The Black Slot
The Black Slot
by Warren Hoffman
Directed by Derek Bertelsen
September 1 - October 2, 2016
World Premiere
About the show: A hilarious and biting satire about racial politics in the American regional theater. The Black Slot was developed at InterAct Theatre Company in Philadelphia and was the first play from AstonRep’s annual Writers’ Series to receive a full production.
Special Feature in the Chicago Reader: Onstage this Fall
PRODUCTION TEAM
Derek Bertelsen - Director
Lucy Carr - Assistant Director
Lara Caprini* - Stage Manager
Taylor Barfield - Dramaturg
Jeremiah Barr* - Set/Props Designer
Samantha Barr* - Lighting Designer
Uriel Gomez - Costume Designer
Kendra Kingsbury* – Vocal Coach
Kallie Noelle Rolison - Sound Designer
Emily Schwartz - Production/Promo Photographers
*denotes AstonRep company member
CAST
Dana Anderson - Ensemble
Ian Voltaire Deanes - Ensemble
Linsey Falls - Clifford
Amy Kasper* - Pam
Brittany Stock - Beth
Justin Wade Wilson - Tim
Reviews
“The underlying premise in Warren Hoffman’s new play is loaded with all kinds of provocative tentacles. He’s offering a backstage look at what happens in the administrative offices of predominantly white regional theaters…”
— Chicago Tribune
“I applaud AstonRep for offering a new voice (another rejection of theater’s conservativism) and hope to see more from Hoffman…”