In its fifth installment, Footholds continues the collaborative journey between The Impostors Theatre Co. and local artists.

Footholds is an anthology series written by playwrights from across the Chicagoland community. Ensemble members conceived the idea in reaction to one of the most frustrating and intimidating villains an artist can face: a blank page. A blank canvas allows for infinite possibilities, but this can sometimes act as a hindrance. With no definitive starting point, it can be difficult to realize a final product.

By introducing a single, ambiguous constraint, a crack in the block of marble, we ask our writers and collaborators to start with the same limitation and branch off wherever their imaginations take them.

This year's foothold: A little attic, brimming with boxes & bins—where forgotten favorites hide from unappreciative eyes
The setting of your play must take place inside this attic.

The Plays

"BLUE TOY" by Eric Desnoyers
"LOST & FOUND" by Maxwell A. Johnson
"WATER" by Brandii Champagne
"CALL ME RED" by Alex Dumitru
"Y2K, ETC." by Mike Frank
"SOMETHING, SOMETHING BLUE" by Ethan P. Gasbarro
"THE VERY LAST WEDDING ON EARTH" by Ashley O'Neill
"DANCE OF THE GHOSTIES" choreographed by Anna Roemer

The Artists

Production Director Rachel Borgo
Director Caitlin McManus
Director Courtney Marie
Director Kayla Belec
Director Tim McCarthy
Director Brandon Nelson
Artistic Director Stefan Roseen
Choreographer Anna Roemer
Set Director, Technical Director Ethan Gasbarro
Composer Dominick Alesia
Sound Designer River Cy Denman
Lighting Designer Emma Luke
Costume Designer GLITTER
Director of Photography Kyle Smart
Intimacy Director Erin Sheets
Stage Manager Paige Morin

The Cast

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