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JANIA : Erica Soto

SADIE: SheaLin Shobowale-Benson

ARNOLD: David Noyes 

RICKY: Drew Gorzen    

LUCE: Diego Zambrana

DONNIE: Xavier Bolden

PAM: Gayle Beach 

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Khadijah Brown

PRODUCTION MANAGER: ​Milan Levy

STAGE MANAGER: Kennedi Wheeler

LIGHTING DESIGNER: Sam Snow

DRAMATURG: SheaLin Shobowale-Benson

“Poetic, political, sad, funny, timely, complex…compassionate.”
– Chicago Tribune


Drawing from the headlines, Exit Strategy is set in Chicago and tells the story of a fictional public high school slated for closure at the end of the year. Despite funding cuts, bureaucrats running amok, apathy, and a rodent infestation, a small, multiracial group of teachers launch a last-minute effort to save the school, and put their careers, futures, and safety in the hands of a fast-talking administrator who may be in over his head. The tenuous situation also raises fears and anxieties among students, and within the volcanic neighborhood that is home to the school. 


EXIT STRATEGY by Ike Holter
Directed by Marissa Harrington


Thursday, October 19, 2023   7:30pm
Friday, October 20, 2023         7:30pm
Saturday, October 21, 2023    7:30pm
Sunday, October 22, 2023      2:00pm


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Age Recommendation: 14+

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At the beginning of Act 1, this production indicates acts of self-harm that may be triggering to some. We welcome audience members sensitive to this topic to join the show after the first 10 minutes of the show has ended. 

If you or someone you know is in crisis or thinking about self-harm or suicide, there is help available. Call or text 988 for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Click here for resources on mental health support and suicide prevention from our friends at Gryphon Place. 



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  • The Stage
  • 2025 SEASON
    • Sunset Baby
    • Smoldering Fires
    • Been Lovin' You
    • Mahalia: A Gospel Musical
    • The Colored Museum
    • Jar the Floor
  • TICKETS & INFO
    • Donate
  • Auditions
  • About
    • WHO WE ARE
    • MEET THE COMPANY >
      • Marissa
      • SheaLin
      • Khadijah
      • Milan
      • Kayde
      • Zaynee
      • Betty
      • Ryan
      • Jimmie
    • FOTC BOARD
    • PAST SHOWS >
      • 2024 SEASON >
        • Bambiland
        • Ain't Misbehavin'
        • Smart People
        • Crumbs from the Table of Joy
      • 2022 SEASON >
        • Yellowman >
          • Yellowman Program >
            • MEET THE CAST >
              • Tanisha L. Pyron
              • Yasir Muhammad
              • Camriss Brown
            • PRODUCTION TEAM
            • DAEL ORLANDERSMITH
        • Dirt, Ash, Dead Tree >
          • PROGRAM-DADT >
            • MEET THE CAST >
              • Gregory Miller
              • Ryan Stapleton
              • Jessica Krolik
              • Adam Nyhoff
              • Teddy Huff
            • PRODUCTION TEAM
            • Jarrett McCreary
        • Jar the Floor >
          • PROGRAM-JAR THE FLOOR >
            • PRODUCTION TEAM
            • DIRECTOR
            • CHERYL L. WEST
        • Youth New Play Project >
          • Program: Youth New Play Project >
            • About the Cast and Crew
      • 2021 Season
      • 2017-2018 Season
      • 2016-2017 Season
      • 2015-2016 Season
      • Been Lovin You-July 2015
      • CHAIN-Oct. 2015
      • The Mountaintop-JAN 2016
      • Dreamgirls-2016
      • 2016-TK New Play Festival
      • THE COLORED MUSEUM
      • Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine 2021 >
        • Fabulation Program >
          • MEET THE CAST >
            • Ynika Yuag
            • Khadijah Brown
            • Jerome M. Jones
            • Zaynee Hobdy
            • Ron Ware
            • Jayla Smith
            • Charles Curtis Sanders
            • Elizabeth J. Taylor
            • Michael David Arnold
          • PRODUCTION TEAM
          • LYNN NOTTAGE
      • I AM GRACE >
        • PLAYWRIGHT
        • DIRECTOR
        • MEET THE CAST >
          • Aija Hodges
          • Khadijah Brown
          • Marc Wilson
          • Derek Miller
          • Michael David Arnold
          • Nicki Poer
          • Bri Edgerton
        • SHOW SPONSORS
      • PIPELINE PROGRAM >
        • DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU
        • CREATIVE TEAM
        • MEET THE CAST >
          • SHEALIN
          • DELANTI
          • MICHAEL
          • MIKAELA
          • SANDY
          • YASIR
      • SMOLDERING FIRES PROGRAM >
        • MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT
        • MEET THE DIRECTOR
        • MEET THE CAST >
          • Zaynee Hobdy
          • JAHLEEL
          • MELINDA
          • LARS
  • Contact
    • GET INVOLVED
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