My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

Photo Flash: Promo Shots for Strange Tree's THE DEAD PRINCE, Running 11/17-12/22

By:

The Strange Tree Group, in association with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, is pleased to kick off its 2013-14 Season with the world premiere of THE DEAD PRINCE, an original, rambunctious, fairly-family-friendly, fairy tale muzikal, with book, music and lyrics by Jeff Award-winning playwright Emily Schwartz and directed by Lifeline ensemble member Paul Holmquist. THE DEAD PRINCE plays November 17 - December 22, 2013 at The DCASE Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph St. in Chicago. Tickets are available at www.strangetree.org. The press opening is Friday, November 22 at 7:30 pm. Check out promo shots below!

THE DEAD PRINCE features: Cory Aiello, Elizabeth Bagby, Dan Behrendt, Scott Cupper, Michael Thomas Downey, Kate Nawrocki, Stuart Ritter, Amber Vaughn Robinson, Sarah Scanlon, Zachary Sigelko, Ann Sonneville, Jen Starewich and Thomas Zeitner.

Epic, goofy, comedic and romantic, THE DEAD PRINCE follows the story of a put-upon princess who is told by every magic mirror in the land that her true love has died and the two were destined never to meet: for he was dead and she alive! We join the play on the day she discovers it is possible to sneak across the void and steal him back; but does pulling someone from the brink do more damage than you think? A musical comedy full of corpses, bat attacks, horrible misunderstandings and quests... glorious quests.

In the tradition of the smash hits Mr. Spacky and The Mysterious Elephant, THE DEAD PRINCE showcases Strange Tree's patented mash-up of literary styles, which playfully bend the rules of normal theatrical narrative while drawing on the deep (and deeply eccentric) musical talents of the Strange Tree ensemble. Lively, inventive, and completely original, for the past nine years Chicago''s Strange Tree Group has playfully toyed with the entire notion of storytelling, featuring a hand-made "twigs and twine" aesthetic replete with bright bursts of magical realism in highly detailed, audience-interactive environments.

Photos by Emily Schwartz

Photo Flash: Promo Shots for Strange Tree's THE DEAD PRINCE, Running 11/17-12/22 Image
Dan Behrendt

Photo Flash: Promo Shots for Strange Tree's THE DEAD PRINCE, Running 11/17-12/22 Image
Michael Thomas Downey

Photo Flash: Promo Shots for Strange Tree's THE DEAD PRINCE, Running 11/17-12/22 Image
Kate Nawrocki, Ann Sonneville, Dan Beherent

Photo Flash: Promo Shots for Strange Tree's THE DEAD PRINCE, Running 11/17-12/22 Image
Cory Aiello, Ann Sonneville, Dan Behrendt






Need more Chicago Theatre News in your life?
Sign up for all the news on the Spring season, discounts & more...


Videos


EWP presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry Showcase in Chicago EWP presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry Showcase
Raue Center For The Arts (8/07-8/07)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch in Chicago Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Catalyst Ranch (7/09-7/26) PHOTOS
As You Like It in Chicago As You Like It
Gross (Theodore) Park (7/02-7/05)
Lucy's Comedy in Chicago Lucy's Comedy
Raue Center For The Arts (11/13-11/13)
High School Musical in Chicago High School Musical
Al Larson Cultural Center (8/01-8/09)
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. in Chicago R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts (7/25-7/25)
Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed Comedy Tour 2026 in Chicago Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed Comedy Tour 2026
Hard Rock Live Rockford (9/12-9/12)
A Christmas Carol in Chicago A Christmas Carol
Drury Lane Theatre (11/28-12/27)
Dirty Dancing: The Musical in Chicago Dirty Dancing: The Musical
James M. Nederlander Theatre (9/09-9/20)
The Dave Matthews Tribute Band in Chicago The Dave Matthews Tribute Band
Raue Center For The Arts (9/25-9/25)