London Road, now in its U.S. premiere at ShatteredGlobe, is a disquieting, timely, and hypnotic production. | ✍️ kerryreid
After five people were murdered in a mass shooting in Texas last week, Governor Greg Abbott tweeted, “I’ve announced a $50K reward for info on the criminal who killed five illegal immigrants Friday.”
I’m not proud of this, but I will admit that when media reports quoted law enforcement officials speculating that the murder was related to “gang activity,” I breathed a sigh of relief. Through 6/3: Thu-Sat 8 PM, Sun 3 PM; touch tour/audio description Fri 5/5 , industry night Tue 5/15, no show Fri 5/19; Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, 773-975-8150,Both those incidents have been flying around in my mind since seeing Shattered Globe Theatre’s transcendent and hypnotic U.S.
The show follows the community from the shock and fear of the initial days , through the media frenzy of the manhunt, trial, and sentencing, to the aftermath, when the people around London Road decided to reconnect as a community through neighborly gardening competitions and game nights at the community center.
Other characters wrestle with their contradictory feelings about the sex workers—sympathy for women at risk on the street and disgust for how they make their living. All the neighbors resist media descriptions of London Road as a “red-light district,” though it’s clear that women were indeed working the street and nearby thoroughfares that led to a sports stadium in the town.
The residents of London Road seem most disturbed that the women might have been killed indoors in Wright’s home.
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