Eastland: An Original Musical

Eastland: An Original Musical (2020)

Moored on the Chicago River between Clark St and LaSalle, The Eastland begins boarding and thousands of Western Electric employees and their families climb the ramp, excited for their annual company outing. Overflowing with passengers about to depart, the boat leans port – and doesn’t lean back. Within minutes, cries fill the air, families are torn apart and unexpected heroes emerge to rescue dozens of Chicagoans from a watery end. Artistic Director Andrew White (Of One Blood, 1984) resurrects the ghosts of America’s forgotten tragedy in this Lookingglass Original musical, with music by Artistic Associate Andre Pluess and Ben Sussman, the team behind the score of Lookingglass Alice, 1984, Metamorphoses, Hard Times, and The Secret in the Wings, as well as the acclaimed Winesburg, Ohio. Directed by Amanda Dehnert (Peter Pan: A Play). Inspired in part by Jay Bonansinga’s The Sinking of the Eastland: America’s Forgotten Tragedy

Director: Amanda Dehnert

Casts

	Jeanne T. Arrigo as Sister / Musician
	Lawrence E. DiStasi as Otto / Olaf
	Christine Mary Dunford as Marianne
	Doug Hara as Reggie
	Derek Hasenstab as Husband / Houdini
	Erik Hellman as Grocer / Musician
	Malcolm Ruhl as Musician
	Michael Barrow Smith as Pedersen / Musician
	Scott Stangland as Emie / Musician
	Tiffany Topol as Solveig
	Claire Wellin as Bobbie
	Monica West as Ilse

Crew