Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Theater: The New Group, Fall 2022, "Evanston Salt Costs Climbing"

https://thenewgroup.org/production/evanston-salt-costs-climbing/

Winters keep getting worse in Evanston, IL where salt truck drivers Peter and Basil battle the ice and snow and pass the time with jokes and stories. But what’s with this creeping sense of dread? Is it because their boss Maiworm has noble visions of new green technology that would make their jobs obsolete? Or is there a more terrifying warning calling out from under these roads? At least they have each other, right?

Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Arbery confronts humanity’s darkest fears with humor, warmth, and the fortitude of municipal public servants in this play about climate and change.

Directed by Danya Taymor (Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery, “Daddy” with The New Group), Evanston Salt Costs Climbing features Quincy Tyler Bernstine (RuinedMarys Seacole), Jeb Kreager (HBO’s Mare of EasttownHeroes of the Fourth Turning),  Ken Leung (HBO’s Industry, Lost) and Rachel Sachnoff (Evanston Salt Costs Climbing at White Heron Theatre). 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/theater/evanston-salt-costs-climbing-review.html