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Monday, 12 October 2026 14:33

PrideArts announces cast and production teams for Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS, performed by alternating same-sex casts, November 13- December 13

Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:00 pm, Sundays at 3 pm
Additional Saturday matinees at 3:00 pm on November 28 and December 5 and 12
Additional Sunday evenings at 7:00 pm on December 6 and 13
Understudy performances on Friday, December 4 at 7 pm (male cast) and Sunday, December 6 at 7 pm (female cast)
No performances Thursday, November 26 or Sunday, November 29
Hoover-Leppen Theatre in Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago 60613
Tickets $35 for regular performances, $25 for previews. Seniors and students receive a $5 discount off all performance prices. Tickets and more information at www.pridearts.org . 773-661-0770

One relationship. Infinite possibilities. In how many universes would you love someone? Nick Payne's Olivier award-winning CONSTELLATIONS is a play about free will and friendship; it's about quantum multiverse theory, love and honey. Roland is a beekeeper. Marianne is a quantum physicist. What are their odds of falling in love? With infinite moments that can change the trajectory of a life, it's anyone's guess how cosmic collision is possible. This play moves from the question of "what if," to a poignant picture of "what is."

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Friday, November 13 – 7:00 pm (PREVIEW - Jay Españo, Skyler Tipton)
Sunday, November 15 – 3:00 pm (PREVIEW – Shannon Bachelder, Hannah Green)
Monday, November 16 – 7:00 pm (OPENING - Jay Españo, Skyler Tipton)
Thursday, November 19 – 7:00 pm (OPENING - Shannon Bachelder, Hannah Green)
Friday, November 20 – 7:00 pm (Jay Españo, Skyler Tipton)
Saturday, November 21 – 7:00 pm (Shannon Bachelder, Hannah Green)
Sunday, November 22 – 3:00 pm (Jay Españo, Skyler Tipton)
Friday, November 27 – 7:00 pm (Shannon Bachelder, Hannah Green)
Saturday, November 28 – 3:00 pm (Shannon Bachelder, Hannah Green)
Saturday, November 28 – 7:00 pm (Jay Españo, Skyler Tipton)
Thursday, December 3 – 7:00 pm (Shannon Bachelder, Hannah Green)
Friday, December 4 – 7:00 pm (UNDERSTUDY PERFORMANCE – Myles Mathews, Brenden Zwiebel)
Saturday, December 5 – 3:00 pm (Shannon Bachelder, Hannah Green)
Saturday, December 5– 7:00 pm (Jay Españo, Skyler Tipton)
Sunday, December 6 – 3:00 pm (Jay Españo, Skyler Tipton)
Sunday, December 6 – 7:00 pm (UNDERSTUDY PERFORMANCE - Maren Rosenberg, Elyssa Treviño)
Thursday, December 10 – 7:00 pm (Jay Españo, Skyler Tipton)
Friday, December 11 – 7:00 pm (Shannon Bachelder, Hannah Green)
Saturday, December 12 – 3:00 pm (Shannon Bachelder, Hannah Green)
Saturday, December 12 – 7:00 pm (Jay Españo, Skyler Tipton)
Sunday, December 13 – 3:00 pm (Jay Españo, Skyler Tipton)
Sunday, December 13 – 7:00 pm (Shannon Bachelder, Hannah Green)

BIOS Nick Payne (Playwright, CONSTELLATIONS) Nick Payne's plays include IF THERE IS I HAVEN'T FOUND IT YET (Bush Theatre and Roundabout Theatre Company, New York), WANDERLUST (Royal Court Theatre), Sophocles' ELECTRA (Gate Theatre), ONE DAY WHEN WE WERE YOUNG (Paines Plough/Sheffield Theatres and Shoreditch Town Hall), LAY DOWN YOUR CROSS (Hampstead Theatre), CONSTELLATIONS (Royal Court Theatre and Duke of York's) and THE SAME DEEP WATER AS ME (Donmar Warehouse). He is the recipient of the 2009 George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright, the 2012 Harold Pinter Playwright's Award, and the 2012 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play, for CONSTELLATIONS. Jay Españo (Artistic Director, Director CONSTELLATIONS Male Cast). Born in Manila, The Philippines, he joined the prestigious Tanghalang Pilipino's Actors Company in 1998, where he trained with acclaimed Filipino director Nonon Padilla. He acted in several commercials, television series and films. Since moving to the Chicago area, Jay has worked with storefront theater companies such as Silk Road Rising, Prologue, Ghostlight, Halcyon, and PrideArts, where he has directed A NEW BRAIN, [TITLE OF SHOW], GIRLFRIEND, GAY CARD, TOMMY ON TOP and the THINGS I NEVER COULD TELL STEVEN. At City Lit Theater, he directed the world premiere musical AZTEC HUMAN SACRIFICE. He has played the role of the King in Rodgers and Hammerstein's THE KING AND I with various theater companies in the US and in Canada.

Amber Mandley (PrideArts Managing Director, Director CONSTELLATIONS Female Cast) Amber joined PrideArts in 2022 as the Managing Director. She has a master's degree in Nonprofit Management and extensive experience in development. Her recent directing credits include SHAKESPEARE'S R&J for PrideArts and WELLS AND WELLES for Lucid Theatre Company. Amber has also produced SAPPHIC SHOWCASE for PrideArts.

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