FIRST LOOK SERIES
ANGELS FALLING
by Jake Griffith
directed by Hershey Suri
Deep in the woods of a small South Carolina town, a teenage girl disappears. Her boyfriend, who was the last to see her alive, claims an angel killed her. As the case makes national news, it’s clear the town would rather label the boy a murderer than face the possibility of an angel, despite the unexplainable evidence found at the scene. Emma, desperate to believe in something, begins pulling at the threads.
Angels Falling is a southern ghost story about faith and proof, about what a town owes the people inside it, and how badly we want a sign that someone is watching.
PERFORMANCES
Friday, August 21st @ 7:30pm
Saturday, August 22nd @ 3:00pm
(followed by an audience Q&A)
Saturday, August 22nd @ 7:30pm
Approximately 90 mins (no intermission)
TICKETS
General Admission: $20.00
MEET THE ARTISTS
JAKE GRIFFITH (Playwright/Producer)
Jake Griffith is an actor, writer, and comedian based in NYC. His work has been seen on stages across the country including: The Second City, Upright Citizen’s Brigade (NYC and Los Angeles), La MaMa, Guthrie Theater, Mabou Mines, Emerging Artists Theatre, Shattered Globe Theatre, Pop Up! Production, Lazy Susan Theatre Co, Caveat, and Brooklyn Comedy Collective. Jake is currently working on a commission from Columbia University’s Classics to adapt Aristophane’s Clouds for the modern day. Jake is an associate artist with Columbia’s Digital Storytelling Lab where he creates interactive art pieces that have been presented at Lincoln Center and Museum of the Moving Image. He is currently pursuing his MFA in Acting at Columbia University.
jakegriffith.com
HERSHEY SURI (Director)
Hershey Suri is a director, actor, and producer based in Chicago . She is the artistic director of Pop Up! Productions, a theatre company dedicated to advancing equity through storytelling by “popping up” in cities across the U.S. Her work centers on the intersection of law, art, and social justice, exploring how storytelling can humanize legal issues and reimagine systems of accountability. Through Pop Up, Hershey has directed and/or produced a range of productions including: south asian premiere of Next to Normal (South Asia Institute), Chalo (Goodman Theatre and Chicago Cultural Center), Women Off-Color (Steppenwolf), Alexandria (Dixon Place), and Story to Stage (Road2Reentry, Jeff Awards, University Chicago Forum of Free Expression) Hershey is an artistic associate with Shattered Globe Theatre, a 2024 Jeff Award Impacted Fellow, and a member of Producer Hub’s Theatre Producers of Color class of 2026. Hershey is also a J.D. Candidate at the University of Chicago Law School.
hersheysuri.com
COVID-19 policy: In guidance with the city and state COVID-19 policies, we will no longer be requiring masks, but strongly recommend them.