Brokeback Mountain stage adaptation arrives in Chicago for Pride Month
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Danette Chavez
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Ashley Robinson's stage adaptation of Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain, originally staged in London's West End in 2023 with Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges, has come to Chicago for Pride Month. The production adapts the Oscar-winning film and original novella about star-crossed cowboys Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar, bringing their tragic romance and the prejudices they face to the stage.
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· 3 pulledAn Oscar-winning film is a tough act to follow, but Ashley Robinson has found a way to adapt Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain to make it feel just as vital as it did in 2005
The actor-playwright first staged his Brokeback Mountain in 2023 in London's West End, where Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges played the ill-fated lovers
Now the adaptation has come to Chicago in time for Pride Month, beckoning audiences back to the open range to witness a star-crossed romance
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