Invitation to a Beheading – Rough House Theatre

Chicago International Puppet Theatre

Extra show 330pm Jan 29

Chicago – In a bizarre and irrational world, a man is condemned to death for an absurd crime and sent to a surreal prison to await his execution. But the prison may not be what it seems. 


Tix: $41/$31.  Inquiries: 312-753-3234

27-Jan-23 – 29-Jan-23
Fri 9pm; Sat 830pm; Sun 7pm

Rough House Theater Co. is on a mission to connect individuals and communities through art that celebrates the weird things that make us unique and the weirder things that bring us together. Rough House creates theater that captures the heart through the eye. Their shows use puppetry, music and human performance to tell intimate stories, as strange as they are sincere. Through performances, presentations of work by fellow artists, and artist training, Rough House aspires to make Chicago a national hub of contemporary puppet theater, comprising a diverse and ever-growing community of audiences and artists. Their work has appeared in the National Puppetry Festival, the Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival, punk houses, funeral parlors, a lotion factory and the woods of Appalachia. roughhousetheater.com

Director

Adapted for stage/directed – Michael Brown

Performers

Noah Appelbaum, Claire Saxe, Michael Brown

Production

Puppet Mask Design – Mike Oleon; Sound design – Corey Smith; Set Design – Jacqueline Penrod; Costume Design – Frances Maggio; Lighting Design – Rachel Levy; Lighting Director – Heather Gilbert; Stage Manager – Amy Rappa