The Man Who Was Thursday
Originally produced by New Leaf Theatre (Chicago, IL) in 2009. Written by Bilal Dardai (adapted from the novel by G.K. Chesterton); directed by Jess Hutchinson. Performed by Dan Granata, Nick Mikula, Sean Patrick Fawcett, Joel Ewing, Austin Oie, Nate Burger, T. Patrick Halley, Brian Rooney, Andy Hager, and Ted Evans.
Second production: Lifeline Theatre (Chicago, IL) in 2019. Written by Bilal Dardai (adapted from the novel by G.K. Chesterton); directed by Jess Hutchinson. Performed by Eduardo Xavier Curley-Carillo, Cory Hardin, Allison Cain, Sonia Goldberg, Oly Oxinfry, Marsha Harman, Christopher M. Walsh, Corrbette Pasko, Linsey Falls, and Ted Evans.
Purchase the Sordelet Ink publication of the 2019 script.
Second production: Lifeline Theatre (Chicago, IL) in 2019. Written by Bilal Dardai (adapted from the novel by G.K. Chesterton); directed by Jess Hutchinson. Performed by Eduardo Xavier Curley-Carillo, Cory Hardin, Allison Cain, Sonia Goldberg, Oly Oxinfry, Marsha Harman, Christopher M. Walsh, Corrbette Pasko, Linsey Falls, and Ted Evans.
Purchase the Sordelet Ink publication of the 2019 script.
Read an excerpt.
Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination - Best New Work (Adaptation)
In 1900s England, a brave poet in the employ of Scotland Yard infiltrates a sinister society of anarchists, with the aim to take down their leader, Sunday. As he works his way deeper into the fold, however, he discovers that nothing is as it seems.
Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination - Best New Work (Adaptation)
In 1900s England, a brave poet in the employ of Scotland Yard infiltrates a sinister society of anarchists, with the aim to take down their leader, Sunday. As he works his way deeper into the fold, however, he discovers that nothing is as it seems.
"TOP TEN PLAYS OF 2009...blessed by playwright Bilal Dardai’s deft touch and the shrewd, apparently endless inventiveness of director Jessica Hutchinson and the company’s resident designers." --Kris Vire, TimeOut Chicago
“[A] nimble adaptation…a sharp, silly, and pungent disquisition on a world where everyone isn’t quite what they seem.” —Kerry Reid, Chicago Tribune
“Wickedly written… [Dardai’s] script overflows with mysterious undercover operations balanced with the kind of British humor found in classic comic films such as Our Man in Havana and Johnny English. There’s also more than a nod to Monty Python and Mr. Bean, as well.” —Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review