Evanston Salt Costs Climbing
by Will Arbery
directed by Danya Taymor
Dec 18, 2022
Overview
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 (Ruined, Marys Seacole), Jeb Kreager (HBO’s Mare of Easttown, Heroes of the Fourth Turning), Ken Leung (HBO’s Industry, Lost) and Rachel Sachnoff (Evanston Salt Costs Climbing at White Heron Theatre).
Creative Team
Matt Saunders
Scenic DesignSarafina Bush
Costume DesignIsabella Byrd
Lighting DesignMikaal Sulaiman
Sound DesignGigi Buffington
Voice, Text & Dialect CoachAnn James
Intimacy Coach & Sensitivity SpecialistTilly Evans-Krueger
Movement CoordinatorEvan Cook
Additional Sound DesignJudy Henderson, CSA
CastingRachel Denise April
Production Stage ManagerStephen Michael Varnado
Assistant Stage ManagerCandi Adams PR
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Playwright
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