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Rivendell Theatre Ensemble 
presents

NO SUCH THING

A World Premiere by RTE Member Lisa Dillman

Directed by Malkia Stampley

March 22 - April 27, 2025

Ren was once a sought-after screenwriter. Now in late middle age, her career foundering, she finds herself at a crossroads of social and professional invisibility. Seeking the intimacy that's been missing from her friendly but sexless marriage without capsizing the rest of her life, she begins an intricately constructed affair that blends sex and storytelling. Fact and fiction collide.

 

No Such Thing looks at the question of what makes a life story and charts the unpredictable changes to that story in a society that tends to downsize women out of some of their most productive years.

 

Dining Partner TBD

Production Sponsor: Michael Litt

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​Previews March 22 - March 2025
Saturday, March 22 at 8PM
Sunday, March 23 at 3PM
Thursday, March 27 at 8PM
Friday, March 28 at 8PM
Saturday, Marcy 29 at 8PM

 

Regular Run: April 3 - April 27, 2025
Thursday, April 3 at 8PM
Friday, April 4 at 8PM
Saturday, April 5 at 4PM
Saturday, April 5 at 8PM
Thursday, April 10 at 8PM
Friday, April 11 at 8PM
Saturday, April 12 at 4PM
Saturday, April 13 at 8PM
Thursday, April 17 at 8PM
Friday, April 18 at 8PM
Saturday, April 19 at 4PM
Saturday, April 19 at 8PM
Monday, April 21 at 8PM
Thursday, April 24 at 8PM
Friday, April 25 at 8PM
Saturday, April 26 at 4PM
Saturday, April 26 at 8PM
Sunday, April 27 at 3PM (Closing)

 

All performances will take place at Rivendell Theatre, 5775 N Ridge Ave, Chicago.

Cast

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Jessica Ervin+    

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Susan Gosdick*

Matt DeCaro*

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Cheryl Hamada*

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Josh Odor

+= Member Rivendell Theatre Ensemble   *=Member Actors Equity Association

Cast

Creative Team

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Lisa Dillman+
Playwright

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Malkia Stampley
Director

Creative Team

Shannon Golden, Production Manager
Kristi Martens*,
Stage Manager
Lauren Nichols, Scenic Designer
Evelyn Danner, Costume Designer
Madeleine Reid, Lighting Designer
Ethan Korvne, Sound Designer
Lonnae Hickman, Props Design
Autumn Dancy, Assistant Stage Manager
Chase Barron, Master Electrician
Chas Mathieu, Carpenter
Tea Johnson, Scenic Charge
Ema Kester, Front of House/Community Engagement
Tara Mallen+, Rivendell Artistic Director/Producer
Catherine Painter, Rivendell Managing Director

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