The Hypocrites' YOU ON THE MOORS NOW to Open at The Den Theatre

The Hypocrites is pleased to launch its 2016-17 season with the Chicago premiere of YOU ON THE MOORS NOW, Jaclyn Backhaus's comical mash-up of mythology and 19th century literary heroines, directed by Devon de Mayo. YOU ON THE MOORS NOW will play September 9 - October 30, 2016 at The Den Theatre's Heath Main Stage, 1329 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Single tickets and season subscription packages are currently available at www.the-hypocrites.com. The press opening is Sunday, September 18 at 7 pm.

YOU ON THE MOORS NOW will feature Japhet Balaban, Maurice Demus, Tien Doman, Emjoy Gavino*, Desmond Gray, Deanna Myers*, Josh Odor and Brittney Love Smith with Chris Acevedo, Breon Arzell, Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel, Edward Mawere, Sarah Price and Sarai Rodrigues. *Denotes member of Actors' Equity Association.

This crazy, funny show sets heroines from the 19th century novels of Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters in a mythical place of Moors. When our heroines receive proposals of marriage, they decide to escape. The men wage war on the women starting the Moors Wars. Jaclyn Backhaus' ultimately moving and inventive play ends in beautiful prose like a chapter from the books these women originated.

"You On the Moors Now excites me because it is a feminist re-imagining of the lives of the heroines of four of the greatest literary novels by women," comments director Devon de Mayo. "It reminds us of the specific importance of the strong, female protagonist, and asks 'What if she didn't need the dude? Like, at all?' And 'What if a woman's friendship with other women is what drives her? Not her relationship with men.' It's so exciting to see these classics ripped apart and exploded into new, imagined circumstances. It's witty, unpredictable and empowering. I think of it as Masterpiece Theatre meets Charles Mee meets Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play. Every time I read the play it makes me laugh, it surprises me and I find it touching."

The production team for YOU ON THE MOORS NOW includes: Arnel Sancianco (scenic design), Izumi Inaba (costume design), Heather Gilbert (lighting design), Sarah Espinoza (sound design), Shannon O'Neill (fight choreography), Phoebe Gonzalez (dramaturg), Samantha Dzirko (asst. production manager), Kaitlyn Grissom (technical director) and Justine Palmisano (stage manager).

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