August 4, Chicago.  ATDS-Sponsored Staged Reading of Susan Glaspell’s Chains of Dew Directed by Cheryl Black, University of Missouri-Columbia

"My dear Dot, you know perfectly well I want you to have the Madonna hanging here. Since you like Madonnas, by all means let her bless our home!"

Cheryl adapted Chains of Dew and added a prologue explicating the historical context and critical reaction to the original production. The performer / discussants were:

Amy Pinney as Nora
Phil Groeschel as Leon
Brett Johnson as O’Brien
Barbara Ozieblo as Dotty Standish
Michael Solomonson as Seymore Standish
Cheryl Black as Mother Standish
Shari Troy as Mrs. MacIntyre
Monica Stufft as Edith