Chalk

Maggie survived the end of the world, and has enough supplies to last. But now her daughter has come home, and something’s wrong about her. The two women square off, kept apart only by their pasts and a protective chalk circle, hastily drawn on to the floor.

(Drama; 80 minutes; 2W)

Press

“Makes smart use of his black-comic premise.” -Tony Adler, The Chicago Reader
“Chalk is captivating. It draws a line around a mother’s love.” -Katy Walsh, The Fourth Walsh
“A thrilling two-woman tete-a-tete.” -Alex Huntsberger, NewCity Stage Chicago

Christine Power, Fresh Ink Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Sarah Gazdowicz, photo by Louise Hamill)
Christine Power and Caroline Rose Markham, Fresh Ink Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Sarah Gazdowicz, photo by Louise Hamill)
Christine Power and Caroline Rose Markham, Fresh Ink Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Sarah Gazdowicz, photo by Louise Hamill)
Caroline Rose Markham and Christine Power, Fresh Ink Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Sarah Gazdowicz, photo by Louise Hamill)
Christine Power, Fresh Ink Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Sarah Gazdowicz, photo by Louise Hamill)
Caroline Rose Markham, Fresh Ink Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Sarah Gazdowicz, photo by Louise Hamill)
Christine Power and Caroline Rose Markham, Fresh Ink Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Sarah Gazdowicz, photo by Louise Hamill)
Christine Power and Caroline Rose Markham, Fresh Ink Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Sarah Gazdowicz, photo by Louise Hamill)
Nina O’Keefe and Kathleen Akerley, Sideshow Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Megan A. Smith, photo by Jonathan L. Green)
Nina O’Keefe and Kathleen Akerley, Sideshow Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Megan A. Smith, photo by Jonathan L. Green)
Kathleen Akerley and Nina O’Keefe, Sideshow Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Megan A. Smith, photo by Jonathan L. Green)
Nina O’Keefe and Kathleen Akerley, Sideshow Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Megan A. Smith, photo by Jonathan L. Green)
Kathleen Akerley and Nina O’Keefe, Sideshow Theatre Company 2015 (directed by Megan A. Smith, photo by Jonathan L. Green)