815.356.9212
26 N Williams Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014

NATIVE GARDENS

A garden gnome, butterfly, and garden shears appear on a bright yellow-green background. Text reads: Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias. Feb 23–Mar 16, 2024. A hilarious comedy about crossing boundaries and mending fences.

By Karen Zacarias
Directed by Michele Vazquez

February 23 – March 16, 2024

Cultures and gardens clash, turning well-intentioned neighbors into feuding enemies in this heartfelt and raucous comedy by Karen Zacarias.

Pablo, a rising attorney, and doctoral candidate Tania, his very pregnant wife, have just purchased the home next to Frank and Virginia, a well-established D.C. couple with a prize-worthy English garden. It’s smiles and neighborly politeness until a minor disagreement over a long-standing fence line spirals into an all-out border dispute, exposing both couples’ notions of race, taste, class, and privilege.

Recommended: 13+

A cast grid with headshots and yellow backgrounds showing: Michael Lomenick, Shannon Mayhall, Peter Briceño Gertas, Jazmine Tamayo, David Rice, Amy Delgado, Michael J. Santos, and Kelli Walker, with their roles listed below each name.

Performances:
February 23 | March 1, 8, 15 @ 8pm
February 24, 25, 29 | March 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16 @ 2pm
February 24 | March 2, 9 @ 7pm

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Tickets:
Regular price: $39.50**
RaueNow Member: $27.65 (30% Off)

Director: Michele Vazquez**
Executive Producer: Robin Hughes
Stage Manager: Caitlin I. Quinn*
Scenic Designer: Richard Arnold
Costume Designer: Rae Melnik
Lighting Designer: Drake Dole
Sound Designer: Lindsay Burdsall
Props Master: Persephone Lawrence
Fight & Intimacy Coordinator: Claire Yearman
Technical Director: Lisa Giebler

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Discount Offers
Available through box office only. Not available online.**
Students (under 18):  $8
College: $15 (must present valid College ID)
Industry: $10 (must present AEA Card or Headshot/resume
Veterans FREE with enrollment in our Veteran Program*

*While supplies last. Limit of 10 per show. 25% Discount after 10 limit reached. Must be enrolled in Veteran Program.**Fees apply.

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Williams Street Repertory

Raue Center For The Arts is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of all through the arts.

26 N Williams Street
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
815.356.9212

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