The Long Christmas Ride Home
Past, present, and future collide on a snowy Christmas Eve when a family’s car spins out of control following a disastrous holiday dinner. Josh Sobel directs a hauntingly beautiful play by Pulitzer-winner Paula Vogel that deftly charts the personal trajectories that are forever altered by a single, fateful night.
★★★ “… very touching and quite wise little show that has lived in the front of my head for the past few days.”—Chicago Tribune
RECOMMENDED “Chamber-theater-style storytelling and bunraku-inspired puppets contribute to the comic, tragic, honest beauty of this unorthodox yuletide tale, sensitively rendered in Josh Sobel’s staging for Strawdog Theatre.”—Chicago Reader
★★★★ “There is an unexpected tenderness in this production that appears over and over, seemingly from nowhere.”—Time Out Chicago
“People who would like this show are people who like cool puppets, sad but hopeful stories, and presents from the trash. I think that people should definitely go see this show. I thought it was very interesting, fun, and lovely. It is a very dark but funny Christmas story.”—Ada Grey Reviews For You
Cast
Ed Dzialo
as Man
Sarah Gitenstein
as Rebecca
Sam Hubbard*
as Stephen
Kristen Johnson
as Claire
Loretta Rezos
as Woman
John Taflan
as Minister
Creative Team
Paula Vogel
Author
Josh Sobel
Director
Madisen Dempsey
Assistant Director
Sarah Goeden*
Assistant Director
Mike Mroch
Set Design
John Kelly*
Light Design
Michelle Underwood
Projection Design
Stephanie Diaz
Puppet Design
Jamie Karas
Props Design
Jeffrey Levin
Sound Design
Alexa Berkowitz
Stage Manager
* Strawdog Theatre ensemble member