Chicago’s First Floor Theater today announced the cast and production team for the World Premiere production of ONE PARTY CONSENT, written by Omer Abbas Salem, running February 13 - March 15, 2025 (previews February 13 - 19) at The Den Theatre’s Crosby stage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets ($10 - $35) on sale now at www.firstfloortheater.com.
L-R: Stephanie Shum, Ashlyn Lozano, Cindy Marker
Trust is tricky. You enter working relationships and it's unprofessional not to offer it. When you feel your trust challenged, you convince yourself that you're the problem. And some people take advantage of that. Fola is an MFA directing grad student stepping into a mid-year review with their advisor. What happens when you record a professional meeting and you don't tell the other? And what do you do when you record something really incriminating? This is a play about the degradation of trust.
The cast includes Stephanie Shum (Fola), Ashlyn Lozano (Sandra/Ms. Brite), Cindy Marker (Dean Ellen Healy), with understudies Leslie Huang (Fola u/s), Bashany Garcia (Sandra/Ms.Brite u/s) and Wendy Lee Evans (Dean Ellen Healy u/s).
Led by director Omer Abbas Salem*, a Company Member of First Floor Theater and the most recent past recipient of the company’s Blueprint Commission, the production team includes Kendyl Meyer (Stage Manager), Spencer Donovan (Scenic Designer), Conchita Avitia (Lighting Designer), Satya Chavez (Sound Designer), Caitlin McCarthy* (Costumes Designer), and Adanna Eziri (Props Designer).
*Denotes First Floor Theater Company Member
First Floor Theater’s World premiere ONE PARTY CONSENT runs February 13 - March 15, 2025, with previews February 13, 15, 16, and 19. Performances are held Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. in the Crosby 2B at The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets are $10 - $35; to purchase tickets visit www.firstfloortheater.com.
FACT SHEET:
ONE PARTY CONSENT
Title: ONE PARTY CONSENT
Written By: Omer Abbas Salem*
Directed By: Nadya Naumaan
Cast: Stephanie Shum (Fola), Ashlyn Lozano (Sandra/Ms. Brite), Cindy Marker (Dean Ellen Healy), with understudies Leslie Huang (Fola u/s), Bashany Garcia (Sandra/Ms.Brite u/s) and Wendy Lee Evans (Dean Ellen Healy u/s).
Production Team: Kendyl Meyer (Stage Manager), Spencer Donovan (Scenic Designer), Conchita Avitia (Lighting Designer), Satya Chavez (Sound Designer), Caitlin McCarthy* (Costumes Designer), and Adanna Eziri (Props Designer).
*Denotes First Floor Theater Company Member
Dates: February 13 - March 15, 2025 (Previews February 13, 15, 16, 19)
Press Opening: Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 8 p.m.
Schedule: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m.
Run Time: 90 minutes
Location: The Den Theatre Crosby 2B (1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.)
Tickets: General Admission: $10 - $35
Chicago Theatre Week (February 13-19): $15 with code CTW25
Box Office: https://www.firstfloortheater.com
ABOUT FIRST FLOOR THEATER
Founded in 2012, First Floor Theater has garnered a reputation for pairing some of the most cutting-edge scripts in Chicago and the American Theater with a signature innovative design style. Shortly after their inaugural season, FFT was named “Best New Theater Company” by the Chicago Reader. FFT was also honored to be recognized with the 2018 Francesca Primus Prize from ATCA for their production of Leah Nanako-Winkler’s Two Mile Hollow, and in Newcity’s Players 2019: “The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago.” Some of First Floor’s notable past productions include Hooded or Being Black for Dummies, Mike Pence Sex Dream, Two Mile Hollow, peerless, Plano, and Pro-Am. First Floor Theater is a Resident Company at The Den Theatre.