Dance Nation

Written by Clare Barron
Directed and Choreographed by Lee Sunday Evans

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ABOUT the SHOW

LIGHTS UP. STEP UP. DONT F*CK IT UP.

A pre-teen dance troupe navigates ambition, friendship and desire as they claw their way to Nationals in Tampa Bay. Featuring a multigenerational cast of women playing our pre-teen heroines, this Chicago premiere is fiercely funny, theatrically inventive and full of heart.

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DANCE NATION - Production Photos

Pictured (L to R) Ellen Maddow (Maeve), Ariana Burks (Sofia) and ensemble member Caroline Neff (Zuzu)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: December 16, 2019

Pictured ensemble member Caroline Neff (Zuzu), Torrey Hanson (Luke), Ellen Maddow (Maeve), Adithi Chandrashekar (Connie), Shanésia Davis (Ashlee) and Ariana Burks (Sofia)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: December 16, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Ellen Maddow (Maeve), Ariana Burks (Sofia), Shanésia Davis (Ashlee) and Adithi Chandrashekar (Connie)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: December 16, 2019

Pictured ensemble member Tim Hopper (Dance Teacher Pat)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: December 16, 2019

Pictured the cast of Dance Nation

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: December 16, 2019

Pictured (foreground, L to R) ensemble members Karen Rodriguez (Amina) and Caroline Neff (Zuzu) with (background) Adithi Chandrashekar (Connie)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: December 16, 2019

Pictured Shanésia Davis (Ashlee)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: December 16, 2019

Pictured (L to R) ensemble members Caroline Neff (Zuzu) and Karen Rodriguez (Amina)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: December 16, 2019

Pictured ensemble member Tim Hopper (Dance Teacher Pat)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: December 16, 2019

Pictured (center) Shanésia Davis (Ashlee)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: December 16, 2019

Pictured (front to back) ensemble member Caroline Neff (Zuzu), Shanésia Davis (Ashlee), Ariana Burks (Sofia), Torrey Hanson (Luke), (back left) ensemble member Karen Rodriguez (Amina) and (back right) Adithi Chandrashekar (Connie)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: December 16, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Torrey Hanson (Luke) and ensemble member Caroline Neff (Zuzu)

Credit: Michael Brosilow

Date: December 16, 2019

Dance Nation Rehearsal Photos

Pictured (L to R) Ariana Burks (Sofia), Adithi Chandrashekar (Connie), Torrey Hanson (Luke), Shanésia Davis (Ashlee), Ellen Maddow (Maeve), and ensemble member Karen Rodriguez (Amina)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured ensemble member Karen Rodriguez (Amina)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured (L to R) ensemble member Karen Rodriguez (Amina), ensemble member Caroline Neff (Zuzu), director Lee Sunday Evans, Torrey Hanson (Luke) and Ariana Burks (Sofia)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured Ellen Maddow (Maeve)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Torrey Hanson (Luke) and Ariana Burks (Sofia)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Torrey Hanson (Luke), ensemble member Caroline Neff (Zuzu), Adithi Chandrashekar (Connie), Ellen Maddow (Maeve), Ariana Burks (Sofia) and Shanésia Davis (Ashlee)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured Shanésia Davis (Ashlee)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured (L to R) ensemble members Caroline Neff (Zuzu) and Karen Rodriguez (Amina)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Ariana Burks (Sofia), Tim Hopper (Dance Teacher Pat), ensemble member Karen Rodriguez (Amina), ensemble member Caroline Neff (Zuzu) Torrey Hanson (Luke) and Ellen Maddow (Maeve)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured director Lee Sunday Evans

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Ellen Maddow (Maeve), ensemble member Karen Rodriguez (Amina), ensemble member Caroline Neff (Zuzu), Adithi Chandrashekar (Connie) and Torrey Hanson (Luke)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured ensemble member Tim Hopper (Dance Teacher Pat)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured ensemble member Audrey Francis (The Moms/Vanessa)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Pictured (L to R) Ariana Burks (Sofia), Shanésia Davis (Ashlee), ensemble member Karen Rodriguez (Amina), Adithi Chandrashekar (Connie), ensemble member Caroline Neff (Zuzu), Ellen Maddow (Maeve) and Torrey Hanson (Luke)

Credit: Lowell Thomas

Date: November 27, 2019

Clare Barron Interview

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