Opening NightGo Inside Opening Night of Evanston Salt Costs Climbing's New York Premiere
Jeb Kreager, Rachel Sachnoff, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, and Ken Leung star in the Danya Taymor-directed production of Will Arbery's play.
By
Leah Putnam
November 18, 2022
Check out photos of opening night for Will Arbery's Evanston Salt Costs Climbing, making its New York premiere Off-Broadway at The Pershing Square Signature Center. The New Group season opener began previews October 26 in the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre for a run through December 14.
Set in Evanston, Illinois, where winters keep getting worse, salt truck drivers Peter and Basil battle the ice and snow and pass the time with jokes and stories. Their boss Maiworm has noble visions of new green technology that would make their jobs obsolete, but there may be a more terrifying warning calling out from under the roads.
Starring in the cast are Quincy Tyler Bernstine (Ruined, Mary Seacole), Jeb Kreager (Mare of Easttown, Heroes ofthe Fourth Turning), Ken Leung (Industry, Lost), and Rachel Sachnoff (Evanston Salt Costs Climbing at White Heron Theatre).
Danya Taymor directs the production, which features scenic design by Matt Saunders, costume design by Sarafina Bush, lighting design by Isabella Byrd, sound design by Mikaal Sulaiman, voice and text coaching by Gigi Buffington, and casting by Judy Henderson. The production stage manager is Rachel Denise April, and the assistant stage manager is Stephen Varnado.
Arbery previously penned Corsicana, which played at Playwrights Horizons earlier this year, and Heroes ofthe Fourth Turning, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
Part interactive game show, part memoir, the Off-Broadway show relies heavily on audience participation to bring iconic moments in television history to life.
The show is an autobiographical stand-up comedy show exploring Ricky Sim's decision to come out as gay to his terminally ill Chinese-Malaysian immigrant mother.
The piece, which previously enjoyed sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, London's Soho Theatre, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and more, will return to Soho Playhouse.