Black Bear Island
Next Draft Series
Little Studio at the Fine Arts Building
410 S Michigan Ave Studio 732
Chicago, IL 60605
Little Studio at the Fine Arts Building
410 S Michigan Ave Studio 732
Chicago, IL 60605
Drama, New Work, Staged Reading
Runs Jun 23Jun 25, 2023

Black Bear Island is haunted by a monstrous man-killing bear, or so everyone says. Amitra never believed the myth about her old hometown. But when Warren, her estranged childhood sweetheart, dies mysteriously and bequeaths her everything he owned, she returns to the island one last time. As the forest begins to engulf the house and her past begins to collide with the present, she is determined to find out who Warren really was and what happened to him. This gothic magical-realism suspense thriller explores regret, the unreliableness of our own memories, and the paths we choose to become who we are.

Playwright: Karissa Murrell Myers

Director: Dan Washelesky

Dramaturg: Alex Mallory