About this show
It’s the graveyard shift at a mid-rise, apartment lobby in Manhattan. A rudderless security guard, his demanding supervisor, a rookie cop, and her self-centered partner are forced to navigate the question of whether doing the wrong thing for the right reason can ever be justified. Confronting complex moral dilemmas, their choices reveal the blurred lines between right and wrong. Charm, romance, and humor abound in this darkly comedic drama by the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Manchester by the Sea.
The Artists
PLAYWRIGHT: Kenneth Lonergan
DIRECTOR: Nate Santana
SET DESIGN: José Manuel Díaz-Soto
COSTUMES: Uriel Gomez
LIGHTING: Ellie Fey
PROPS: Mariah Bennett
SOUND: Chris Kriz
DIALECT COACH: Sammi Grant
FIGHT DESIGN: Greg Poljacik
DRAMATURGY: Julia Farrell Diefenbach
STAGE MANAGER: Tina Jach
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Lucy Whipp
Content advisory
This production includes the following: Mature/Adult themes, Strong Language, and Smoke
DIGITAL PROGRAM
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DISCOUNTS
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Accessible Performances
Audio-Described and Touch Tour:
Friday, February 21st at 7:30 pm
(6:15 pm touch tour, 7:30 pm curtain)
Open-Captioned Public Performance:
Sunday, February 23rd at 3 pm
FEATURED ENSEMBLE MEMBERS
ADAM SCHULMERICH
THE CAST
JEFF: Elliot Esquivel
DAWN: Emma Jo Boyden
BILL: Adam Schulmerich
WILLIAM: Terence Sims
Running Time
This production runs at about 120 minutes with a 10 intermission.
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Kenneth Lonergan is an acclaimed American playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his character-driven dramas that capture the intricacies of everyday life. Born and raised in Manhattan, Lonergan was encouraged to write from a young age, eventually pursuing dramatic writing at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His breakthrough play, This Is Our Youth (1996), explores the disillusionment of young people in the 1980s and marked the start of his successful theater career. Other notable plays include The Waverly Gallery (2000) and Lobby Hero (2001), both of which later had successful Broadway revivals. Lonergan's film career includes the Oscar-nominated You Can Count on Me (2000) and Manchester by the Sea (2016), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. His work, whether on stage or screen, is celebrated for its deep empathy and nuanced portrayal of complex human experiences.
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Nate Santana (he/him) Nate joined Shattered Globe as an Ensemble Member in 2018. For three years, he taught and directed the Protege Program at SGT as well as produced and oversaw the inaugural Global Playwriting Series (GPS), which received over 150 submissions in its first year. Theatre credits include: Marvin’s Room (Shattered Globe Theatre); Ironbound (Raven Theatre) The Thanksgiving Play (Steppenwolf); Legend of Georgia McBride, Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley (Northlight); Frankenstein, Sense and Sensibility (Indiana Repertory Theatre); SS! Romeo and Juliet, SS! Twelfth Night (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Balm in Gilead, Golden Boy (Griffin Theatre); The Abuelas, White Tie Ball, Momma’s Boyz (Teatro Vista); The Rainmaker (BoHo Theatre); References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot (Phoenix Theatre Indianapolis) What Happened When, Slipping (the side project). Television credits include Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Suits, and The Exorcist. Nate is also an Ensemble Member with Teatro Vista. He studied at the School at Steppenwolf, The Moscow Art Theatre, and received his BA from Valparaiso University.
Santana cast and staged the show with a very clever and fresh eye and this great, new, retro “Lobby Hero” just bops along in the most entertaining of fashions.
— Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune
