Vuthy Vichea is a 16-year-old Cambodian American. He loves hip-hop and Dungeons and Dragons. He is a weird kid in a place where weirdness can be fatal: Long Beach, California. And since his best friend moved and his mother died, the only person he can talk to is a human skull he keeps hidden in a cookie jar.
Sharp, funny, and packing an emotional wallop, Year Zerois a witty family drama that is a perfect fit for our first world premiere in our new Studio Theater.
About the Playwright
Since becoming a finalist last spring in Victory Gardens' Ignition Festival, playwright Michael Golamco has been selected to become a member of New Dramatists, and has been awarded a playwriting commission by South Coast Rep. Year Zero also won the Grand Prize of Chicago Dramatists' Many Voices Project in 2008. His earlier play Cowboy Versus Samurai was produced eight times after its New Yorkpremiere, including in Canada and Hong Kong, and was published in the Smith and Kraus anthology New Playwrights: Best Plays of 2006.
Open Rehearsal September 3rd
Enjoy a behind-the-scenes peek at rehearsal, followed by a talkback and a reception.
Lincoln Park Neighbors Night with Windy City Scrapbooking
Wednesday, September 16th - 5:30 Event, 7pm Show
Honoring your heritage is a major theme in Year Zero. Bring a family photo with you, and Windy City Scrapbooking will provide everything you need to protect and display it for posterity. Reception courtesy of Fiesta Mexicana.
Humanities Night Thursday, September 17th - 5:30 Event, 7pm Show
Experts from the Cambodian Association of Illinois, which services some 5,000 Cambodians, all refugees of the children of refugees who escaped the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge's Killing Fields.
Happy Hour
Friday, October 2nd - 6 pm reception, 7:30pm show
The series formerly known as Pub Night has a new name - Happy Hour! Come early to meet friends and make new ones over pre-show appetizers and a free drink in our own lobby bar.
