Working:
An Introduction

In developing the new version, Greenberg visited the Chicago History Museum and was able to read through all of Studs Terkel’s original interview transcripts. New characters and text were added to the revival, based on the transcripts, while others were edited out. It was decided to cast only six actors in this new production. Greenberg felt that by shrinking the cast and having fewer actors playing more roles, it could further underline the notion that we are all the same under the skin and that the urge to find meaning and transcendence through work is at the heart of every profession at every socioeconomic level.