2019
"Yen” is currently enjoying a unstinting little production in the studio space at the Raven Theatre under the dynamic direction of Elly Green... the acting work here is all first-rate and fully capable of inducing shivers of recognition"- Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
"Fearlessly directed." - Ben Kaye, New City Stage
"In essence, Yen is a family drama, and Green, along with her powerhouse ensemble, skillfully crafts a piece that brings to frightening life all of the pain within this dynamic." - Lauren Katz, Picture this Post
Photos by Michael Brosilow.
Cast: Jesse Aaronsen, Tiffany Bedwell, Reed Lancaster, Netta Walker
Creative Team: Joe Schermoly (Scenic Design), Chaire Chrzan (Lighting Design), Alexis Chaney (Costume Design), Aaron Stephenson (Sound Design), Leah Hummel (Props Design), Eva Breneman (Dialect Design), Sam Hubbard (Violence & Intimacy Design), Tristin Hall (Assistant Fights & Intimacy) A.J. Roy (Assistant-Director), Alex Meyer, (Stage Manager), Alyssa Maldonado (ASM), Giulianna Marchese (Dramaturg), Lynn Baber (Casting Director), Johnnie Schleyer (Technical Director), Cole von Glahn (Production Manager).
Produced by Raven Theatre. Artistic Director: Cody Estle.
Cast: Jesse Aaronsen, Tiffany Bedwell, Reed Lancaster, Netta Walker
Creative Team: Joe Schermoly (Scenic Design), Chaire Chrzan (Lighting Design), Alexis Chaney (Costume Design), Aaron Stephenson (Sound Design), Leah Hummel (Props Design), Eva Breneman (Dialect Design), Sam Hubbard (Violence & Intimacy Design), Tristin Hall (Assistant Fights & Intimacy) A.J. Roy (Assistant-Director), Alex Meyer, (Stage Manager), Alyssa Maldonado (ASM), Giulianna Marchese (Dramaturg), Lynn Baber (Casting Director), Johnnie Schleyer (Technical Director), Cole von Glahn (Production Manager).
Produced by Raven Theatre. Artistic Director: Cody Estle.