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One session. Two Minds. A battle of truth and control

  • Written by Max Wolf Friedlich
  • Directed by  David Esbjornson

“I had achieved the American Dream. I had gone viral” - Jane

"Friedlich...has a strikingly deft grip on internet brain rot...how consistent panic can become a comforting reminder of reality." — The Guardian

The edge-of-your-seat thriller about big tech and even bigger secrets that became last year’s Off-Broadway sensation.

Synopsis

Jane, an employee at a big tech company, has been placed on leave after video of her emotional breakdown at work went viral. Her employers tell Jane she must be evaluated by crisis therapist Loyd before she can be reinstated to the job that gives her life meaning. Their first session together, however, quickly escalates into an epic showdown with a shocking and disturbing twist. An Off-Broadway sensation, this intense psychological thriller skewers the insidiousness of the internet, the meaning of work and the ramifications of a secret revealed. 

Cast

Christopher Donahue

Loyd

Christopher Donahue is very happy to make his Writers debut. In Chicago, he has appeared at Court Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Chicago Opera Theatre, Remains Theatre and Stories on Stage. He has performed at theatres across the country, including Arena Stage, American Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Circle in the Square, Classic Stage Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, Yale Repertory Theatre and many others.

Rae Gray

Jane

Rae Gray returns to Writers where she appeared in The Real Thing. National Tour: To Kill a Mockingbird. Broadway: The Real Thing (Roundabout). International: The Beacon (Druid/Gate, IRL). Chicago: Prayer for the French Republic (Northlight); Graveyard Shift, The Little Foxes, A Christmas Carol (Goodman); Domesticated, Slowgirl, The Book Thief, Wedding Band (Steppenwolf); King Charles III (Chicago Shakespeare). Regional: Slowgirl (Geffen), Queens (La Jolla Playhouse). TV: A League of Their Own, Justified: City Primeval, The Rookie, American Rust, Power Book IV: Force, Fear the Walking Dead, Grace and Frankie, Sea Oak, Boardwalk Empire, Shameless, The Resident, Chicago Fire, PD, and Med. Animated TV: Bossy Bear, Adventure Time. Film: Slice (A24), I Do…Until I Don’t, The Robbery (Sundance Selection). Rae is a graduate of the University of Chicago. @heyraegray

Haley Gustafson

Understudy Jane

Writers Theatre debut! Broadway: The Who’s Tommy. Chicago: Revolution(s), The Who’s Tommy (Goodman Theatre), Cabaret, (Porchlight Music Theatre), Wizard of Oz (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Children of Eden (Chicagoland Theatre Fund), and Legally Blonde (Metropolis PAC). Regional credits include Lizzie (Southern Plains Productions). Film and television credits include Work in Progress (Showtime) and Soundtrack (Netflix). She is represented by Stewart Talent. @hcgustafson.

Mark Ulrich

Understudy Loyd

Mark Ulrich is very happy to return to Writer’s Theatre where he was last seen in Spite For Spite. He resides in Chicago, and has performed with Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, Northlight, Drury Lane, TimeLine, A Red Orchid, Marriott Theatre, Remy Bumppo, Artistic Home, Teatro Vista, Raven, Citadel, Silk Road Rising, 16th Street Theatre, and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, where he is a proud company member. Regional credits include Palm Beach Dramaworks, Florida Stage, City Theatre of Pittsburgh, Forward Theatre of Madison, and Next Act Theatre of Milwaukee. He is represented by Gray Talent Group.

Know Before You Go

Content Advisory

This production contains the display of a theatrical firearm, adult language, loud and graphic noises, and discussions of self-harm, drug use, child abuse, and physical and sexual violence.