Monday, November 30, 2009

Sneak Peak - The FBI Ghost's costume fitting



Dennis Frymire tries on his tough guy trench coat for the first time.
BREED WITH ME opens Dec 4th!

Meet the Cast - Anthony Stamilio as Cop Two



Anthony Stamilio moved from his home in the Deep South to pursue a degree in Theatre from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. There he met comrades who he worked with to start Exposed Theatre Co. where he played Ernesto Roma in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, and more recently The Bad Guys where he plays a Bad Guy in The Bad Guys Show. This summer he also played The Client in Gorilla Tango’s The Adventures of Nervous Boy. Anthony would like to thank his parents even though they’re not going to show

Previous Meet the Cast Features
Jim Hicks
Don Hall
Dennis Frymire
Sara Gorsky
Ron Kroll

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

BREED WITH ME

Performance Dates are as follows

Dec 4,5
Dec 11, 12
Dec 18, 19
Jan 8,9
Jan 16 (no show Jan 15th)
Jan 22, 23

Industry Night Monday Jan 18th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB
Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Performances From Dec 4th thru January 16th suggested donations $15.00. Jan 22nd and Jan 23 will be closing weekend fundraisers. Tickets for Jan 22nd and Jan 23rd are $15.00 (post show party and drinks included)

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

For more info check chicagomammals.com, themammals.blogspot.com, twitter.com/themammals, or just type "chicago mammals" into your facebook!!!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Sneak Peak at The Giant and The Shutterbug



Don Hall and Ron Kroll rehearsing for BREED WITH ME opening Dec 4th!

Meet the Cast - Jim Hicks as Cop One



Jim Hicks is thrilled to team up with The Mammals for the first time and is excited to be part of such a talented ensemble. Jim trained with Ted Sarantos and was seen this summer in Appetite Theatre’s Jinx at Act One Studios. Jim also recently appeared on stage in Red Noses (Hubris Productions) and 4Play (13 Carat Productions). On screen, he has been spotted in various independent films around Chicago. He starred in a locally produced indy, That’s my Brother (Flickers Factory Productions), and played a key role in another feature, Down Into Happiness (Chump Change Productions), which won second place in an international contest showcased at the Gene Siskel Film Center.

Previous Meet the Cast Features
Don Hall
Dennis Frymire
Sara Gorsky
Ron Kroll

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

BREED WITH ME

Performance Dates are as follows

Dec 4,5
Dec 11, 12
Dec 18, 19
Jan 8,9
Jan 16 (no show Jan 15th)
Jan 22, 23

Industry Night Monday Jan 18th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB
Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Performances From Dec 4th thru January 16th suggested donations $15.00. Jan 22nd and Jan 23 will be closing weekend fundraisers. Tickets for Jan 22nd and Jan 23rd are $15.00 (post show party and drinks included)

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

For more info check chicagomammals.com, themammals.blogspot.com, twitter.com/themammals, or just type "chicago mammals" into your facebook!!!

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Meet The Cast of BREED WITH ME - Don Hall as The Giant



Too often mistaken for another infamous storefront personality by the same name, Don Hall is looking forward to working his first role with the Mammals, as well as appearing on a Chicago stage for the first time since 1987.

For the past few years, Don has been living in Wisconsin working as a
group home manager and staff for mentally disabled adults.

Don is married with 3 sons and currently lives in McHenry County.

Previous Meet the Cast Features
Dennis Frymire
Sara Gorsky
Ron Kroll

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

BREED WITH ME

Performance Dates are as follows

Dec 4,5
Dec 11, 12
Dec 18, 19
Jan 8,9
Jan 16 (no show Jan 15th)
Jan 22, 23

Industry Night Monday Jan 18th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB
Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Performances From Dec 4th thru January 16th suggested donations $15.00. Jan 22nd and Jan 23 will be closing weekend fundraisers. Tickets for Jan 22nd and Jan 23rd are $15.00 (post show party and drinks included)

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

For more info check chicagomammals.com, themammals.blogspot.com, twitter.com/themammals, or just type "chicago mammals" into your facebook!!!

Friday, November 20, 2009

Meet the Cast - Dennis Frymire as the FBI Ghost



Dennis is thrilled to be working with The Mammals for a second time, after appearing as the amnesiac, Buster in last spring's Devils Don't Forget. He has also performed with Wildclaw Theatre, Serendipity Theatre's 2nd Story, WNEP, LiveWire Chicago, and is an Artistic Associate with Hubris Productions. Upcoming: Dennis will appear in WNEP's The (edward) Hopper Project in January and February, and will be directing Hubris Production's Spring show, Messiah On the Frigidaire.

This blog is covered with photos of Dennis in our
DEVILS DON'T FORGET
graphic novel under development.



Previous Meet the Cast Features
Sara Gorsky
Ron Kroll

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

BREED WITH ME

Performance Dates are as follows

Dec 4,5
Dec 11, 12
Dec 18, 19
Jan 8,9
Jan 16 (no show Jan 15th)
Jan 22, 23

Industry Night Monday Jan 18th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB
Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Performances From Dec 4th thru January 16th suggested donations $15.00. Jan 22nd and Jan 23 will be closing weekend fundraisers. Tickets for Jan 22nd and Jan 23rd are $15.00 (post show party and drinks included)

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

For more info check chicagomammals.com, themammals.blogspot.com, twitter.com/themammals, or just type "chicago mammals" into your facebook!!!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Sneak Peek Pic Behind the Scenes of BREED WITH ME!



Ron Kroll and Anthony Stamilio rehearsing for the Mammals new production of BREED WITH ME! Opens Dec 4th!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Meet the Cast of BREED WITH ME
Sara Gorsky as The Doll



Sara is thrilled to be working with The Mammals! Over the summer she performed up at the Port Washington Pirate Festival where she brandished a sword and captured pirates. Since moving to the windy city, she has worked with WNEP, The Resonants, R & D Choreography, Promethean Theatre, Backstage Theatre Company, Wildclaw and others. She has also worked extensively with Strawdog Theatre Company- most recently playing Robot Helena in R.U.R. This winter she will be seen up at Lifeline Theatre, swordfighting once again.

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

BREED WITH ME

Performance Dates are as follows

Dec 4,5
Dec 11, 12
Dec 18, 19
Jan 8,9
Jan 16 (no show Jan 15th)
Jan 22, 23

Industry Night Monday Jan 18th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB
Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Performances From Dec 4th thru January 16th suggested donations $15.00. Jan 22nd and Jan 23 will be closing weekend fundraisers. Tickets for Jan 22nd and Jan 23rd are $15.00 (post show party and drinks included)

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

For more info check chicagomammals.com, themammals.blogspot.com, twitter.com/themammals, or just type "chicago mammals" into your facebook!!!

From the Mammals Archive - BREED WITH ME



Aaron Ousley as COP TWO and Ron Kroll as THE SHUTTERBUG in the original 2003 production of BREED WITH ME.

BREED WITH ME reopens on DEC 4th! Click here for all the info

Monday, November 16, 2009

From the Mammals Archive - BREED WITH ME



Ron Kroll as The SHUTTERBUG and Derek Smart as FBI in the original 2003 production of BREED WITH ME

BREED WITH ME reopens on DEC 4th! Click here for all the info

Meet the Cast of BREED WITH ME
Ron Kroll as The Shutterbug



Ron Kroll (Shutterbug) is extremely happy to return home to the Mammals. It's been 4 years since he's been in a Mammals Show. A founding member of the company, Ron previously was seen in the Mammals productions of Clay Continent,The Devil Vet, Mexican Wrestling Macbeth and NoSexit among many others. He was also seen in The Mill’s productions of Big Love and Madman and the Nun and in WNEP’s Dada :Blind Essel Hopper as Dada Rusty Cluster.

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

BREED WITH ME

Performance Dates are as follows

Dec 4,5
Dec 11, 12
Dec 18, 19
Jan 8,9
Jan 16 (no show Jan 15th)
Jan 22, 23

Industry Night Monday Jan 18th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB
Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Performances From Dec 4th thru January 16th suggested donations $15.00. Jan 22nd and Jan 23 will be closing weekend fundraisers. Tickets for Jan 22nd and Jan 23rd are $15.00 (post show party and drinks included)

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

For more info check chicagomammals.com, themammals.blogspot.com, twitter.com/themammals, or just type "chicago mammals" into your facebook!!!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

From the Mammals Archive



Maria Stephens and Robynne Gravenhorst during the BREED WITH ME workshop in 2002

Monday, November 09, 2009

PRESS RELEASE for the Mammals - BREED WITH ME opening Dec 4th

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

BREED WITH ME

written and directed by Bob Fisher

"I was alternately fascinated and terrified by the wonderfully perverse story" - Jack Helbig w/the Reader

Aliens, Ghosts, Noir... BREED WITH ME (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Chicago Reader) is the Mammals' Hardboiled story of a man whose sexual appetites have forced him to run away from his past into the American desert where he falls into the clutches of the ultimate femme fatale.

BREED WITH ME is the first of three plays in a cycle entitled THE NOIR TRIPTYCH. Part Two was DEVILS DON'T FORGET, previously presented in Spring of 2009. Part Three, THE MEATLOCKER is currently targeted to premiere in spring of 2010.

To find out more go to the Mammals blog at themammals.blogspot.com

Cast: Ron Kroll, Don Hall, Sara Gorsky, Jim Hicks, Anthony Stamilio, Dennis Frymire, Meghann Tabor

Asst Director: Jesus Contreras
Costume Design: Adam Dodds

Performance Dates are as follows

Dec 4,5
Dec 11, 12
Dec 18, 19
Jan 8,9
Jan 16 (no show Jan 15th)
Jan 22, 23

Industry Night Monday Jan 18th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB
Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Performances From Dec 4th thru January 16th suggested donations $15.00. Jan 22nd and Jan 23 will be closing weekend fundraisers. Tickets for Jan 22nd and Jan 23rd are $15.00 (post show party and drinks included)

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

From the Mammals Archive - BREED WITH ME



April Lynn Baker and Ron Kroll rehearsing for the premire 2003 production BREED WITH ME

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