PREPARE TO BE INTENSELY ENTERTAINED
PREPARE TO BE INTENSELY ENTERTAINED
COMING SOON
Adapted by Lauren Gunderson
From the original by Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
Four sisters find their voices in 19th century New England, proving that sisterly bonds are more powerful than the loves or losses they face along the way. A world premiere adaptation of the beloved classic.
November 29, 2024 – January 5, 2025
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LOUISA may Alcott’s Little WOmen
adapted by Lauren Gunderson
November 29 – January 5
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Last and CERTAINLY not least, meet our final cast member of LOUISA MAY ALCOTT`S LITTLE WOMEN, Yourtana who will be playing Amy!
Yourtana Sulaiman (Amy) is so pumped to be back at Northlight Theatre working with such a talented cast and crew! Yourtana is an Iraqi-Assyrian actor based in Chicago. Recent credits: Happy Days are Here (Again) (Steep), The Singularity Play (Jackalope), Selling Kabul (Northlight), the live in(n) (The Story Theatre), Mosque4Mosque (About Face), Chagall in School (Grippo Stage Company), NBC’s Chicago Fire, and more. Education: BFA Acting, UIC School of Theatre and Music; Eolia Conservatory of the Dramatic Arts BCN; The Second City. Yourtana is currently represented by Gray Talent Group. @yourtana on Instagram.
Don`t miss Yourtana and the rest of the #LittleWomen on stage beginning this Friday!
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Backstage with BJ 🎭
Thank you to those who joined us for Backstage with BJ for LOUISA MAY ALCOTT`S LITTLE WOMEN 📖 We love welcoming our subscribers and giving them a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming production.
Don`t miss out on all the fun - Grab your tickets today to #LittleWomenNLT and see the magic for yourself✨ Beginning one week from today!
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"I`m not ambitious for a splendid fortune, but I do long to be master of my own fate." — Jo March
Today, meet Tyler Meredith, who will be taking on the iconic roles of Louisa and Jo!
Tyler Meredith (Louisa/Jo) Northlight Theatre debut. Chicago credits include: Inherit the Wind, The Penelopiad, The Cherry Orchard, Twilight Bowl, Graveyard Shift/New Stages (Goodman); Campaigns, Inc. (Timeline); Eurydice, Mystery of Love and Sex (Writers); The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chicago Shakespeare); A Christmas Carol (Drury Lane); The Columnist (American Blues). Regional credits include: A Phoenix Too Frequent (American Players Theatre); At The Wedding, Miss Bennet: Christmas At Pemberley, My Father’s War (TheatreSquared); Hamlet (Montana Shakespeare in the Parks). TV/Film credits include Chicago Fire. Tyler is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, School at Steppenwolf, and the University of Illinois-Chicago. She is represented by Gray Talent Group. @tylermckmeredith
Don`t miss Tyler and the rest of the #LittleWomenNLT cast, taking the stage beginning November 29!
#LittleWomen #LousiaMayAlcott #ChicagoTheatre #ChicagoPlays
We like good, strong words that mean something and there`s plenty of those to go around in the rehearsal room!
#LittleWomenNLT begins next week and we are so excited to share this #WorldPremiere with you. Grab your tickets today at the link in our bio ✨
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Time to #MeetTheCast - It`s Erik Hellman!
Erik Hellman (John/Friedrich) Previous shows at Northlight include Georgiana and Kitty, Miss Bennet, Shining Lives, and Lost in Yonkers. Recent shows in Chicago include: 1776, The Sound of Music (Marriott); Lindiwe, Familiar, The Burn (Steppenwolf); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Othello, Mousetrap, The Misanthrope, Proof, The Mystery of Irma Vep (Court); Smart People, Marjorie Prime (Writers); Eastland (Lookingglass); and Luna Gale (Goodman). Film/TV work includes The Dark Knight, Walden, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, The Good Fight, Mrs. America, Fargo, 61st Street, and the David Fincher Film The Killer.
Don`t miss Erik as John and Friedrich in the #WorldPremiere of #LittleWomenNLT! Beginning November 29 📖
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With LOUISA MAY ALCOTT`S LITTLE WOMEN quickly approaching, we`d love to know: Which March sister are you? Swipe to find out!
Let us know which sister`s mood board speaks to you and then grab your tickets to #LittleWomenNLT at the link in our bio ✨
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#MeetTheCast! Today, meet John Drea who plays our charming boy next door, Laurie 📖
John Drea (Laurie) Northlight Theatre debut. Chicago: Little Bear Ridge Road (Steppenwolf); The Sound Inside (Goodman); Solaris (Griffin Theatre, Jeff Nomination); Chagall in School (Grippo Stage Company, Jeff Nomination); Twelfth Night, Cymbeline (Midsommer Flight); American Psycho (Kokandy Productions); Skunk and Badger, Whose Body? (Lifeline). Off-off Broadway: OneIronaut (The Outer Loop). Regional: Deathtrap (Constellation Stage). Television: Ashley Green, The Onion. Upcoming theatre: A Lie of the Mind (Raven). Upcoming film: PIP! (Sacred Arthouse). He is represented by Gray Talent Group. @johndrea1998
Don`t miss John in the #WorldPremiere of LOUISA MAY ALCOTT`S LITTLE WOMEN, beginning on November 29!
#LittleWomen #LittleWomenNLT #ChicagoPlays #ChicagoTheatre #Skokie
Talented and brilliant and all the good things it`s the cast of #LittleWomenNLT! 😍 We`ve had a week in the rehearsal room together and cannot wait to share the love with you all in just a few weeks!
FEATURING
Janyce Caraballo
Lucy Carapetyan
Demetra Dee
John Drea
Erik Hellman
Tyler Meredith
Yourtana Sulaiman
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Looking for a little extra love this holiday season? Look no further than #LittleWomenNLT directed by our very own Georgette Verdin.
Georgette sat down with NS Modern Luxury Magazine to talk #LittleWomen and the healing power of kindness.
Read the full interview and grab tickets to LOUISA MAY ALCOTT`S LITTLE WOMEN at the link in our bio ✨
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Happy #FirstRehearsal to #LittleWomenNLT 🌼📖
We were so honored to have @lalatellsastory in the room with us as we shared her words around the table together for the first time with this team! We are counting down the days until we can share this magical story with you.
Make your plans today to join us for the #WorldPremiere of LOUISA MAY ALCOTT`S LITTLE WOMEN beginning November 29!
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