January 23 - February 23, 2025
The Heart Sellers
by Lloyd Suh
Directed by Helen Young
It’s Thanksgiving 1973, and life in the USA is lonely for recent Asian immigrants Jane and Luna, with their workaholic husbands leaving them to fend for themselves. Over sips of wine and a questionable frozen turkey, they reminisce about home and dream of spreading their wings together in the land of opportunity: disco dancing, learning to drive, and even a visit to Disneyland. Inspired by the landmark “Hart-Celler Act” which opened a new path to citizenship for people around the world, this funny and moving play gives a big-hearted voice to the Asian immigrant experience.
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CAST
Aja Alcazar
LUNA
Seoyoung Park
JANE
PRODUCTION
Lloyd Suh
PLAYWRIGHT
Helen Young
DIRECTOR
John Culbert
SET DESIGN
Jess Wardell
COSTUME DESIGN
Maggie Fullilove-Nugent
CO-LIGHT DESIGN
Josiah Croegaert
CO-LIGHT DESIGN
Forrest Gregor
SOUND DESIGN
Nicolas Bartleson
PROPERTIES DESIGN
Katie Klemme
STAGE MANAGER
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Set Design
John Culbert
John Culbert (Set Design) previously designed Northlight productions of White Guy on the Bus, Faceless, and Grey Gardens. Other recent Chicago scenic and lighting design credits include: Gospel at Colonus, Arsenic and Old Lace, Oedipus Rex, The Adventures of Augie March (Court); The Chinese Lady, Chimerica and Juno (TimeLine); Villette (Lookingglass); Objects in the Mirror and Having Our Say (Goodman) and Twelfth Night and Arcadia (Writers Theatre). Regional credits include productions with Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Long Wharf, Berkeley Repertory, McCarter and Shakespeare Theatre Company. Other projects include the lighting design for the Chicago Park District’s Buckingham Fountain. Mr. Culbert served as Dean of The Theatre School at DePaul University for over 20 years.
Co-Sound Design
Forrest Gregor
Forrest Gregor is thrilled to be making his Northlight debut! Recent design credits include: Tiger Style! (Writers Theatre), Campaigns, Inc. and The Chinese Lady (TimeLine Theatre); Eurydice, Top Girls, Peerless, Bajo Las Estrellas (DePaul University). Other credits include Sanctuaries: A New Jazz Chamber Opera (Assoc. designer/A2) at Third Angle New Music in Portland, OR where he is also an assistant audio engineer at Open Field Recording. Forrest is currently pursuing a BFA in Sound Design from The Theatre School at DePaul University where he will be graduating in June. Visit forrestgregor.com.
STAGE MANAGER
Katie Klemme
Katie Klemme (Production Stage Manager) Northlight credits include The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, Brooklyn Laundry, Dial M for Murder, The Porch on Windy Hill, Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley, Intimate Apparel, Mr. Dickens’ Hat, The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, Landladies, and You Can’t Take It With You. Chicago: The Hot Wing King, Eurydice, A Distinct Society, Tiger Style!, Wife of a Salesman, Into the Woods (Writers); Notes from the Field (TimeLine); Villette (