Gorilla Tango Theatre to Première MANA AND HER UNDERGROUND FAMILY

Gorilla Tango Theatre presents the world premiere of Ryan Brown's Mana and Her Underground Family, running Wednesdays in October at 9:30pm, at 1919 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647. Tickets are $12; to purchase, call 773-598-4549 or visit gorillatango.com

Mana Hamlin is just like any other high school student with debilitating social anxiety, but with one major difference. She lives in a bomb shelter with a family that no one's ever seen before. But as her kind classmate Brad Pudding is about to find out, when you open up to Mana and her underground family, you open up to a plethora of forces you never expected. In this psycho-drama-romantic-dark-comedy, we explore, through Brad and Mana, the lines between who we think we are, and what's really going on deep beneath the surface.

Be sure to come out this October for this bizarre yet heartfelt, sincere yet funny premiere of an original work written by Ryan Brown and devised by the ensemble. Using sound, absurdity, and farce to wrestle with the inner workings that make us who we are, this show promises to entertain and give each audience member strength as they go back out into the world. This show is a great choice for any Halloween-season enthusiast looking for new works that blend familiar genres into one hell of a Frankenstein-ish show.

MORE ABOUT THE CAST & CREW
Ryan Brown (Playwright & Director): Ryan Brown is an improviser, actor, writer, and director. He received his B.A. in Creative Writing from Indiana University and has since moved to Chicago to make weird music videos with his friends' bands, create surrealist improv comedy, dress up as a pot-smoking mime, develop speaking-in-tongues music, and dance at Berlin on Thursday nights. His work has been seen at The Annoyance's Triple Feature, The Playground, and Hungry Brain. He is currently involved in performance development that aims to harmonize comedy with horror and other genres as a means of evolving a sort of terror-humor, among other projects.

Cast & Crew:
Assistant Director- Drew Blomquist
Original Sounds- Bill Satek

Mana Hamlin- Danielle Bluford
Brad Pudding- Tony Tran
Miss Pervy- Lauren Walker
Mr Hamlin- Mike Knish
Mrs Hamlin- Margeaux Temelta?
Bud Hamlin- Hillary Champlin
Mr Pudding- Sean Goldrick
Brock- Gregory Warren
Barbara- Madison McLean
Jenna- Courtney Thompson
Blix- Felipe Jorge

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