{"id":3907,"date":"2016-06-13T00:48:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T05:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/?page_id=3907"},"modified":"2019-08-09T14:39:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T19:39:19","slug":"countess-bathory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/?page_id=3907","title":{"rendered":"Countess Bathory (World Premier)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Company<\/strong>:\u00a0We Three<\/a>
\nPosition<\/strong>: Director<\/p>\n

Costumes<\/strong>: Delena Bradley
\nLights<\/strong>:\u00a0Benjamin Dionysus
\nComposer “The Fairy Queen<\/strong>“: Arne Parrott
\nChoreography “The Fairy Queen<\/strong>“: Sarah Liz Bell
\nFight Director<\/strong>:\u00a0Orion Couling
\nPhotos<\/strong>: iNDie Grant Productions<\/a>
\nPromotional Crest Designs<\/strong> by Joan Varitek
\nPromotional Poster Art<\/strong> by The Monster Ghost<\/h5>\n
\u201cGO SEE THIS PLAY!!\u00a0Gorgeous writing and truly exceptional acting. Mary Kate Arnold brings the \u00a0countess fully to life, imbuing her with a humanity and beauty that \u00a0makes her actions all the more believable and horrifying. A wonderful evening at the theater!\u201d \u2013 Laura S.<\/h6>\n
“McDaris\u2019 script is not only exquisitely paced and structured, but it is incredibly intelligent as well.” – Alyson\u00a0Grauer<\/a><\/h6>\n
\u201cDark subject matter handled deftly, surprising moments of humor and pathos\u2026 it was very pleasant to hear non-Shakespearean verse that was just as passionate and fiery as the Bard\u2019s.\u201d \u2013 Jeremiah Barr<\/h6>\n
“And, of course,\u00a0the play would be nothing without the expertly crafted writing.” –\u00a0Stephanie Plus Verb<\/a><\/h6>\n
\u201cLadies 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 passes even). One HELL of a show!\u201d \u2013 Dylan Crow<\/h6>\n
\u201cCountess Bathory<\/em> is a brilliantly written and beautifully performed piece. Given the gruesome background of the story, it may seem reasonable to walk in expecting to see something that could cleanly fall within the realm of horror \u2013 but that is not the case. The characters are crisply different from each other, providing a fascinating menagerie to behold, and yet somehow simultaneously blurred at the edges so that the audience finds themselves able to connect with the most vile and the most innocent of the cast. The more morbid aspects of the tale are balanced by profound soliloquies, gorgeous stage pictures, and incredible design. It\u2019s everything one could hope for in a new Elizabethan tragedy \u2013 poetry, villainy, and ardent passion blended into a gorgeous madness peppered with some good, ol\u2019 fashioned dick jokes.\u201d \u2013 Micah Streubel<\/h6>\n
“One hell of a show… It is not very often you can see a bold performance like that even in a place like Chicago.” – Artur Michalowicz<\/h6>\n

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