Red Tape Theatre Presents Will Eno's TRAGEDY: A TRAGEDY

Red Tape Theatre presents the apocalyptic comedy Tragedy: a tragedy by Will Eno, author of the Pulitzer Prize-finalist play THOM PAIN (based on nothing). The sun has set over streets, houses, government buildings and backyards everywhere. The world is dark. A news team is on the scene. Nobody knows if the sun, once down, will ever rise again. But there is a witness, and the witness will speak. This uniquely staged event is directed by acclaimed Chicago director Jeremy Wechsler

"He strikes me as being the real thing, a real playwright. He takes every chance. And Will keeps the voice his own: he has an awareness of the human condition I wish more people his age had." - Edward Albee

PLAY: Tragedy: a tragedy
PLAYWRIGHT: Will Eno
DIRECTED BY: Jeremy Wechsler
SHOW DATES: Previews 5/5 to 5/7
Opening 5/9
Closing 6/5

Additional Performances: May 28 at 3pm
June 4 at 3pm

TIMES: Regular Run Thurs-Sat at 8:00, Sun at 3:00
Industry Night - 5/23 at 8pm

TICKETS: $25 regular
$15 Student/Industry
Online at www.redtapetheatre.org or at the box office

LOCATION: Red Tape Theatre 621 W. Belmont

MORE INFORMATION: www.redtapetheatre.org

CAST:
Featuring ensemble members Paige Sawin and Paul Miller with Larry Garner

Production Team:
Jeremy Wechsler (Director) with ensemble members Emily Guthrie (Scenic), Kyle Land (Lighting Designer) Becky Mock (Production Manager) and James Palmer (Artistic Director) featuring Aimee Plant (Properties), Izumi Inaba (Costume Designer)

LISTING TEXT:

Red Tape Theatre presents the apocalyptic comedy Tragedy: a tragedy by Will Eno, author of the Pulitzer Prize-finalist play THOM PAIN (based on nothing). The sun has set over streets, houses, government buildings and backyards everywhere. The world is dark. A news team is on the scene. Nobody knows if the sun, once down, will ever rise again. But there is a witness, and the witness will speak. This uniquely staged event is directed by acclaimed Chicago director Jeremy Wechsler

Show dates and times:
Previews 5/5 - 5/7
Opening 5/9
Closing 6/5
Regular Run Thurs-Sat at 8:00, Sun at 3:00
Industry Night - 5/23 at 8pm
Additional Performances: 5/28 and 6/4 at 3pm

Tickets $25 available at www.redtapetheatre.org or at the box office

MORE INFORMATION:

Will Eno, Playwright
Will Eno's plays include THE FLUE SEASON, KID BLANCO, KING: A PROBLEM PLAY, THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING) and, most recently, an adaptation of Ibsen's PEER GYNT. Charles Isherwood called Eno "a Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation". THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING) was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. His play MIDDLETOWN will have its world premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre in June. Will has received fellowships from the Guggenheim and the Edward F. Albee Foundations, and has been a Helen Merrill Playwriting Fellow.

Jeremy Wechsler, Director
Jeremy Wechsler is working his way through Will Eno's canon, having directed the Chicago premieres of THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING) (Jeff award, Theater Wit) and THE FLU SEASON (Black Sheep Productions). He is the artistic director of Theater Wit where he has directed THIS (Melissa James Gibson), THE FOUR OF US (Itamar Moses), SPIN (Penny Penniston), FEYDEAU-SI-DEAU (Georges Feydeau), MEN OF STEEL (Qui Nguyen), TWO FOR THE SHOW (James Fitzpatrick and Will Clinger) and THE SANTALAND DIARIES (David Sedaris and Joe Mantello). He has directed over fifty shows in the last twenty years at various theatres, including: A TASTE OF HONEY (Shelagh Delaney, "US Best of 2008" in The Wall Street Journal), THE FLU SEASON THE PLAY ABOUT THE SQUIRREL (Mia McCullough), THE WHITE DEVIL (John Webster), THE REAL THING (Tom Stoppard), SZINHAZ (Itamar Moses), THE DUCHESS OF MALFI (John Webster), TITUS ANDRONICUS (Shakespeare), THE ROARING GIRL (Thomas Middleton), FLIGHT (Mikhail Bulgakov), THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVERY TOLD (Paul Rudnick), THIS IS THE RILL SPEAKING (Lanford Wilson), HAY FEVER (Noel Coward), NOW THEN AGAIN (Penny Penniston, Jeff award), A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY (Brian Friel), EUROPE (David Grieg), HENRY VI: BLOOD OF A NATION (Shakespeare), THE PROMISE (Jose Rivera), UN ROBOT (Laura Jacqmin), THE COARSE ACTING SHOW (Michael Green) LIFE IS A DREAM (Calderon), THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA (David Edgar), CABARET (Kander/Ebb) and THE THREEPENNY OPERA (Brecht). He has taught at several universities, is an artistic associate at Collaboraction and currently serves on the board of the League of Chicago Theatres. He is currently preparing productions for 2011 including PEER GYNT for Polarity Ensemble Theatre. His productions have been nominated for and won multiple awards for design, performance, adaptation and best new work.

ABOUT RED TAPE THEATRE:
Red Tape Theatre Company, now in its seventh season, is committed to the creation of new and experimental work. Red Tape's plays invite our audiences to reimagine their world. Red Tape's work serves a vital purpose in our community: to arrest attention and create empathy. Our ensemble collaborates with playwrights, musicians, dancers, and visual artists on our three annual productions. This work is supported by our Fresh Eyes Playwrights Workshop and the Chicago Fringe Artist Networking Night, both of which are produced annually. Red Tape is housed in St. Peter's Episcopal Church. The unique performance space allows us to continually reinvent the audience/artist relationship.