Haven Theatre Company Announces the Chicago Premiere of Last Train to Nibroc by Arlene Hutton, directed by Jason Gerace

CHICAGO – Haven Theatre Company is proud to announce the cast of Arlene

Hutton’s Last Train to Nibroc, directed by Jason Gerace, at Theater Wit, 1229 W.

Belmont Ave., July 24 – September 6. In addition to Gerace, who received the Jeff-

Award for his direction of Strawdog Theatre Company’s Great Expectations, Amanda

Drinkall and Mike Tepeli, who were the leads in that same multi-Jeff nominated

production which was produced at Strawdog and Theater on the Lake in 2014, are

reunited in Last Train to Nibroc. Previews are Friday, July 24 through Sunday, July

26. Opening/press night is Monday, July 27 at 8 p.m. The schedule for previews

and the regular run is Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3

p.m. Regular tickets are $28, previews tickets are $12 and senior/industry/student

tickets are $15. You may purchase tickets and get more information at

www.haventheatrechicago.com or call the Theater Wit box office at 773.975.8150.

In December 1940, an east-bound cross-country train carries the bodies of the great

American writers Nathanael West and F. Scott Fitzgerald as well as shy and religious

May, who shares her seat with a charming young discharged flyer, Raleigh. As May

(Amanda Drinkall) and Raleigh (Mike Tepeli) continue to cross paths over the years,

an unlikely bond forms, one that continues to blossom in ways neither of them could

ever expect. A funny, touching portrait of two people searching for happiness called

“…a gently charming little play, reminiscent of Thornton Wilder in its look at rustic

Americans who are to be treasured for their simplicity and directness…” by the

Associated Press.