Strangeloop Theatre closes out its eighth season with the world premiere of Mitera, a new original work by company member Maria Burnham.
In Miterawhich examines Greek-American culture and same-sex relationships, among other topicsthree single adult sisters have their lives turned upside down when they find their Greek mother is still micromanaging their lives from beyond the grave. Mitera looks at the boundaries of family loyalty and examines the idea that sometimes the people ones have known our entire lives can be the people they know the least.
Set in a small Greek community in the Deep South during the months leading up to the Supreme Court's landmark decision in the gay marriage case Obergefell v. Hodges, Mitera tells the story of the Sheridan sisters, who discover their mother has left their entire inheritance contingent on the youngest sister marrying within a year of her death. If she fails to do so everything goes to their oldest male relative in Greece. However, the youngest sister is an unattached romantic who believes in marrying for love. ( Burnham was raised in a small Greek-American community in Jackson, Mississippi. )
Directed by Strangeloop Artistic Director Letitia Guillaud, Mitera stars Allison McCorkle as Olga Sheridan, Holly Robison as Nitsa Sheridan, Lilly Apostolou as Dimitra Sheridan, Patricia Tinsley as Sharon Kaskalis and Michael Wagman as Dimitris Kokkinakis.
The show runs Thursdays through Saturdays, April 14 through May 14. All shows are at 7:30 p.m. at The North Mansion in Berger Park, 6219 N. Sheridan Rd.
Tickets are $18 for general admission and are available in advance through Brown Paper Tickets. Discounts are available for students and senior citizens.