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Backstory Your Guide to Timeline Productions BACKSTORY YOUR GUIDE TO TIMELINE PRODUCTIONS CHICAGO PREMIERE BY J.T. ROGERS directed by Nick Bowling YESTERDAY’S STORIES. TODAY’S TOPICS. From Artistic Director PJ Powers a message We’ve been in conversation Gifts, at its core, is an ever since. intensely human play. It zeroes in on the role of As our mutual admiration the individual—ordinary for one another’s work men in extraordinary Dear Friends, continued to grow, J.T. circumstances who, mentioned that he I couldn’t be more excited decision after decision, was starting to write to bring J.T. Rogers’ Blood shape history. and Gifts to Chicago a play about the CIA’s to conclude TimeLine involvement in Afghanistan Even with a cast of 14, the Theatre’s 16th season. during the early 1980s. I striking thing about this said, “As soon as you’ve got play is how much of it is The road to bring this a first draft, send it to me!” two-person scenes. It’s dynamic play to our stage And he did. two guys in a room talking, started more than five contemplating decisions So we’ve had the privilege years ago—before J.T. had most of us cannot imagine. of watching Blood and even begun work on the Navigating barriers of Gifts evolve over the last script. Having read his play language, culture, history, few years, cheering for the The Overwhelming, which religion and custom, their’s play’s deserved acclaim is about the 1994 genocide is a fragile dance of trust after its premiere at in Rwanda, TimeLine’s earned and trust lost. London’s National Theatre Company Members With the full knowledge as well as its heralded were blown away by the that there are no good run at New York’s Lincoln intelligence, depth and decisions, these men seek Center. And we’ve been scope of his writing. His just to make the least grateful that through it is a fresh, dramatic voice bad one, all the while all, J.T. kept talking with us that is global in perspective, pondering the world they’ll about premiering the play probing, and clearly leave for their children. fascinated with examining in Chicago at TimeLine. Under the ever-inspiring history in a way that Today we are proud to see leadership of our Associate provokes thought, emotion that wish fulfilled. and discussion. We felt that Artistic Director Nick While epic in scope— we’d found a kindred spirit. Bowling and his stellar spanning 1981 through design team and cast, On the night I first met 1991—and ripe with TimeLine’s production of him in 2008, it became historical and political Blood and Gifts has been abundantly clear that context, Blood and crafted for our intimate his interests and theater sensibilities were so in sync with TimeLine’s mission We invite you to explore the that I told him, “even if it takes years, we’d love to theater—open drawers, read files, find a project to work on scour for facts and insight. with you.” With the full knowledge that there are no good decisions, these men seek just to make the least bad one, all the while pondering the world they’ll leave for their children. space to bring you as close We invite you to fearlessly being so enthusiastically to the story as possible, explore your surroundings— involved. And second to immersing you in the perhaps in ways that you Steve Coll, author of Ghost tangled web of covert might normally feel too Wars: The Secret History of operations. timid to try on the set of a the CIA, Afghanistan and play. Open drawers, read Bin Laden, from the Soviet While inside the theater, files, scour for facts and Invasion to September 10, we invite you to be curious. insight, and bravely enter 2001, for his generosity and And to see where that the clandestine world of for sharing his expertise. curiosity takes you! this play. Blood and Gifts gives us Director Nick Bowling (from left), The amount of research much to dissect, discuss production manager John Kearns, that J.T. conducted as and debate, and we are scenic designer Collette Pollard and he wrote this story is so thrilled to give this props designer Julia Eberhardt review the model of Pollard’s uniquely staggering, and we’ve tried play a platform for that immersive—and explorable—set to share as many resources conversation in Chicago. during a break at an early rehearsal with you as possible. All After so many years in the of Blood and Gifts. so you can dig deeper, making, we can’t wait to not just via what you may get you talking about it. find inside the theater, I thank you for continuing but also in this Backstory to travel with TimeLine to publication and online at new places, as we explore timelinetheatre.com, where eras, cultures and parts of our dramaturg Joshua the globe that we haven’t Altman has assembled a before. And I thank J.T. for wealth of information. his belief in our company TimeLine’s production through the years. We of Blood and Gifts owes a hope that you’ll hear more special debt to many, but to from him here in the future. two men in particular. First Best, to J.T., for sharing so much insight with the cast and production team and for J.T. Rogers and Blood and Gifts the playwright lobal in perspective, to the countries he writes earned an Olivier Award Goverarching in scope, about to spend time with its nomination in 2009. Rogers’ J.T. Rogers’ plays fearlessly people and, often, survivors contribution featured tackle some of the most of a particular conflict. This a series of interactions complex issues of modern breadth of knowledge between a CIA operative world politics and human infuses his work with and an Afghan warlord in rights. authenticity and multiple the 1980s. A playwright and student points of view. He developed the script of history, his writing Blood and Gifts began into a full-length play, is characterized by a in 2009 as a 20-minute which had its world steadfast dedication piece for the Tricycle premiere at London’s to research. In order to Theatre’s The Great Game: National Theatre in 2010. develop a comprehensive Afghanistan, in which 12 Blood and Gifts went on understanding of relevant one-act plays pertaining to play Lincoln Center history and context, he to Afghanistan’s past and Theater’s off-Broadway reads voraciously and present were performed in Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater interviews an array of repertory. He and the other the following year. That experts. He also travels playwrights of this festival production was nominated Special Events and Resources the conversation TimeLine looks forward COMPANY MEMBER STUDY GUIDE DISCUSSION to engaging our audience A study guide is available in conversations inspired Our Company Members at timelinetheatre.com. shape the artistic vision by our productions. We BLOG AND MORE! hope you will participate and choose programming Find behind-the-scenes in the array of additional for TimeLine. On Sunday, insight and conversation on resources and online June 23, join them for a our blog, Behind the ‘Line, communities available: free post-show discussion. via timelinetheatre.com. SUNDAY SCHOLARS POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS Sunday, June 9 is Sun- On Wednesdays, May 15 day Scholars, a one-hour and 29 and June 19 and 26; post-show panel discussion Thursdays, May 23 and For the latest, “like” us on featuring experts talking 30 and June 6 and 13; and Facebook (TimeLine The- about the play’s themes Sundays June 2 and July 7, atre), follow us on Twitter and issues. Admission is moderated by a TimeLine (@timelinetheatre) and visit free. Visit timelinetheatre. Company member and our YouTube channel (you- com for panelists and more. featuring cast and produc- tube.com/timelinetheatre). tion staff. TIMELINE: A History of Events in “I had to start learning ... so that I could tell Afghanistan stories that dig under the surface of people 1973 Mohammad Daoud and cultures that seem deeply foreign ... Khan leads a bloodless coup and overthrows his cousin and find the connections between us.” Zahir Shah. He installs himself as President and declares for a Lucille Lortel Award native non-Westerner. This Afghanistan a republic. He and named one of The New relationship is at the heart accepts aid from the Soviets. York Times top 10 plays of Rogers’ work. 1978 Soviet-backed conspira- of 2011. Last summer it tors in the Afghan army kill Rogers is not only President Daoud. Nur Moham- was staged at the La Jolla consumed by wanderlust, mad Taraki, a founding mem- Playhouse in California. but by a determination ber of the communist People’s TimeLine’s production is the to expand the purview Democratic Party of Afghani- stan, becomes President. play’s Midwest premiere. of drama in order to Rogers’ other best-known better reflect a shrinking 1979 The exiled religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini play, The Overwhelming, world. One of his most returns to Iran. The Islamic also premiered at London’s characteristic qualities as Republic of Iran is declared National Theatre. In both a playwright is his ability months later. plays, a primary male to shine light on faraway President Jimmy Carter character ventures to a issues and force audiences authorizes the CIA to spend third-world country for to question just how distant $500,000 on propaganda, work. Inevitably, each play’s they really are. In his Laura radio equipment and medical supplies for Afghan rebels.
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