Buffalo Grove High School Theater Arts Program presents 44 plays in 88 minutes through the upcoming Fall Play, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind. Performances are scheduled for Friday, October 19 at 7pm & Saturday, October 20 at 7pm. Tickets cost $7.00 each and may be purchased at the door, or online in advance at https://toomuchlight.bpt.me.
The show, written by Chicago Neo-Futurist Playwright Greg Allen, is an ensemble experiment presenting 44 plays in 88 minutes. Each two-minute play is performed in random order with an interactive audience. An onstage timer keeps everyone honest. This collection of comic, tragic, political, personal, and abstract Neo-Futurist plays are sure to entertain!
The play is brought to life by Buffalo Grove High School actors who perform in various roles for each production. Cast members include Maggie Balmes, Philip Banks, Lauren Clarke, Carly Colen, Kayce Drevline, Haley Durso, Drew Goldberg, Hannah Greenspan, Meghan Griffin, Zoey Heinrich, Lea Karpov, Tristan Klein, Antonio Laverd, Leo Lombardo, Emily Luethy, Jasmine Luethy, Hayley Maenle, Mikayla Marrazzo, Maddie Morrison, Serafina Petrusek, Christian Puga, Adam Shane, Lily Shane, Kim Smedinghoff, Megan Snow, Olivia Soble, Jenna Szydlowski, Cristopher Vega Gutierrez, Emma White, and Abby Wight.
The play is directed by Theater Arts Director Beth Wells. Production Assistants include students Victoria Gauza, Emma Pavlik, Liel Sol Sisliaten. Technical Direction is lead by BGHS Tech Director Phillip Tschammer, with Intern Michael Leahy. Design is crafted by Mr. Eric Garneau, with BGHS alum Lucie Greene as Design Intern. Tech Crew includes students Katherine Baumeister, Jason Barnett, Ryan Bayliss, Elizabeth Brick, Charles Buehler, Peter Buehler, Natalia Cichon, Celia Cortopassi, Ariell Davis, Fiona Degrazia, Ethan Ernst, Allison Feder, Kennedy Gerber, Melissa Gibbs, Nathan Gleason, Ryan Gledhill, Ish Gupt, Jett Haas, Laurel Hart, Alena Heath, Aadya Jain, Ximena Jaramillo Mata, Patrick Joy, Michael Keeley, Kaitlyn Koblas, Anish Konakalla, Kasper Latawiec, Hannah Lavelle, Angella Lee, Kailin Lugo, Michael Meschbach, Krista Ploger, Brandon Puga, Melanie Reitman, William Ruppert, Phoebe Rusch, Emily Schuler, Iliyana Sedyankova, Diego Serratos, Jenefer Shin, Ryan Staehle, Kimberly Stuercke, Katrin Svadlena, Maximilian Svadlena, Abby Toushin, Rachel Toushin, and Avery Weissman.
House management is provided by BGHS House Managers Debra Jacks and Eric Garneau. Tickets cost $7 at the door. Online tickets include a service charge and may be purchased at https://toomuchlight.bpt.me. All seating is general admission. The box office opens 30 minutes before curtain time. Cash and checks are accepted at the door. The total performance time runs approximately 100 minutes. For more information, call (847) 718-4071.