THE WHITE CHIP

About the show

“Listen, I can’t have a drinking problem, because if I’m an alcoholic then EVERYONE around me is one too – and that just seems statistically improbable” Despite spending more time drunk than sober, Steven McAlister has managed to graduate from college, create an extremely successful theatre group, get married and thrive in a dream job at one of the most prestigious regional theatres in the United States. Sure, it’s gratifying to go to an AA meeting where they reward you with a white chip token just for showing up, but does he really have a problem? Even with an ailing father, a marriage on the rocks and his professional life careening out of control, Steven has a carefully constructed balancing act that keeps it all together – until it all falls apart. Told with humour, honesty, and compassion, The White Chip is about living with addiction and coming alive through recovery.