FIRST FLOOR THEATER

In an ordinary Midwestern high school, twin sisters M and L are competitive with everyone—except each other. When the failsafe combination of perfect academics, killer extracurriculars, and calculated self-identification fails to impress The College’s early decision admissions board, they hatch a sinister Plan B to secure their future. 

PEERLESS is a blisteringly funny new riff on Shakespeare’s Macbeth about the unbreakable bond between sisters whose vaulting ambition will not be deferred at any cost.

Cast:

M -- Aurora Adachi-Winter
L -- Caroline Chu
BF -- Matt Daniels
D -- Jesse Massaro
Dirty Girl -- Amanda Fink

Production Team:

William Boles -- Scenic Design
Arnel Sancianco -- Scenic Design
Claire Chrzan -- Lighting Design
Thomas Dixon -- Sound Design
Melissa Ng -- Costume Design
Claire Stone -- Props Design
Carol Ann Tan -- Dramaturgy
Julie Leghorn -- Stage Management
Catherine Miller -- Asst. Stage Management
Cole von Glahn -- Production Management
Andy Kloubec -- Associate Sound Design
Michael Joseph -- Master Electrician
Bobby Huggins -- Technical Director
Nathan Bartley -- Mater Carpenter
Ian Olsen -- Special Effects Coordinator

"Twins in 'Peerless' won't take 'declined' for an answer"

“A lot here to recommend”

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune

“Peerless is one-of-a-kind."

“Peerless is one-of-a-kind......in its structure and the economy with which the story is told...Standing tall with a tough and taut script is Hutch Pimentel’s direction and his cast.”

—Jay Van Ort, NewCity Stage

"A witty dark comedy trades Macbeth’s line of succession for college selection."

“Hutch Pimentel’s staging of Peerless’s Chicago premiere is scruffily endearing.”

— Kris Vire, Time Out