The Overwhelming April 26, 2009

Next Theatre presents the Chicago-area premiere of 'The Overwhelming' by J.T. Rogers, directed by Kimberly Senior. With his tenure at risk, Professor Jack Exley uproots his family from Illinois to Rwanda on the eve of the genocide to interview a mysterious doctor about his AIDS treatment program. When the doctor vanishes without a trace, the family finds itself lost in sea of changing stories and shifting alliances. A hit in London in 2006 and off-Broadway in 2007, 'The Overwhelming' is a potent, gripping drama about the challenges facing a progressive American in a foreign country on the brink of disaster.