Milwaukee Repertory Theater to Present GOOD PEOPLE, 1/20-2/15

Milwaukee Repertory Theater continues their 2014/15 Quadracci Powerhouse Season with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire's powerful award-winning play Good People. This recent Tony-nominated Broadway hit explores complex social questions about class, luck, and escaping our roots with electric energy and razor sharp humor. The cast for Good People includes Associate Artist Laura Gordon in the title role, Milwaukee actress Tami Workentin, guest actors Bernard Balbot, Michael Elich, and Laura T. Fisher, all making their Rep debuts, and Artistic Intern Ensemble Member Jennifer Latimore. Directed by renowned director Kate Buckley, the production runs January 20 - February 15, 2015 and opens on Friday, January 23.

Called "searingly funny" by WGBH and "grandly entertaining" by Slant Magazine, Good People is set in South Boston where this month's paycheck covers last month's bills, bingo is a night on the town, and sharp-tongued single-mom Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job. Scrambling to make ends meet, Margie looks up an old flame, Mike, who is now a successful doctor hoping he'll help her make a fresh start in this humor-filled drama about how twists of fate determine one's path. Circumstances and money may separate Margie and Mike, but their worth as individuals is infinitely more difficult to calculate. Old wounds of the heart and the new sting of their very different socio-economic classes fuel both laughs and tears.

"Good People looks at the disintegration of the middle class and the huge disparate cavern that's developed between the have and have-nots in American society," says Artistic Director Mark Clements. "But it looks at the big issues that Americans deal with on a daily basis and does so in an entertaining package. Kate Buckley, who hasn't been here for a few years, is directing. She's done some great work here at The Rep in the past with Frozen and Glengarry Glen Ross, so we're excited to bring her back."

Director Kate Buckley added: "David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People is complicated. It is simple. It is masterfully written. Its language, its humor, ideas, and portrayal of a portion of American life, make it an important play for our time. It has great roles for each actor, and I am very lucky to have an extremely talented cast whose performances are riveting."

The Executive Producers for Milwaukee Repertory Theater's production of Good People are John and Connie Kordsmeier. The Associate Producers for this production of Good People are Warren and Wendy Blumenthal and Catherine and Buddy Robinson. Laura Gordon's performance is sponsored by Donna and Tony Meyer. The Quadracci Powerhouse Season is sponsored by H. Richard Quadracci Ewens and Emilio Cabrera in memory of Harry and Betty Quadracci.

Tickets for Good People begin at $20.00. Single Tickets for all of Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 2014/15 productions are now on sale and can be purchased online 24/7 at www.MilwaukeeRep.com, through The Rep's Ticket Office by calling 414-224-9490, or in person at 108 E. Wells Street. Group tickets are also available for purchase by calling Group Sales Coordinator Morgan Halverson at 414-290-5340.

To learn more about The Rep or its productions, please visit www.MilwaukeeRep.com.

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