Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Co-Artistic Director Jacqueline Stone

November 26 - December 29, 2024
Opening Night Gala on Sat, November 30th at 7:30pm

All performances at Bramble Arts Loft, The Beatrice Theatre
5545 North Clark Street, Chicago

The Long Christmas Dinner - nine decades long in just One Act - showcases the lives of several generations of the Bayard family. Wilder breaks the boundaries of time as we measure it, and invites us to partake in “one long, happy Christmas dinner” - past, present and future. As generations appear, have children, wither, and depart, only the audience sees what changes and what remains the same.

”Every last twig is wrapped around with ice. You almost never see that,” young Genevieve marvels, not realizing her mother made this same observation years earlier, and that one day her daughter-in-law will do the same.

Join TUTA for this fully produced holiday production, and reflect on family, tradition, and music with TUTA’s ensemble.

Opening Night Gala Performance on Saturday, November 30th

See the opening performance of TUTA's Long Christmas Dinner directed by Co-Artistic Director Jacqueline Stone followed by festive food and drink at the Bramble Loft in Andersonville. Celebrate with TUTA as we look forward to the holiday season and beyond. Additionally, any donations made at the event, including raffle tickets, will qualify for a TUTA-one (two-to-one) match!

Any ticket purchased for the November 30th show includes entry to the post show celebration.

FEATURING

Charlie Irving: Genevieve
Joan Merlo: Mother Bayard/Ermengarde
Matt Miles: Roderick/Roderick II
Huy Nguyen: Charles
Wain Parham: Cousin Brandon/Sam
Seoyoung Park: Leonora
Alexis Primus: Lucia/Lucia II
Bryan Nicholas Carter: Male Understudy
Jinyue Yuna Hu: Genevive/Leonora Understudy
Julia Stemper: Lucia/Mother Bayard/Ermengarde Understudy

DESIGN & PRODUCTION

Music Direction: Wain Parham
Scenic & Lighting Design: Keith Parham
Costume Design: Rachel Sypniewski
Sound Design: Willow James
Property Design: Helen Lattyak
Stage Manager: Becky Warner
Assistant Director: Austin Ryan Hunt
Dramaturg: Sharon Ammen
Associate Lighting Designer: Josiah Croegaert
Associate Lighting Designer: Quinn Chisenhall
Scenic Construction: Tom Daniel
Casting Director: Jamal Howard
Creative Producer: Helen Lattyak
Co-Artistic Director: Aziza Macklin
Co-Artistic Director: Aileen Wen McGroddy
Co-Artistic Director: Jacqueline Stone
Managing Director: Brad Gunter