Haymarket Eight
by Derek Goldman, Jessica Thebus, Dereck Goldman

Steppenwolf Theatre Company staged this play as part of its Chicago Stories Series to great acclaim.

During the mid-1800's, unfair and dangerous work conditions sparked labor struggles and Chicago was ablaze.

The Haymarket Riot and the subsequential trial was the focus of the nation.

With this tumultuous period blazing around them, a young couple dares to fall in love.

But the infamous bombing at a labor rally in Haymarket Square forces the reporter to investigate the wrongfully convicted bombers.

The lives of eight men are in the balance and this reporter puts his life on the line to try and clear their names.