HIDEOUS PROGENY

WORLD PREMIERE
by Emily Dendinger
Directed by Jessica Hutchinson

August 26 - September 26, 2010
at the DCA Storefront Theater

FEATURING
Pat King (POLIDORI)
Madeline Long* (ELISE)
Tom McGrath (PERCY)
Danielle O'Farrell (CLAIRE)
John Taflan (BYRON)
and Hilary Williams (MARY)

PRODUCTION TEAM
Scenic Design Team: Anders Jacobson* & Judy Radovsky*
Lighting Designer: Eric Branson*
Costume Designer: Laura Kollar
Sound Designer: Sarah Ramos
Properties Designer: Maria DeFabo
Stage Manager: Dianna Driscoll
Assistant Stage Manager: Brittany Bugge
Production Manager: Cory Conrad*
Technical Director: Steve Brackett
Dramaturg: Benno Nelson


REVIEWS
"A seamless blend of fact and fantasy, Progeny accomplishes for the Romantics what Tom Stoppard did for Elizabethans in Shakespeare in Love but with more subtlety and fewer in-jokes for English majors." -- Zac Thompson, Time Out Chicago

"Jessica Hutchinson's production and its scenic design, employs the Storefront Theater's state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems to evoke a dramatic environment."
-- Albert Williams, Chicago Reader

"Hillary Williams gives a lovely performance steeped in melancholy — an unsettled woman not quite sure what to expect of herself, let alone those around her."
-- Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune

"Dendinger's dialogue is inventive and Stoppard-esque in her vivid, updated reimagining. Jessica Hutchinson's direction is equally fresh, dispensing of British accents and costumed drama affect, while actors bring the energy and claws appropriate to the party of narcissistic, brilliant poets that the Romantics were." -- Monica Westin, Flavorpill

"Go see the show. It's a genuinely interesting and well performed take on a story most of us don't know and a chance to see a Steppenwolf quality production for about a third of the ticket price." -- Don Hall, Angry White Guy in Chicago


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