Best Friends
Brooklyn is a dog that wants nothing more but to play and be best friends with Chops. But Chops, a well-worn stuffed animal dog toy, wants nothing to do with that.
Best Friends is written by Dallas playwright Adam Eugene Hurst and directed by Rashaad A. Bond.
Biographies
Adam Eugene Hurst
Adam Eugene Hurst (Playwright) was a founding member of the now defunct Chicago-based company Honest Theatre and a past network playwright for the Chicago Dramatists. During his time in Chicago he also played on and wrote for minor stages at Second City. He currently resides in Dallas, Texas. His playwriting credits include: A Family Play, Matthew Three Horn, I Hearts High School, Zombie Make Up, Grams and Godmothers and Jo the Wolf. He received his Master of Fine Arts in acting from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Rashaad A. Bond
Rashaad A. Bond (Director) is originally from Indianapolis, IN, and received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Mexico in 2018. While in college in he worked with companies such as Tricklock, Blackout and The Vortex. Rashaad also founded Middle Ground Theatre, a company based in Albuquerque and served as its Artistic Director for four years. Rashaad is currently a freelance director based in Chicago
Dara Brown
Dara Brown [she/her] (Brooklyn) is so excited to be making her Ghostlight debut! Though she is a Chicago native, this is Dara’s first time working with a Chicago theatre since receiving her Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Dara’s favorite theatre credits include Hamlet, Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth and Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare and Company), as well as The Secret Garden (Utah Festival Opera). Dara is so grateful to JJ and Waffles for all of their love and support!
Clara Johnson
Clara Johnson [she, her] (Chops) graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre. While there she was also a founding member of Middle Ground Theatre. Favorite credits include Dog Sees God, Gruesome Playground Injuries, Stop Kiss, and The Barrier Festival of New Plays. She is absolutely elated to be foraying into the Chicago theatre community at last.