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The journey to the moon has begun! Name a better time to send a press invite to moonwatchers!  Written by Nigel Berkeley and Corey Farrell and directed by Nealie Tinlin running from April 30th, 2026 – May 17th, 2026 at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. This is a Chicago premiere! moonwatchers was a "smash hit at the Minnesota Fringe Festival"! 

It is Rocko and Allen's job to watch the moon, and it is really quite boring. Night after night, they time the sequences exactly - the cow jumps, the comet soars, but NEVER the alien spaceship.  This is until the dastardly space criminal Johnny Rumble steals the moon, taking it to the far-off space desert of the Midnight Sun. This course of events sends the moonwatchers on an intergalactic space odyssey filled with music, love, new friendships, and epic showdowns to win back the one, the only, the Moon.

Full Cast & Creative Team Set For moonwatchers at Lazy Susan Theatre Co. 

Lazy Susan Theatre Co. presents the cast and creative team for moonwatchers. Written by Nigel Berkeley and Corey Farrell Directed by Lazy Susan Theatre Co.'s Co-Artistic Director, Nealie Tinlin. 

"...absolutely joyful, witty, and full of punny humor that kept a smile on my face all the way through!!" – Lettered in Theatre. Minnesota Fringe Festival, 2022, winner of Best in Venue and Underdog. Award

 It is Rocko and Allen's job to watch the moon, and it is really quite boring. Night after night, they time the sequences exactly - the cow jumps, the comet soars, but NEVER the alien spaceship.  This is until the dastardly space criminal Johnny Rumble steals the moon, taking it to the far-off space desert of the Midnight Sun. This course of events sends the moonwatchers on an intergalactic space odyssey filled with music, love, new friendships, and epic showdowns to win back the one, the only, the Moon.

Other creatives on the team include Nealie Tinlin (Director), Greta Geiser (Intimacy Director), Emma Berry (Lighting Design), Ephraim Page (Costume Design), Jon Yawn (Scenic Design), Pierce Julian Howard (Prop Design), Matthew Masino (Sound Design), Jacob Soulsey (Stage Manager), Maeve Carrol (Assistant Stage Manager). 

moonwatchers features Elijah J. Jones (Allen) and Renzo Vicente (Rocko).  Understudies include Nicholas Ford Kinney (Allen) and Jack Humphrey (Rocko).

"Here at Lazy Susan Theatre Co., the moon shows up in just about every production we do. So why not do a show about the dudes whose job it is to watch it!...It's cute, quirky, and out-of-this-world charming. And what perfect timing around NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon!!!" -Nealie Tinlin (Director) 

moonwatchers is the final show of Lazy Susan's third season!  It runs April 30th- May 17th, 2026, Thursday through Sunday at The Greenhouse Theatre Center, 2257 N Lincoln Ave., in Lincoln Park. Opening night will be Thursday, April 30th. Tickets range from $15 - $27. For tickets visit  www.lazysusantheatreco.com or snag your tickets at a discounted price on HotTix.org

When the days are short, and an east coast rodent tries to convince the US they can predict the weather, it’s easy to succumb to the winter blues. The winter season is long, and couple it with bouts of snow and ICE it’s no wonder Chicagoans look for levity and comfort to get them through the darkest of days. Fortunately, Chicago Theatre Week is here to offer a reprieve from the cold and drudgery of the season, and there’s no better way for you to push away those seasonal blues than with a modern spin on an old and familiar classic: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors is a Bram-new comedy that’s perfect for audiences of all blood types.

In the treacherous mountains of Transylvania, a meek English real estate agent takes a harrowing journey to meet a new and mysterious client, who also just happens to be the most terrifying and ferocious monster the world has ever known: Count Dracula! As famed female vampire hunter Jean Van Helsing and company chase Drac from Transylvania to the British countryside to London and back, their antics are guaranteed to increase your pulse and cause bloodcurdling screams—of laughter.

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors is refreshingly unserious. While it is loosely based on the classic novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, you have to squint in this production to see the parallels. It’s neither a retelling nor a reimagining. Rather, it’s a light, frothy, funny, and completely hilarious story dripping with as many sexual innuendos and double entendres as high-brow puns. “Since he first appeared on the page, Dracula has embodied a culture panicking about sex, desire, and what the unknown might bring,” says Director Matthew Masino. “As we look at our world today, we see familiar anxieties resurfacing. Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors meets this moment not with solemnity, but with laughter.” You won’t find deep truths about the human condition or delve into the dichotomy of mortality and immortality, but it doesn’t strive to do so. What if Dracula were bi-curious? What if he sought an eternal love while also seeking to diversify his portfolio with real estate? Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors won’t answer those questions or anything of the sort. Instead, the small but mighty ensemble cast of The Lazy Susan Theatre Co ask you to suspend your disbelief and your gravitas at the door and invite you to sip a boozy Capri Sun through a blood bag and enjoy a completely hilarious story, exceptionally well-acted and well-staged. Is there really anything else you need to enjoy an evening of theatre?

Sometimes we need to be reminded that not everything needs to be taken so seriously. No, you don’t have to answer that email after hours. And no, you don’t have to stay woke all the time. Though I did learn it’s a good thing to know your blood type, if only to know what to write on the blood bag you will be sipping from. That’s a seriously unserious thing to do. And so is seeing this play. Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors runs through February 22^nd, Thursday through Saturday at The Greenhouse Theatre Center (2257 N Lincoln Ave, Lincoln Park, Chicago). The show runs for 1.5 hours with no intermission. Tickets are available at www.lazysusantheatreco.com.