Written by: Jillian Leff*
Directed by: Richard Costes
Fight Direction by: Hazel Monson*

About the Show
Developed through BWBTC’s Fighting Words program, The Mark centers in a dystopian, classist, society, where a young Laborer named Raina is given an unexpected chance to join The Army. As she starts to acclimate to her new position and higher standing in society, a resistance is brewing among The Laborers. An assassination attempt upends Raina’s life as she becomes caught in the middle of the war between the two classes, as well as her own battle of discovering who and what she believes in.
WHERE | The Edge Theater 5451 N Broadway, Chicago, Illinois |
WHEN | October 11 – November 22, 2025 |
SHOWTIMES | Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm Sundays at 3:00pm |
PREVIEWS | October 11th, 12th, 16th & 17th |
PRESS OPENING | Saturday, October 18th |
CLOSING NIGHT | Saturday, November 22nd |
REMOTE ACCESS PERFORMANCES |
TBA |
FULLY MASKED AUDIENCE PERFORMANCES |
TBA |
AUDIENCE ALERT
- This production uses realistic staged violence in the telling of the story.
RUN TIME
TBA
Cast
Whit Bates (Jack), Bryan Carter (Jonas), Matt Chester (Ensemble/Peters & Jonas U/S), Fin Coe (Peters), MJ Handsome (Raina), Nicky Jasper (Maxwell), Amy Johnson (The Commander – Joanna), Marck Kiselevach (U/S: Jack & Ensemble Tracks), Madeline Meyer (U/S: Ensemble Tracks), Jennifer Mickelson* (Ensemble/Commander U/S), Jennifer Mohr* (Ensemble/Reina U/S), Izis Mollinedo* (Ensemble/ Maxwell U/S), Shane Richlen (Ensemble/Cain U/S) and Maureen (Moe) Yasko* (Cain).
Production Team:
The production team includes BWBTC Company Members Line Bower* (technical director), Hazel Monson* (fight director), Payton Shearn* (production assistant) and Laura J. Wiley* as well as Richard Costes (director), Carly Belle “CB” Cason (assistant fight director), Hannah Foerschler (she/her, sound designer), Amy C. Gilman (scenic designer), Rose Hamill (production manager), Jester McKelvey (assistant stage manager), Grace Mealey (stage manager), Ab Rieve (props designer), Eileen Tull (assistant director) and Kasey Wolfgang (costume designer).
***Ticket sales end 3 hours before curtain. Seats may still be available even if it says no longer available.***
BWBTC will be collecting charity donations for a TBA program closing week of the run.
Accessibility Information
Getting to the space
Parking:
The Edge Theatre does not have a dedicated parking lot or parking spaces for the venue. There is limited paid street parking on Broadway.
Drop off:
If you will travel by paratransit or will be dropped off, we recommend being dropped off at the corner of Catalpa and Broadway, or in the driveway of Hernandez Auto Repair at 5447 N Broadway (which is less than 10 feet from the theater’s entrance).
Public transportation:
The CTA has bus stops immediately in front of or across the street from the Edge Theatre.
- Northbound 36 (Broadway) Bus to Catalpa.
- Southbound 36 (Broadway) Bus to Catalpa.
The nearest train stop is the Bryn Mawr Red Line stop, but please note that it is not an accessible station.
The nearest accessible train stops are the Granville Red Line Stop and the Wilson Red Line stop. Both are about one mile from the theater, so we recommend transferring to the #36 bus from there if you need to reduce distance traveled.
The space itself
The Edge Theater lobby and auditorium are physically accessible. There are 4 wheelchair accessible seats as well as 2 additional ‘transfer seats’ in the auditorium. Additional space for accessible seating is available in the back if needed. The theater is equipped with accessible bathrooms, including three all-gender single-user restrooms.
The front doors are not automatic, so we will have a member of the house management team at the doors ready to open them as needed until the show starts. If you arrive after the show starts, you can contact boxoffice@babeswithblades.org. We will also have box office staff watching the doors after the start time to allow access to late seating.
Assistive listening devices are available, and can be reserved by contacting our box office directly at boxoffice@babeswithblades.org.
Please contact boxoffice@babeswithblades.org or 773- 217- 8406 with any questions about the theater space and accessibility offerings.