Cast Announced For THE RUSE OF MEDUSA At Facility Theatre

Facility Theatre continues it's 2018-2019 season with the Chicago Premiere of The Ruse of Medusa written by Erik Satie and directed by resident director Dado. The production features David Cerda, Brian Shaw, Jenni M Hadley, Laurie Roberts, Taylor Galloway, Wilson Tanner Smith, Nick Cuellar, Zach Hebert, Jordan Tragash and musical director, Sam Clapp.

Dado's production staff includes Musical Director Sam Clapp, Assistant Director Jordan Tragash, Production Manager Shawna Franks, Technical Director Kirk Anderson, Stage Manager Albert Trefts, Set Designer Samantha Rausch, Lighting Designer Claire Chrzan, Costume Designer Kotryna HIlko, Properties Designer Jamie Kreppein, Choreographer Laurie Roberts, Dramaturg Elliot Baker, and Casting Director Maria Stephens. Marketing is provided by Sarah Ryan and Let Me Do That.

The Ruse of Medusa runs Saturday, March 2 - April 7, 2019, at The Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division. Tickets $15 previews, $25 Regular run. Box Office Online: facilitytheatre.org, 773-857-3034

Erik Satie wrote the text, incidental music, and dances in 1913 where it was then performed in private salons. The most celebrated production was initiated and produced at Black Mountain College in the summer of 1948 by American composer John Cage featuring Buckminster Fuller, Arthur Penn, Merce Cunningham, and Willem De Kooning. This lyric comedy consists of nine short scenes with seven alternating musical compositions involving the Baron Medusa, his daughter Frisette, her young suitor Astolpho, the Baron's recalcitrant valet Polycarpe and a dancing mechanical monkey named Jonas. This Surrealist play juxtaposes music, text, and movement and is considered to be a precursor to Dadaism.

Dado is a theater practitioner and visual artist in the Chicagoland area and an ensemble member with A Red Orchid Theatre, where she received critical acclaim for her restaging of A Red Orchid Theatre's Simpatico at the McCarter Theatre.

Facility Theatre is a theatre collective that invites audiences to a re-imagining of rarely seen works and original plays. While confronting social and artistic stereotypes, this group of seasoned and emerging artists intends to bring a fresh eye and an alternative perspective to the traditional narrative. Founded in 2016, the collective cultivates the collaborative process as a means of empowerment for the artists and fosters an environment of inclusivity and curiosity with the community. www.facilitytheatre.org, facebook.com/facilitytheatre, and twitter.com/facilitytheatre.