Intergalactic 'Twelfth Night!' Sept. 12th.

                         
 

The Bricklayers announce an exciting collaboration with French theatre company Collectif Masque with a new outer space production of Shakespeare's Tweflth Night, directed by Mariana Araoz and featuring the six actors of the Bricklayers ensemble. The production, set in the year 2103, will play at the Athenaeum Theatre Studio 2 from September 12-October 12, 2008. Touring dates in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and South Dakota will be announced shortly.
 
Araoz is making her American debut with Twelfth Night. She is bringing with her Christophe Patty, co-founder of Collectif Masque, to coach the troupe in mask and clown, which he teaches at the National Conservatory of Drama in Paris. Also accomplished mask-maker Etienne Champion will create six original masks for the production. Ms. Araoz's collaborator from Sweden, Marta Cicionesi, designs the sets.

Of the aesthetic of the production, Araoz says "After 100 years of war on Earth, humans have forgotten how to love one another and are walking around in a fog of uncertainty and suspicion. Then Viola, who comes from a peaceful planet and has never heard of war, crashes into Earth, bringing with her a light of renewal and beauty, changing everyone in her own journey into love."  

Twelfth Night features Bricklayers Meredith Barry, Kyle Cadotte, Patrick Goulding, Tabitha Noble, Matt Trucano, and Zach Zube. Sets by Marta Cicionesi. Lights by Ted Koshiol. Costumes by Bricklayer Ruibo Qian. Bricklayer djAppel provides soundscape and spins live at every performance.  Previews begin September 12 with an opening night of September 14 at 4:00PM.  All performances are at Athenaeum Theatre, Studio 2 at 2936 N. Southport Ave.  Shows are Thursdays-Saturdays at 8:00PM and Sundays at 4:00PM.  Tickets are $20 for all performances.  Through October 12.  Tickets are available through the Athenaeum Box Office (773/935-6860) or from Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com

 
About the Artists:

Formed in 2007, The Bricklayers Theatre Company strives to breathe life into classic texts and original work by fostering long-term collaboration and training with a core group of artists. We make art for our world (Chicago—USA—Earth) today, laying ritual with innovation to create the possibility for startling physical, intellectual, and emotional connections with our audience. Through touring, outreach performances and workshops, we share our training and productions with a regional audience as ambassadors of Chicago theatre.

Collectif Masque was formed in 2004 by Mariana Araoz, Etienne Champion, and Christophe Patty. Their productions include Pantalon's Lesson (Original Mask) with Mario Gonzalez, directed by Christophe Patty, Threepenny Opera directed by Mariana Araoz, and George Dandin by Moliere with Mariana Araoz and Christophe Patty directed by Mario Gonzalez. As a company they have traveled all over France, with upcoming performances in Paris and Lisbon, Portugal. For more information www.collectifmasque.com

Since 1990, Mariana Araoz has toured France and Europe in more than ten masked productions, six directed by great actor/director/teacher Mario Gonzalez. She has directed Scapin by Molière (2005), La Rose de La Boca in 2006 and The uprising of the Third Reich by B. Brecht in 2007 at La Cave à Théâtre (Colombes, France),  The Seven Deadly Sins in 2006 and Three Penny Opéra by Brecht in 2007 at Teater Halland in Varberg, Sweden.  In addition to Twelfth Night she is preparing A Midsummer Night's Dream for production in Paris in December. 
 
 
                                 

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