2008-2009 SEASON
WATERING HOLE
New devised play in development with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Incubator Series
Directed by Artistic Director Krissy Vanderwarker* and Faith Noelle Hurley*
Studio Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St.
Admission-free viewing of work in progress Monday, Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Dog & Pony and an ensemble of actors start with the African watering hole – a place where predators and prey coexist in a tight space during the dry months because water is so scarce – and create human characters through a workshop process of improvisation and exercises. The characters are then placed in modern settings that parallel the watering hole: a place that contains a limited resource forcing people of all walks of life to compete.
Ensemble: John Blick*, Gina D'ercoli, Jeff Fisher, Minita Gandhi, Marta Juaniza*, Teeny Lamothe*, Kristin Magee, Daniel Stermer*, Travis Turner, Josh Volkers*
The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler
By Jeff Whitty
Midwest premiere directed by Dan Stermer* and Devon de Mayo*
Viaduct Theatre Mainstage, 3111 N. Western Ave.
Sept. 25-Oct. 26
Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.
Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for students and seniors.
All Thursdays and Sundays are pay-what-you-can.
Box office number: 773-296-6024
Previews are Thursday-Friday, Sept. 25-26.
Press is invited to attend opening night, Saturday, Sept. 27.
Tony Award-winner Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q) pens a mind-bending and riotously funny comedy that challenges viewers on their attachments to archetypes and stereotypes. It's the final act of Ibsen's play, and Hedda's just done herself in—again. In hopes of a rewrite, Hedda ventures out on a rollicking quest to liberate her story. She's joined by a quirky collection of other well-loved dramatic characters equally eager to jump off their pages.
God's Ear
By Jenny Schwartz
Midwest premiere directed by Artistic Director Krissy Vanderwarker*
Viaduct Theatre Mainstage, 3111 N. Western Ave.
March 26-April 26
Performances are Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m.
Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for students and seniors.
All Thursday and Sunday performances are pay-what-you-can.
For tickets, call the Viaduct Theater box office at 773-296-6024 or visit www.viaducttheater.org.
God’s Ear is a heartbreaking work that uses unconventional structure and language while exploring a couple’s relationship as they mourn the death of their son. The New York Times described the story as “… separate odysseys of suffering that intersect on some sort of psychic plain, Mel and Ted slide down a rabbit hole into an alternate reality, where a toddler cracks wise, the Tooth Fairy sings grimly comic little ditties and G.I. Joe offers family counseling.”
The Cast: Gina D’Ercoli, Jeff Fisher, Luke Hatton, Faith Noelle Hurley*, Teeny Lamothe*, Elizabeth Levy, and Mike Trehy.
The Crew: set design by Grant Sabin*; sound design by Stephen Ptacek*; lighting design by Aaron Weissman; props by Linda Laake*; composition by Abraham Levitan of Baby Teeth
Ruff Play Reading Series
Dog & Pony Theatre Company's reading series continues on the third Thursday of every other month. The reading series serves as an incubator for new works that the company is considering for production. Readings are immediately followed by a critical discussion of the play. All readings are admission free and begin at 7:30 p.m., location TBD. Dates and titles to be announced.
