Both theatre and film enthusiasts are invited to the Kit Kat Lounge and Supper Club at 3700 N. Halsted in Chicago on Sunday, April 10, at 3PM for the debut screening of WOYZECK PROJECT. The premiere will be followed by a party to celebrate the launch of Oracle Film, a new division of Oracle Productions, NFP. WOYZECK PROJECT is a film by Craig Erpelding, in association with Oracle and Dynamite Film Productions.
WOYZECK PROJECT is a film adaptation of Georg Buchner's famously incomplete 19th century play WOYZECK. The play tells the story of a young man driven to murder while undergoing a medical experiment in which he is forced to eat nothing but peas for an entire year. The mysterious nature of the play was groundbreaking for its time because of the way it explored mental illness. To add to the mystery, the play was left unfinished and possibly out-of-order at the time of Buchner's death in 1837. It has inspired countless adaptations.WOYZECK PROJECT is the first time the play has been adapted into a sci-fi film.Film Synopsis: In the future, the New York Stock Exchange collapses and the U.S. is unable to settle its debt with China. All American assets are taken under Chinese control. In this film, we follow Franz Woyzeck through his battle against government controlled medical experimentation including mind control.
The film was co-written by Chicago-based filmmakers Erin Malysa and Craig Erpelding (also the film's director). It was produced as a joint collaboration between DePaul Digital Cinema students, Dynanmite Film Productions and Oracle Productions.
"Woyzeck Project" Teaser Trailer from Oracle Productions on Vimeo.
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Oracle Productions, NFP, is a public arts organization devoted to making art accessible for everyone. Widely known for their theatrical productions, their studio theatre is located at 3809 N. Broadway, just north of Kit Kat Lounge. Their mainstage production of WOYZECK opens March 19, and runs through April 30. Performances are Friday and Saturday nights at 8PM, Sundays at 3PM, and Mondays at 8PM, which means there is a matinee performance on Sunday, April 10, at 3PM to compliment the premiere screening of WOYZECK PROJECT film. Admission is free in their Public Access Theatre. Seats are sponsored by The Law Offices of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard. For more information on Public Access Theatre, additional screenings of WOYZECK PROJECT, and to request seats visit oracletheatre.org.
This film is also being screened as part of The Woyzeck Project, a citywide theater festival presented by About Face Theatre Company and The Hypocrites, in association with Oracle Productions and Collaboraction. Promotional consideration by Boeing.
