Oracles powerful world premiere production of The Jungle, adapted from the 1906 novel by muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair, makes us viscerally experience the poverty, horrible working conditions and labor strife of immigrant workers and their families. The play begins with four people setting out from Lithuania to a place called Chicago, where they believe they can get work. Jurgis (Travis Delgado) is tall and strong and ready to work hard. His sweetheart Ona (Stephanie Polt) and her cousin Marija (Havalah Grace) are eager to work too. Marija has her Lithuanian-English dictionary so she can learn English. Even Jurgis sickly father Antanas (Drew McCubbin) is ready to take a job. When they arrive in Chicago, they meet their countryman Jakob (Dylan Stuckey), who owns a store. (J. Svedvilas Delicatessen. Meat. Cheese. Breakfast.) He informs them of some of the realities of life and work. Its not easy to get work at the stockyards. You have to line up early. The bosses are corrupt.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 07:47:14 +0000
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