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THE MILL AND THEATRE LAB SHARES PRESENT

COME HERE TO

BY DIANNE NORA

DIRECTED BY JACLYN BISKUP

November 1-5 at Theater Lab in NYC

Live Stream on November 4 at 3:00 PM

Featuring Molly Leland and Sam Morales

Production Stage Manager Deanna Crawford

Scenic Design by Nora Marlow Smith

Lighting Design by Jackie Fox

Sound Design by James Bennett

Costume Design by Mieka van der Ploeg

Aoife, a young Irish woman, and Grace, her American roommate, travel together from Dublin to London together, pursued by a ghost. Set in October 2018, this play offers a glimpse into the time after Ireland's historic vote to repeal the eighth amendment of the Irish Constitution, making abortion legal in the Republic of Ireland, but before the law had come into effect. The play jumps back to the early 1990s, when we meet another young woman, Linda, traveling for an abortion, with the help of a welcoming guest in Liverpool, Ruth. Come Here to Me looks at cycles of grief, friendship, and autonomy, and the women's lives that hang in the balance.

More information about EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE CHICAGO: The Mill was founded in 2002 by artistic director, Jaclyn Biskup, as Experimental Theatre Chicago. After the company evolved and broadened its scope, the name was changed to represent its new mission: to produce plays progressive in form and content. Biskup's father worked at US Steel, unaffectionately dubbed The Mill, for over 30 years and the name is an homage to him and her family's south side of Chicago working class roots. It's known for its stylish energetic stagings and bold theatricality.