Photos by Jeremy Hall

Our DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD

By Alexis Scheer
Directed by Sophiyaa Nayar
A Midwest Premiere

In an abandoned treehouse, four teenage girls armed with a Ouija board call to order a meeting of the Dead Leaders Club to summon the ghost of Pablo Escobar. In Alexis Scheer’s genre-defying play Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, navigating adolescence may be more perilous than communing with the dead.

“[a] must see…moving and tactfully directed…I left Steep Theatre more hopeful and empowered than ever.” -Emma Durbin, Rescripted

Ticket Pricing

General Admission: $30
Reserved Seats: $40
Access Tickets: $10 Steep Three Show Pass: $90
(Access tickets are our universal discount available to anyone in need of a discount)

Content Advisory: Our Dear Dead Drug Lord is intended for adult audiences. It includes content of a violent and sensitive nature. Please click below for more information.

Covid Protocols: You will be required to wear a mask for the duration of your visit to Steep, and you will be asked to show proof of COVID vaccination at the box office.

Performance Schedule

Press Opening: Friday, October 28
Performances: October 28 - December 10
Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday afternoons at 3 pm

Running Time: 1:20 with no intermission

Production Sponsors: Karen Shankman, Shirley & David Holdeman.

Performance Location

Steep Theatre
1044 W Berwyn Ave
Chicago, IL 60640

Accessibility
Audio Description and a Touch Tour will be available on Sunday, November 20. Open Captioning will be available on Sunday, November 13. Contact us at access@steeptheatre.com or 773-649-3186 for more information.

About the Venue: 1044 W Berwyn Ave is our new home, and we couldn’t be more excited, but it’s not quite a theatre yet. We have a renovation project in the works, but in the meantime, Our Dear Dead Drug Lord will give you the chance to join us in exploring the space pre-renovation. The former church is ADA accessible and offers ample restrooms, but some of the trappings of the Steep experience are still waiting in the wings. The art we create and the community we bring together will be 100% Steep, but the physical space is still somewhere between church and theatre. Click here to earn more about our plans.

CAST

Isabel Rivera
Elena Victoria Feliz
Lauren Smith
Isabella Maria Valdes
Liliana Renteria
Adriel Irizarry

Creative Team

Director – Sophiyaa Nayar
Stage Manager – Lauren Lassusˆ* Scenic Designer – Sydney Lynne
Lighting Designer – Eric Watkins
Associate Lighting Designer - Liz Gomez
Costume Designer – Serena Sandoval Scenic Collaborator - Shannon Evans Sound Designer – Matthew Chapman^ Props Designer – Lonnae Hickman Intimacy & Fight Choreographer – Gaby Lobotka Choreographer - Jenn Freeman
Assistant Costume Designer - Jessica Gowens
Assistant Director & Brujéria Consultant – Daniela Martinez
Dramaturg – Kristin Leahey^
Dialect Coach– Sándor Menéndez
Production Manager – Jennifer Aparicio
Technical Director – Darren Brown
Co-Casting Directors – Lucy Carapetyan^ & Lisa Troi Thomas^ Assistant Stage Manager - Lili Bjorklund Graphic Designer – Stu Kiesow Photographer – Jeremy Hall Costume Embroidery - Uncommon Closet

ˆSteep Company Member
ˆˆ Steep Artistic Associate
* Appearing through an Agreement between Steep Theatre and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

In the Press

“[a] must see…moving and tactfully directed…I left Steep Theatre more hopeful and empowered than ever.” -Emma Thurman, Rescripted Read the full review

Alexis Scheer

Alexis Scheer’s plays include Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (WP Theater/Second Stage, NYT Critic’s Pick, John Gassner Award, Kilroy’s List, LTC Carnaval of New Latinx Work, Relentless Award semifinalist), Laughs in Spanish (Kennedy Center’s Harold & Mimi Steinberg Award, NNPN Showcase), and Christina (O'‘Neill Finalist, Roe Green Award). Her work has been developed at the Kennedy Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, McCarter Theatre Center, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, San Diego REP, and more. Alexis’ favorite acting credits include the Boston premiere of Blasted, a storefront Equus, and a regional production of Fiddler on the Roof she did when she was 13 instead of getting Bat Mitzvah’ed (true story). Alexis is a proud New World School of the Arts alum, and holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory and MFA in Playwriting from Boston University. She is currently under commission by Second Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Miami New Drama. In television, Alexis is a writer on Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, and is developing a project with HBO Max + Salma Hayek’s Ventanarosa.