A winner of Amplify Series Four (2024), keerah follows two aspiring young writers who meet in a Chicago neighborhood on the cusp of gentrification. Ciara, a Black American poet, and Cormac, an Irish writer on a J1 visa. They connect over their shared love of language, literature, and the art of cruelty. What begins as fun flirtation transforms into an intense summer romance—until immigration, bad decisions, and unspoken truths tear them apart.

CAST
Netta Walker (CIARA), Beck Nolan (CORMAC), Cat Christmas (LUCY), Jacob Coggshall (FINN/RHYS)

UNDERSTUDY
Sierra Phan (CIARA), Hayden Michael Burke (CORMAC), Marlee Feacher (LUCY), Fintan Swift (FINN/RHYS)


PRODUCTION TEAM
McKenzie Chinn (Director), Ireon Roach* (Asst. Director & Dramaturg), Jordan Stewart-Curet (Production Manager), Ariel Beller* (Stage Manager), Jessica Moore (Asst. Stage Manager), Isa Noe (Scenic Designer), Janelle Smith (Costume Designer), Garrett Bell (Lighting Designer), Christopher Warzynski (Asst. (Lighting Designer), Aaron Harris Woodstein (Sound Designer), Issac V. Jo (Asst. Sound Designer), Nga Sze Chan (Props Designer), Erin Pleake (Projections Designer), Will Rehmus (Head Electrician), Jason Scott Clark & Mark Audrain (Co- Technical Directors), Jyreika Guest (Fight & Intimacy Designer), Isabel Quintero (Dialect Coach)



*Definition Ensemble Member



Photos by Joe Mazza | Brave Lux