Red Theater presents the Chicago premiere of
KAIROS
by Lisa Sanaye Dring
directed by Clare Brennan
The Edge Off Broadway
1133 W. Catalpa Ave
April 25 - May 18, 2025
Mondays & Thursday - Saturdays @ 7:30P, Sundays @ 3P
Saturday 5/10 @ 2P
Preview Wed 4/23 + 4/24 @ 7:30P **ONLY $10!**
Two people fall in love during a tectonic shift in society. Their nascent relationship is tested by the advent of Prometheus, a procedure that grants immortality to a select few. What happens to commitment, meaning and care when linear time breaks open? - New Play Exchange
Tickets are on sale now! General admission tickets are $30. As part of Red’s mission to make theater by putting people first, a limited number of $10 access tickets are available for students, artists, or anyone on a tight budget. Purchasing a ticket at our $50 pay-it-forward tier helps us sustain Red’s accessibility efforts. Use code ACCESS at checkout for $10 tickets.
Mondays are Industry Nights! Email boxoffice@redtheater.org for $15 industry code.
Please note:
At Thursday 5/1's 7:30P performance, the role of DAVID will be played by Thomas Russell.
At Thursday 5/8's 7:30P performance, the role of GINA will be played by Mindy Shore.
Production Team
DIRECTOR | Clare Brennan*
PLAYWRIGHT | Lisa Sanaye Dring
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | Jessica Love*
STAGE MANAGER | Nole Beran
SCENIC DESIGN | Manuel Ortiz
PROPS DESIGN | Evy Burch
LIGHTING DESIGN | James Arakas
INTIMACY DESIGN | Jamie Macpherson*
COSTUME DESIGN | Haleigh Kent*
SOUND DESIGN | Jay Black
POSTER DESIGN | Skyler Simpson
PHOTOGRAPHER | Faith Decker*
TECHNICAGL DIRECTOR | Andy Cahoon*
CASTING DIRECTOR | Becca Holloway*
PRODUCTION MANAGER | Wyatt Kent*
COMPANY MANAGER | Mary T. Cahoon*
*denotes Red Theater cohort member
Meet the Playwright
Lisa Sanaye Dring (she/they) is a writer and director from Hilo, Hawaii and Reno, Nevada. Her play SUMO was produced by La Jolla Playhouse and Ma-Yi Theater Company in 2023, and will receive its New York premiere at The Public Theater with Ma-Yi in 2025. Her play KAIROS is currently receiving a Rolling World Premiere with the National New Play Network. Lisa is currently a Tow Foundation Writer-in-Residence with Ma-Yi and has won an Edgerton Award, a Broadway World Award for Best New Play, and the PLAY LA Stage Raw/Humanitas Prize. They have been a finalist for the Relentless Award, the O'Neill Playwrights' Conference (2x), the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, and a 2x finalist (one honorable mention) for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival. Lisa's work has also been developed/produced by The Geffen, The New Group, Actors Theatre of Louisville, East West Players, Circle X, Antaeus Theater Company and Skylight Theatre. They have been awarded fellowships at MacDowell, Blue Mountain Center and Yaddo. She received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Interactive Programming for a piece she co-wrote and co-directed with Matt Hill called WELCOME TO THE BLUMHOUSE LIVE.