City Lit and Coalescence Theatre present a Developmental Workshop Presentation of Rare Wolves

Name: City Lit and Coalescence Theatre present a Developmental Workshop Presentation of Rare Wolves
Start: 2026-03-29T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-29T21:30:00-05:00
Location: United Church of Rogers Park

Schedule

Sun Mar 29 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

United Church of Rogers Park | Evanston, IL

Gaby Labotka's new play in development, Rare Wolves, is an evocative, poetic play about a pack of transgender and nonbinary people decried as monsters by their families or former communities. They build their own humble utopia in the woods to escape violence and persecution and to nourish their humanity. They find love, acceptance, and joy in the community they form together, making them powerful beyond imagination.
Please join us in the developmental process: Each staged reading presentation will be followed by a Talkback facilitated by Dramaturg Zach Barr, and a link will be provided so that additional thoughts can be submitted via a Google Form.
The entire creative team and cast are all Non-binary or Trans Artists.
This event is a celebration of International Transgender Day Of Visibility n March 31st

Creative Team:
Playwright - Gaby Labotka
Co-Directors - Gaby Labotka and Brian Pastor
Dramaturg - Zach Barr
Stage Manager - Baylee Hudson
Intimacy Director - Chels Morgan
Music Composition - Dee Etti-Williams and Nat Puff
Costume Consultant - Saawan Tiwari
Artwork - J Dawn
Co-Producers - Brian Pastor and Dawn Shandrow

Cast:
Rahne - Haven AJ Crawley
Louve - Brynley Halverson
Lupe - Ricki Romano
Jean - AC Rakotoniaina
Bleddyn - Alec Phan
Rollo - Thomas Russell
Stage Directions/Christine - North Rory Homewood
Content Warning: Body horror, gender dysphoria, transphobia, homophobia, sexual assault, religious trauma, medical procedure, miscarriage, mass murder/hate crimes, self-harm, and firearms.
***The venue, United Church of Rogers Park, is ADA accessible.***

Coalescence Theatre Project recognizes that COVID and other contagious respiratory illnesses are still a problem and a disability justice issue for those most at
risk. Because this is a high-risk time of year, we are requiring that audience members take care of themselves and each other by wearing masks for the presentation. Surgical masks will be available at the door at no cost.
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