4 Stars!
-Kris Vire, Time Out Chicago


"Critic's Pick"
-Kelly Kleiman, WBEZ (Dueling Critics on Eight-Forty-Eight)


Recommended as a "Must See" Show
-Alicia Eler, Centerstage Chicago


"Roar of the Crowd" Winner
-Goldstar Events


"Fast-paced and very entertaining"
-Randy Hardwick, ChicagoCritic.com


“Creole will entertain you and educate you and what more can one ask from theater?”
-Alan Bresloff, TheatreInChicago.com

october 19 - november 18, 2007

Traditional theatre and African dance are infused together to tell the story of Cora, a young slave who convinces Lucius, the plantation owner, to teach her to read.  When their relationship becomes something more and Cora is caught in a romantic triangle, it disrupts the plantation's surface harmony. Against the violent backdrop of the Nat Turner rebellion, everyone involved is forced to make decisions that challenge their deepest beliefs.

Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 3:00 pm

Storefront Theater
66 E. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601
The Crew:
  • Playwright:  M.E.H. Lewis
  • Director:  Mitch Golob
  • Asst Director:  Bridgette O'Connor
  • Choreographer:  Kimosha Murphy
  • Musical Director:  Paul Cotton
  • Set Designer:  Kevin Depinet
  • Lighting Designer:  Charlie Cooper
  • Asst Lighting Designer:  Ron Seely
  • Costume Designer:  Christine Pascual
  • Prop Designer:  Kat Powers
  • Production Manager:  Cortney Hurley
  • Asst Production Manager:  Ana Espinosa
  • Stage Manager:  Tara Malpass
  • Asst Stage Manager:  James Gibson
  • Casting Director:  Melissa Pryor
  • Dramaturg:  Jamie Bragg
  • Dialect Coach:  Eva Breneman
The Cast:
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