The Cuckoo's Theater Project to Present THE WATER CHILDREN by Wendy MacLeod

Megan is an actress somewhere between "ingenue" and "Mom." When she loses an important role to a younger woman, her agent convinces her to take a part in a commercial for Life Force, an anti-abortion group. Megan, having had an abortion, and being a staunch liberal, is conflicted about the job. She complicates her life even more when she begins to date Randall, the organization's executive director. Megan and Randall hit it off and they try to put their personal beliefs aside, but when Randall's colleagues become militant, things suddenly become more difficult. And when Megan learns she is pregnant, it sends her on the personal journey of her life, spinning into her past, magnifying her present, and leaving her completely at a loss as to her future.

The cast includes Hilary Bernius (Megan), David Towne (Chance), Joe Liolos (Randall), TCTP Company Member Melissa Golden (Liz), Tyler Seybold (Tony), Elisabeth Del Toro (Crystal), Carlye Pollack (Kit/Mom/Cat, Megan U/S), Patrick Ruetschlin (Dad/Jim), Jeremy Mendoza (Roger/Buddhist Monk), Ashley Greenwood (Female U/S), TCTP Company Member Rocco Renda (Randall/Jim/Dad U/S), Tommy Foy (Chance/Tony U/S), and TCTP Artistic Director Marc James (Roger/Buddhist Monk U/S)

The Water Children will be directed by Denise Smolarek. Artistic and production staff include TCTP Company Member Sussie Piril, assistant direction; Oriana Dentici, stage management; Charlotte Lastra assistant stage management and set design; TCTP Artistic Director Marc James, costume design; Michael Joseph, lighting design; TCTP Company Member Bryan Tims, sound design; and TCTP Company Member Sara Carranza, props design.

The Water Children will be presented:

June 10th - July 8th
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm
*No show on Sunday, June 25th.
*There will be Saturday Matinees on July 1st and July 8th at 3pm

At The Vault at Collaboraction Studios in The Flat Iron Arts Building
1579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

General Admission: $20
Arts Access Tickets Available at Each Performance
Box Office: 312-882-8201

Note: This show contains adult content, language, and images regarding abortion and violence.

More Information: thecuckoostheaterproject.com

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