Trap Door Theatre Presents the American Premiere of Howard Barker's MINNA, 1/2-2/13

The Trap Door Theatre presents the American premiere of 'Minna', Howard Barker's ferociously sardonic view of war and sexual politics. The show runs from January 2 - February 13.

The play is set in a mythical world that swings between the 18th Century and the 1950's. Minna Von Barnhelm is the light and airy heroine of Lessing's Enlightenment-era comedy, but in Barker's nightmarish world, her single-minded pursuit of atrocity compels her to commit atrocity herself. The play is directed by Nicole Wiesner.

The cast includes: Kevin Cox, Gary Damico, Geraldine Dulex, John Gray, David Holcombe, John Kahara, Amber Lageman, Pamela Maurer, Kinga Modjeska, Sadie Rogers, Derek Ryan and Carl Wisniewski

Assistant Director: Carolyn Hoerdemann. Sound Designer: Jonathan Guillen. Lighting Designer: Richard Norwood. Set Designer: Ewelina Dobiesz. Stage Manager: Barry Phillip. Costume Designer: Beata Pilch. Graphic Designer: Michal Janicki.

'Minna' plays from January 2- February 13, 2010. Runs are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM. Tickets are $20 (2-for-1 on Thursdays). The Trap Door Theatre is located at 1655 W. Cortdland Avenue, in Chicago.

For tickets and information, please call 773-384-0494 or visit www.trapdoortheatre.com 

Howard Barker's first play was performed at The Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in 1970. Subsequently, his works were played by the Royal Court, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Open Space Theatre, Sheffield Crucible and the Almeida. He is currently Artistic Director of The Wrestling School, a company established to disseminate his works and develop his theory of production. His work is played extensively in Europe, in translation, in The United States, and in Australia . He writes regularly for radio, both in England and Europe . He is the author of plays for marionettes and has written three librettos for opera. Howard Barker is the author of two works of theory, and five volumes of poetry. He is also a painter. His work is held in national collections in England (V&A, London) and Europe.