The Typographer's Dream

It's always fun when I am given the opportunity to design things for my friends- especially when it helps them to further their careers of otherwise creative pursuits.

Enter The Typographer's Dream, stage left. My friend Sarah has started her own theater production group (5th Floor Productions) with two of her friends. This year, they are bringing The Typographer's Dream, by Adam Bock, to Chicago. I was very happy to design the postcard.


When Sarah described the premise of the play, I thought- my god, this story sounds perfect for the employment difficulties that seem to surround us these days. Friends getting laid off left and right, and if you are working, the morale around the office has probably sunk to all time lows (the Dow Jones ain't the only thing hitting rock bottom... Isn't it funny how we tie so much of our own identity and self-worth to what it is we do for a living every day?). Ah yes, nothing like working in an atmosphere of nervousness, waiting for the other proverbial shoe to drop and finding your name on the pink slip list. At the end of the day, the best thing you can do is try and not take your situation too seriously. In very serious times, we all need to laugh.

So mark your calendars! Prepare to think, prepare to laugh, prepare to be distracted, if only for an hour or so, from the thing we call reality. Maybe you'll walk away from the whole thing feeling a little bit more inspired...

The Typographer's Dream
April 6-28, 2009
Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30PM
Stage Left Theatre (3408 N. Sheffield, Chicago)