Tympanic Theatre Company proudly announces its Fifth Season!
Join us this Fall for…
ORANGE ORBS
by Daniel Caffrey*
directed by Aaron Henrickson
November 25th through December 18th, 2011
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 P.M.
Sundays at 7:00 P.M.
Oracle Theatre (3809 N. Broadway)
Tickets $15 General, $12 students/industry/seniors
Press Night is Saturday, November 26th
RSVP by November 22nd
Set in a Florida cornfield on Halloween Night, Orange Orbs follows two teenagers who find a baby abandoned in a hollow pumpkin. As they set out to return the infant to its rightful guardian, they encounter a pair of spectral figures who ensnare them in a feud that’s older and bloodier than the fields themselves. Part southern gothic horror story and part coming-of-age tale, Orange Orbs examines how quickly terrifying events can force adolescents into adulthood.
Cast: Casey Bentley*, Aaron Dean, Amy Dellagiarino, and Justin Warren
Set Design: Dustin Pettegrew*
Light Design: Brian Berman*
Costume Design/Makeup: Chrissy Weisenburger*
Prop Design: Casey Bentley*
For Immediate Release
For reservations:
(773) 442-2882
Tympanic Theatre Company
P.O. Box 257834
Chicago, IL 60625
www.tympanictheatre.org
[email protected]
Original Music: McKenzie Gerber*
Assistant Set Design: Alex Bozeman
Assistant Light Design: Max Horowitz
* Denotes Tympanic Company Member or Artistic Associate
And in the Spring…
DELIVER US FROM NOWHERE: Plays From Nebraska
Featuring Work by Scott T. Barsotti, Chris Bower, Ted Brengle, Daniel Caffrey*, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Justin Gerber, Mary Laws, Joshua Mikel, and Adam Webster
Directed by Chris Acevedo*, Timothy Bambara*, Jamie Bragg*, Amanda Jane Dunne, Joshua Ellison, Aaron Henrickson, Kyra Lewandowski, Allison Shoemaker
Dates and Location TBA
This Spring, Tympanic pairs ten playwrights with ten Chicago directors to create a piece of theatre inspired by Bruce Springsteen’s legendary album, Nebraska. Each writer uses a song from the record as a springboard for a short play before an ensemble of musicians composes original music based on the plays themselves. Deliver Us From Nowhere is a meditation on how art reflects art; a live album in the most unique sense of the word and a celebration of rock and roll that is rustic, eerie, and seething with story.
OUR MISSION
The Tympanic Theatre Company is dedicated to producing new work with fantastical, frightening, or absurd subject matter that provokes as well as entertains. We invite our audience to explore new theatrical worlds of fresh, visceral storytelling, and extraordinary characters.
For more information on our fourth season and the Tympanic Theatre Company, please visit www.tympanictheatre.org.
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