Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Moving World blog praises DEVILS DON'T FORGET


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A big thank you to Scott Pfeiffer for his write up on the wild worlds of DEVILS DON'T FORGET Here's an exercpt
If I have made a lot of cinematic references, it's because the Mammals makes a uniquely cinematic theater: there's as much Tarantino in there as there is Beckett and Brecht. It's there in the language, which has the fun, zingy poetry of a Ben Hecht. But it's in the actor's faces and bodies as well, which evoke a visceral classic cinematic physiognomy, a hard jaw or a curvy form, and extends all the the way to the lighting: the palette of "Devils Don't Forget" is black and white, almost chiaroscuro, which makes the rare strokes and dabs of color all the more vivid. 
Here's the link!

Here's the info on the show!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents


DEVILS DON'T FORGET


written and directed by Bob Fisher

“It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume & Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd & 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria. 
We are now publishing books! And each one has a coupon in the back for a free admission to a Mammals show! If you like what we do and want to support us, this is a perfect way! Click on button and you can purchase our first book, DEVILS DON'T FORGET the script!

Thank you Chicago for supporting us!
Support independent publishing: Buy this book on Lulu.

More Digital Trading Cards for DEVILS DON'T FORGET! Collect them all!


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Don Hall as Udo in DEVILS DON'T FORGET

The Mammals Theatre Company presents


DEVILS DON'T FORGET


written and directed by Bob Fisher

“It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume & Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd & 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.
We are now publishing books! And each one has a coupon in the back for a free admission to a Mammals show! If you like what we do and want to support us, this is a perfect way! Click on button and you can purchase our first book, DEVILS DON'T FORGET the script!

Thank you Chicago for supporting us!
Support independent publishing: Buy this book on Lulu.

Monday, January 30, 2012

CENTERSTAGE lists DEVILS DON'T FORGET as "MUST SEE"!


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Pictured above - Sara Gorsky and Don Hall in DEVIL'S DON'T FORGET

Hey Everybody check it out! Centerstage lists DEVILS DON'T FORGET as "MUST SEE!"

Bob Fisher's subterranean fever dreams are unlike anything else in Chicago theatre. For the spring, Fisher is remounting the critically acclaimed first play in his Noir triptych, about a man with self-induced amnesia and a nasty secret.
Here's the link!
http://centerstage.net/theatre/shows/7276.html

Here's the info!
The Mammals Theatre Company presents


DEVILS DON'T FORGET


written and directed by Bob Fisher

“It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume & Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd & 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.

We are now publishing books! And each one has a coupon in the back for a free admission to a Mammals show! If you like what we do and want to support us, this is a perfect way! Click on button and you can purchase our first book, DEVILS DON'T FORGET the script!

Thank you Chicago for supporting us!
Support independent publishing: Buy this book on Lulu.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Meet the Cast of DEVILS DON'T FORGET - Annie Hogan


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Annie Hogan (Girl 2) is thrilled to be working with the Mammals again.  She was last seen as Light Edie in "Put My ___ in your ___". She is a graduate of Act One Conservatory and has a B.A. in English and Communications from Carthage College.  Recent credits include: Marie in "Life Separates Us" (Oracle), Earl in "Bruschetta" (Appetite); Beauty in "Blue Birds" (Red Tape) and productions with the Ruckus, Abraham Werewolf, WNEP, Blackbird, Bog, and many other theatres.  She Dedicates her performance for Mom. (well, maybe for Mom's crazy, wild side)


The Mammals Theatre Company presents


DEVILS DON'T FORGET


written and directed by Bob Fisher

“It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume & Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows
Saturday Jan 28th

Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd & 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.


We are now publishing books! And each one has a coupon in the back for a free admission to a Mammals show! If you like what we do and want to support us, this is a perfect way! Click on button and you can purchase our first book, DEVILS DON'T FORGET the script!

Thank you Chicago for supporting us!
Support independent publishing: Buy this book on Lulu.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Meet the Cast of DEVILS DON'T FORGET - Sarah Koerner


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Sarah Koerner studied Theatre Performance at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC. She received her BFA in 2008 and, after working on the east coast for a couple years, made the move to Chicago in 2010. Since then she has trained with IO and One Group Mind. She is now a company member for One Group Mind and performs with them regularly at the Mayne Stage. Last spring she also took part in Zombies Attack Chicago's production of Zombie Truth Now. This is Sarah's first performance with the Chicago Mammals and she has enjoyed every deranged moment of it. She looks forward to working with them again in 2012 in the production of All Girl Moby Dick (come see it!).

The Mammals Theatre Company presents


DEVILS DON'T FORGET


written and directed by Bob Fisher

“It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

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

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume & Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows
Saturday Jan 28th

Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd & 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.


We are now publishing books! And each one has a coupon in the back for a free admission to a Mammals show! If you like what we do and want to support us, this is a perfect way! Click on button and you can purchase our first book, DEVILS DON'T FORGET the script!

Thank you Chicago for supporting us!
Support independent publishing: Buy this book on Lulu.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Meet the Cast of DEVILS DON'T FORGET - Erin Orr as the Father


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Erin Orr - Mammals Company Member!

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Erin Orr as the Demonic Father in DEVILS DON'T FORGET!

ERIN ELIZABETH ORR is thrilled to be working in her wonderful artistic home (with such a fantastic group of people!) after last being seen in "Seven Snakes" (The Daughter), "Put My ____ In Your ____" (Birdie), and the reading of "The Empty Grave" (Annabelle). She has also been lucky enough to work with such Chicago companies as the Right Brain Project, The Factory, Speaking Ring Theater, WNEP Theater, InFusion Theater, Per Diem, Point of Contention Theater, Silent Theater, Bootstraps Comedy Theater, Bendsinister Theater, and The Nine. She had the magical opportunity to play with Don Hall and Joe Janes in Sketchfest 2011, 365 Sketches Project, and the 50 Plays Project! Originally and proudly from Texas, she spent time as an acting intern at Milwaukee Repertory Theater before making her move to the Windy City. Her next project will be working on The Mammals' "All Girl Moby Dick"as Ishmael. Thanks to Bob for this great opportunity and Justin for being an awesome character partner!


The Mammals Theatre Company presents

DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed by Bob Fisher

“It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

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

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume & Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday Jan 28th
Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd & 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.

Click here to support the Mammals! All proceeds from our book publishing goes towards future productions! Thanks Chicago
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Support the Mammals and get a free ticket to any Mammals show!

We are now publishing books! And each one has a coupon in the back for a free admission to a Mammals show! If you like what we do and want to support us, this is a perfect way!
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FREEZE FRAMES - Dennis Frymire as BUSTER in DEVILS DON'T FORGET

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Dennis Frymire as BUSTER remembering bits and pieces of his dark and troubled past. These freeze frames are taken from the multimedia elements of our current production - DEVILS DON'T FORGET


The Mammals Theatre Company presents
DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed by Bob Fisher

 “It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader 

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume and Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday Jan 21st
Saturday Jan 28th
Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd and 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

 The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

STEER CLEAR OF COFFEE warns UDO in DEVILS DON'T FORGET


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Here's our next digital trading card! Right to Left - Gabe Garza, Don Hall, and Sarah Koerner!

Come see our show!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed by Bob Fisher

 “It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader 

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume and Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday Jan 21st
Saturday Jan 28th
Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd and 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

 The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

New City has some nice things to say about DEVILS DON'T FORGET

From the review by Neal Ryan Shaw

Every scene is terrifically demented and often fun... If you like the sharp turns and graphic drama of old-timey comics and movies, though, this is a show for you—and don’t forget the beer.

here's the link
http://newcitystage.com/2012/01/16/review-devils-dont-forgetthe-mammals/

3.5 out 4 Stars for DEVILS DON'T FORGET from Chicago Theater Beat!

From the review by K.D. Hopkins

The Mammals continue to bring innovation to the Chicago theater scene. Theirs is a fresh take on expressionism, the absurd, and the psychosis that can ensue in the search for truth in a mendacious and dark society. 


Here's the link
http://chicagotheaterbeat.com/2012/01/15/review-devils-dont-forget-the-mammals/#review

Highly Recommended from the Chicago Reader - DEVILS DON'T FORGET

From the review by Keith Griffin -
The imagination of writer-director Bob Fisher isn't a place I'd want to live. But visiting it is a thrill...the superb cast and moody aesthetics impart plenty of momentum to Fisher's hallucinatory tale
Here's the link!

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/devils-dont-forget/Event?oid=5374696

Don Hall discusses being in DEVILS DON'T FORGET


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The following entry was written by Don Hall about what it was like to revisit the role of UDO in DEVILS DON'T FORGET!
Udo, while an objectionable, misogynistic, homoerotic villain, is fun to play. There's something juicy about playing an evil character. As an actor, it invites excess in emotional response and the odder the reactions to the world, the creepier it is (click here for entire article on Don's Blog).


The Mammals Theatre Company presents
DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed by Bob Fisher

 “It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader 

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume and Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday Jan 21st
Saturday Jan 28th
Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd and 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

 The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.

Friday, January 13, 2012

DEVILS DON'T FORGET digital trading cards! Collect 'em all!


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Gabe Garza as Dumdum in DEVILS DON'T FORGET! Opening January 14th!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents


 DEVILS DON'T FORGET
 written and directed by Bob Fisher

“It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader 

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume & Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday Jan 14th
Saturday Jan 21st
Saturday Jan 28th
Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd & 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

 All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Zoo Studios
4001 N. Ravenswood Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613
 Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

 The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Dennis Frymire talks about his second go at DEVILS DON'T FORGET!

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The following entry was written by Chicago Mammals company member Dennis Frymire about what it was like to revisit the lead character of Buster in DEVILS DON'T FORGET.

"My first time playing Buster – the show’s second production - happened in May 2009, in the Right Brain Project space, up on the fourth floor of 4001 N. Ravenswood. A month after the show closed, Bob asked Susan Myburgh (Girl 1) and I to come back in for some pictures to use in a graphic novel version of the  play. Putting the costumes (and bandages) back on after only a few weeks after the production was over, it felt bizarre. An odd analogy, but I imagined this is what it feels like for television actors when they go back do to a reunion special for an old series.
Remounting the show two-and-a-half years later, I expected to have that same odd feeling as we went back in to rehearsal. I’m glad to say that’s not the case. The show is very much the same – we are after all working with the same script – but since the very first week, it has felt very different too. For one, the rest of the cast is new, save for Don, Gabe, and I. The next cast members are obviously giving their different takes on the characters. And even in the short scenes that are just Don, Gabe, and I, we’re finding and exploring options we didn’t the last time around.
As for myself, and how I’m approaching Buster differently this go-around, my biggest goal is to bring a little more humanity to the poor guy. A couple of years ago, I got very caught up in the idea of playing the square-jawed leading man – not a role I typically play – and I took the proceedings very seriously. This time, I’m trying to find a little more humor, and make Buster a little more likable. There’s not much levity in the show, aside from the few Abbott and Costello-esque antics Udo (Don) and Dum Dum (Gabe) provide, but I’m trying to find these moments while I can, while staying true to Bob’s vision.
And all that’s not to mention the cool video projections Bob and Warwick are concocting, which is sure to enhance a script so immersed in film noir. 
The upshot is, even if you saw the show last time (or time before), The Mammals have a very different show this time around. I hope you’ll come check it out."

Here's the Info!


The Mammals Theatre Company presents
DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed by Bob Fisher

“It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

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

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume & Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Performance Dates are as follows
Saturday Jan 14th
Saturday Jan 21st
Saturday Jan 28th

Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd & 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.  

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

DEVILS DON'T FORGET digital trading cards! Check out Sarah Koerner!


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Sarah Koerner as The Bartender in DEVILS DON'T FORGET! Opening January 14th!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

 DEVILS DON'T FORGET
 written and directed by Bob Fisher

“It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume & Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday Jan 14th
Saturday Jan 21st
Saturday Jan 28th
Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd & 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

 All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Zoo Studios
4001 N. Ravenswood Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613
 Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

 The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

FREEZE FRAME from DEVILS DON'T FORGET!!!


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Justin Warren in a freeze frame from the multimedia video accompanying the Mammals' new production of DEVILS DON'T FORGET! We excited to continue the evolution of our stage and video craft. DEVILS DON'T FORGET offers a wonderful opportunity for our company to play with video since it is a play inspired by Film Noir! We open on January 14th! And if you haven't yet heard, the Chicago Tribune has listed our show as one to look for in 2012! Click here for the link! We hope you'll come and check us out!

Here's all the info!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

DEVILS DON'T FORGET
written and directed by Bob Fisher

“It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due.

Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume & Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Performance Dates are as follows
Saturday Jan 14th
Saturday Jan 21st
Saturday Jan 28th
Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd & 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.

Monday, January 09, 2012

DEVILS DON'T FORGET opens Saturday January 14th!


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The Mammals Theatre Company presents

DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed by Bob Fisher

“It's like Dario Argento putting flowers on the grave of Raymond Chandler” - Nick Green w/The Reader

DEVILS DON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember his past, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil. But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forget return to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir as well as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmospheric descent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch Drunk Gangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is the story of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy using self induced amnesia.

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

Cast: Dennis Frymire, Sara Gorsky, Don Hall, Gabe Garza, Sarah Koerner, Annie Hogan, Erin Orr, and Justin Warren

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume & Prop Design : Ann Sonneville

Performance Dates are as follows
Saturday Jan 14th
Saturday Jan 21st
Saturday Jan 28th

Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd & 4th
Friday and Saturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and 18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

The Chicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.