Pictured: Emjoy Gavino

A Red Orchid Theatre has announced the cast and designer for the Chicago premiere of “Do You Feel Anger?,” written by Mara Nelson-Greenberg and directed by Ensemble Member Jess McLeod.

The cast features ensemble members Lawrence Grimm, Sadieh Rifai and Levi Holloway, with Paul Dillon, Emjoy Gavino, Bernard Gilbert, Jennifer Jelsema.

The creative team includes Jeff Kmiec (scenic design), Stephanie Cluggish (costume design) and Mike Durst (lighting design). Additional creative team members will be announced at a later date

Sofia was recently hired as an empathy coach at a debt collection agency—and clearly, she has her work cut out for her. These employees can barely identify what an emotion is, much less practice deep, radical compassion for others. And while they painstakingly stumble towards enlightenment, someone keeps mugging Eva in the kitchen.

“Do You Feel Anger?” runs January 23 – March 15 at A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N Wells in Chicago. For more information visit aredorchidtheatre.org.