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Eastland: An Original Musical

0 %|Aug 20, 2020|

Moored on the Chicago River between Clark St and LaSalle, The Eastland begins boarding and thousands of Western Electric employees and their families climb the ramp, excited for their annual company outing. Overflowing with passengers about to depart, the boat leans port – and doesn’t lean back. Within minutes, cries fill the air, families are torn apart and unexpected heroes emerge to rescue dozens of Chicagoans from a watery end. Artistic Director Andrew White (Of One Blood, 1984) resurrects the ghosts of America’s forgotten tragedy in this Lookingglass Original musical, with music by Artistic Associate Andre Pluess and Ben Sussman, the team behind the score of Lookingglass Alice, 1984, Metamorphoses, Hard Times, and The Secret in the Wings, as well as the acclaimed Winesburg, Ohio. Directed by Amanda Dehnert (Peter Pan: A Play). Inspired in part by Jay Bonansinga’s The Sinking of the Eastland: America’s Forgotten Tragedy

Featured Crew

Amanda Dehnert
Director
Andrew White
Writer
Andrew Pluess
Music
Ben Sussman
Music
Dan Ostling
Set Designer
Mara Blumenfeld
Costume Design
Christine A. Binder
Lighting Design
Amanda Dehnert
Music Arranger

Cast

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Jeanne T. Arrigo
Sister / Musician
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Doug Hara
Reggie
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Derek Hasenstab
Husband / Houdini
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Erik Hellman
Grocer / Musician
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Malcolm Ruhl
Musician
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Michael Barrow Smith
Pedersen / Musician
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Scott Stangland
Emie / Musician