Production Runs May 15 - June 14, 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois (February 12, 2025) – Chicago’s First Floor Theater today announced the cast for the Chicago Premiere production of EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING, written by Will Arbery, running May 15 - June 14, 2025 (previews May 15, 17, 18, and 21) at The Den Theatre’s Bookspan stage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets ($10 - $35) on sale now at www.firstfloortheater.com.
Winters keep getting worse in Evanston, Illinois, where salt truck drivers Peter and Basil battle the ice and snow and pass the time with jokes and stories. But what’s with this creeping sense of dread? Is it because their boss Maiworm has noble visions of new green technology that would make their jobs obsolete? Or is there a more terrifying warning calling out from under these roads? At least they have each other, right?
In this play about climate and change, Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Arbery confronts humanity’s darkest fears with humor, warmth, and the fortitude of municipal public servants.
The cast includes Jelani West (Peter), Dano Duran (Basil), Ashley Neal (Maiworm), and Jacinda Ratcliffe (Jane Jr.).
First Floor Theater’s Chicago premiere EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING runs May 15 - June 14, 2025, with previews May 15, 17, 18, and 21. Performances are held Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. in The Bookspan at The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets are $10 - $35; to purchase tickets visit www.firstfloortheater.com.
FACT SHEET:
EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING
Title: EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING
Written By: Will Arbery
Directed By: Micah Figueroa*
Cast: Jelani West (Peter), Dano Duran (Basil), Ashley Neal (Maiworm), and Jacinda Ratcliffe (Jane Jr.)
*Denotes First Floor Theater Company Member
Dates: May 15 - June 14, 2025 (Previews May 15, 17, 18, 21)
Press Opening: Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 8 p.m.
Schedule: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m.
Run Time: 90 minutes
Location: The Bookspan at The Den Theatre (1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.)
Tickets: General Admission: $10 - $35
Limited number of $10 access tickets available for all public performances.
Box Office: https://www.firstfloortheater.com
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ABOUT FIRST FLOOR THEATER
Founded in 2012, First Floor Theater has garnered a reputation for pairing some of the most cutting-edge scripts in Chicago and the American Theater with a signature innovative design style. Shortly after their inaugural season, FFT was named “Best New Theater Company” by the Chicago Reader. FFT was also honored to be recognized with the 2018 Francesca Primus Prize from ATCA for their production of Leah Nanako-Winkler’s Two Mile Hollow, and in Newcity’s Players 2019: “The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago.” Some of First Floor’s notable past productions includeHooded or Being Black for Dummies, Mike Pence Sex Dream, Two Mile Hollow, peerless, Plano, and Pro-Am. First Floor Theater is a Resident Company at The Den Theatre.
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