We’re shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of our friend and colleague, Ben Veatch. Ben appeared in our 2011 production of Bury the Dead, and he lit up the stage again in our most recent production, The Book of Will. This is a profound loss for the Chicago theatre community. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to his family – and most especially to his lovely wife, Anne Sheridan Smith.
“…I couldn’t imagine a loving God that would have any part in such a thing. And I told Him so in my prayers, silent because I knew I’d be the one in the ground if anyone heard what I thought of God and His taking and taking and taking. Then I realized the great weight of every grieving father’s prayers that must hit God every night, and must sound so much like my own….All that grief on God’s ear constantly. Then I felt bad for God.”
Lauren Gunderson,
The Book of Will