Augusta, SNL's Nora Dunn Directs Chicago Premiere of Darkly Comic Look at Corporate America
American Theater Company (Chicago, IL)
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American Theater Company presents the Chicago premiere of Richard Dresser's Augusta, directed by Saturday Night Live alum Nora Dunn. This searing dark comedy puts the clash between working people and corporate America under the microscope. Two women and their boss scheme with and against each other as they strive to make a housekeeping service their ticket to success, or at least stability. As the trio's desperation moves them to test ethical limits, Augusta confronts the real meaning of getting ahead.
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This searing dark comedy puts the clash between working people and corporate America under the microscope. Two women and their boss scheme with and against each other as they strive to make a housekeeping service their ticket to success, or at least stability. As the trio's desperation moves them to test ethical limits, Augusta confronts the real meaning of getting ahead.
By Richard Dresser
Directed by Nora Dunn
Starring ATC Ensemble members Kate Buddeke, Ed Kross and Gwendolyn Whiteside
American Theater Company
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