Dates & times
All times are local to the venue · America/Chicago
- From 4:15 PM
These are the previously published dates. Check the organizer for a new edition.
Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗Mouse at Music Box Theatre: Friendship and Grief in North Little Rock
The story’s turn comes when a high-school friendship is disrupted by tragedy and Minnie begins seeking closeness with her friend’s mother. Both are dealing with grief, but from different places in the same changed family circle.
A friendship altered at the edge of senior year
In 2002, Minnie and Callie are nearing their final year of high school in North Little Rock. Callie’s singing and performances have made her a local favorite, while Minnie is less at ease socially and has long relied on her friend.
A sudden accident fractures their closeness. Minnie must reckon with who she is and where to find support, developing an uneasy bond with Callie’s mother, who is grieving too. Their loss connects a teenager and a parent, though each faces it differently.
Further reading: Mouse in Chicago at Music Box Theatre ↗
O’Sullivan and Thompson, with a Chicago connection
Kelly O’Sullivan wrote Mouse and co-directed it with Alex Thompson. The event listing identifies them as a Chicago-based filmmaking duo and names Ghostlight and Saint Francis among their earlier work.
The listed stars are Sophie Okonedo, Katherine Mallen Kupferer and Chloe Coleman; Okonedo plays Callie’s mother. The listing also notes that Mallen Kupferer appeared in Ghostlight with her real-life mother, Tara Mallen. It does not list Tara Mallen among Mouse’s stars.
Further reading: Mouse in Chicago at Music Box Theatre ↗