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Humanity and Beauty… Believable and Horrifying
RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW! “GO SEE THIS PLAY!! Gorgeous writing and truly exceptional acting. Mary Kate Arnold brings the countess fully to life, imbuing her with a humanity and beauty that makes her actions all the more believable and horrifying. A … Continue reading
Bathory Burns On
RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW! “Dark subject matter handled deftly, surprising moments of humor and pathos… it was very pleasant to hear non-Shakespearean verse that was just as passionate and fiery as the Bard’s.” – Jeremiah Barr COUNTESS BATHORY finishes its … Continue reading
The Bathory Has Arrived
RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW! “Ladies and gentlemen, you have to see the show! But you might wanna leave the kiddies at home. It is brutal, intense, tension so thick you could cut it with a knife (might take a couple … Continue reading
Countess Bathory: Get Your Seats Now!
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! “Alleged to have brutally murdered hundreds of servants and bathed in the blood of young women to retain her legendary beauty, Elizabeth Bathory was simultaneously a subject of persecution and a powerful political figure in 16th and 17th … Continue reading
The Wayward Women: Dame Anu
My Hamlet-like inability to let go of this play continues. Dame Anu was the second character created for the show, immediately after her nemesis Dame Grendela. She was initially conceived as a Sir Andrew Aguecheek to Grendela’s Sir Toby Belch, … Continue reading
The Wayward Women: Dame Grendela
Still not (emotionally) done with this show, apparently. Grendela was the first character created for The Wayward Women. Though she has the martial pride of Fluellen and the avuncular debauchery of Falstaff (Aunticular? Tantatious? Materteral?), it is decidedly Sir Toby … Continue reading
The Wayward Women: Cordelius
Turns out I’m not ready to say goodbye to this show just yet. Several of the costumes for The Wayward Women were “reveals,” and the fact that Cordelius opened the show with this particular reveal was very… well, revealing. The … Continue reading
As You Like It!
Unrehearsed is bringing As You Like It to Chicago! AS YOU LIKE IT (Unrehearsed) April 19 & 26 @ 7:30pm (doors open at 7:00pm) Moodys Pub, 5910 N Broadway $5 at the Door All the World’s a Stage! Shakespeare’s classic … Continue reading
The Wayward Women: Control
The Duchess, who fights to impose order in her chaotic realm, was ironically the most spontaneously created character. Originally a plot device to orchestrate the conflict between Dames Anu and Grendela, the Duchess’ dialog and especially monologues just kept growing … Continue reading
The Wayward Women: Changes
As happens with many young male writers (though I’m really not that young anymore), Aquiline began as a commentary on a girl. Rather than self-indulgently writing her as a cliched satellite to a male character, however, I wanted to make … Continue reading