The Suitcase Play by Nicole Streger Role: Jen (Mom) Directed by Frances Mary McKittrick Vertigo Productions, Northwestern University, Shanley Pavilion
January 2023

A staged reading of Nicole Streger’s 90-minute family dramady, grappling with the internalized misogyny festering in mother-daughter relationships and the beautiful atrocities that bloom from being raised by actors. Secrets unravel as this fractured family races against time to say the things they never could say, and do the things they never could do. God they want to love so badly. They’re really trying. Just, ugh. Sarcasm is sooo much easier. Dripping with gender fuckery, queer discoveries, spontaneous haircuts, titty-tape, delicious guilt, and decadent regret, Suitcase Play shines a light on an actor household overflowing with wigs, songs, accents, breakdowns, and, at times, a sprinkle of sincerity. (Streger)

“The best show she’s ever done.”

- Nastia’s father

Five young women dressed in costumes and casual clothing are lying on a stage floor among clothes and props, smiling and enjoying each other's company.
A young girl with shoulder-length brown hair sits on the floor playing a guitar, with a blonde woman beside her, surrounded by an audience of teenagers seated on the floor, attentively watching a performance in a dark room.
A young woman with blonde hair in braids is seated, raising her hand with one finger pointing up. A girl with long hair, standing in front of her, appears to be speaking or answering. Several people are watching in the background, some sitting on the floor, one wearing a chicken hat, and others standing.
Group of people lying on the floor of a stage, smiling and posing for the camera, with chairs and black curtains in the background.
A group of actors performing on stage, wearing colorful costumes and wigs, with expressions of surprise or excitement, and an audience member visible in the background.
Promotional poster for a play titled 'The Suitcase Play,' presented by Vertigo Productions. The background shows a distorted, warm-colored room with a sofa and various objects. The poster mentions performances on February 9th at 7 PM and 11th at 10 PM, produced by Lexi Yoon Kim, written by Nicole Streger, and directed by Frances Mary McKitrick.
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