Season On The Line

"A startlingly frank and expansive meditation on theater." - The Chicago Tribune A theatre company staging Moby Dick is chasing their own white whale - the perfect review.  Embark on an obsessive theatrical journey with Shawn Pfautsch's captivating play Season On The Line. Join a novice assistant stage manager as they become an integral part of the Bad Settlement Theatre Company during a pivotal season.
Led by an aging but determined artistic director, the once-proud company is on a mission to achieve the elusive perfect staging of Moby Dick. This play, echoing Melville's unconventional narrative forms, seamlessly transitions from soliloquies to encyclopedic investigations and thrilling action-adventure, mirroring the young man's evolving love for the live theatrical experience. Yet, in their relentless pursuit of theatre's own great white whale, those around him may pay the ultimate price.
Don't miss this immersive exploration of passion, sacrifice, and the pursuit of artistic perfection. "Pfautsch artfully transposes this famous fish tale via Bad Settlement into an über-Brechtian delight." - Stage And Cinema