Photo Flash: Signal Ensemble Theatre Opens ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, 2/14
By: Lauren Wolman Jan. 24, 2011
WHAT: Signal Ensemble Theatre announces the third production in their 2010-2011, eighth anniversary season, Dario Fo's "Accidental Death of An Anarchist," directed by ensemble member Anthony Ingram. A bomb blast in a bank kills dozens and injures over a hundred, and the police pick up a professed anarchist for questioning. While being interrogated, he "accidentally" falls out of a fourth floor window. Based on this true event which marked the beginning of a decade of state-sponsored terror, Nobel Award-winner Fo's play is a hilariously scathing satire that uses brutally funny violence and tragic wit to shine a light on the terrifying lengths governments will go to preserve their grip on power. The show will run about two hours with one intermission, and $5 from every ticket sold on March 12 will benefit SeasonofConcern.org
WHERE: Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 West Berenice Ave., Chicago, IL 60613-2720Street parking available on Ravenswood and Berenice (runs one way going west) CTA Brown line EL stops Irving Park and Addison
CTA busses #80-Irving Park, #152-Addison, #50-Damen, #11-Lincoln
Handicapped accessible
Closes Saturday, March 19
Runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m.
Previews on February 12 at 8 p.m., and February 13 at 7 p.m.TICKETS: Publish this number: 773-347-1350; www.signalensemble.com
$20 for regular single tickets
$15 for industry members at all shows with resume/headshot/card
$15 for students/seniors (with ID); also for groups of 15 or more
$10 for preview tickets STAFF: Ensemble members Anthony Ingram (Director), Stephanie Ehemann (Stage
Manager), Melania Lancy (Scenic Design), and AaRon Snook (Dramaturgy) ; with guest artists Mark Hurni (Lighting Design), Jenilee Houghton (Costume Design), Mary O'Dowd (Properties Design), and Christopher M. Walsh (Violence Design). CAST: Ensemble members Vincent Lonergan (Bertozzo), Simone Roos (Reporter), and Joseph Stearns (Madman); with guest artists Elizabeth Bagby (Officer), Eric Paskey (Commissioner), Anthony Tournis (Sporty), and Christopher M. Walsh (Officer).
2010-2011 season.NEXT: "Aces," May 16-June 18, 2011MISSION: Founded in 2003, award-winning Signal Ensemble Theatre's mission is to inspire our audience with a kaleidoscope of compelling theatre, while continuing to challenge and support our distinguished ensemble in their artistic growth. INFO: Signal Ensemble Theatre, 773-347-1350, info@signalensemble.com
www.signalensemble.com
Bertozzo (Vincent Lonergan), Sporty (Anthony Tournis), the Commissioner (Eric Paskey), and the Reporter (Simone Roos) try to subdue the Madman (Joseph Sterns, center)
Sporty (Anthony Tournis), and the Commissioner (Eric Paskey) interrogate Bertozzzo (Vincent Lonergan, center)
(left to right) The Commissioner (Eric Paskey), the Madman (Joseph Stearns), and Sporty (Anthony Tournis) conspire together while the Reporter (Simone Roos) listens in
The commissioner (Eric Paskey) and Sporty (Anthony Tournis) are pushed toward a window by the Madman (Joseph Sterns, center)
(left to right) The Madman (Joseph Sterns) and Bertozzo (Vincent Lonergan) argue over the Madmans past
Photo Credit: Johnny Knight
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