The Mammals

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

2012-01-26T05:30:00.000-08:00

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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!

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

2012-01-25T05:30:00.000-08:00

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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!

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

2012-01-24T05:30:00.001-08:00

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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

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

2012-01-19T16:58:00.000-08:00

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 the button below to get a book and a free admission to a future Mammals show! It is our way of saying thanks for investing in us! Every book goes towards future productions of the Chicago Mammals!

FREEZE FRAMES - Dennis Frymire as BUSTER in DEVILS DON'T FORGET

2012-01-19T06:00:00.000-08:00

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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.

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

2012-01-18T06:00:00.000-08:00

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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.

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

2012-01-17T10:23:00.000-08:00

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!

2012-01-17T10:18:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-17T10:14:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-17T06:00:00.000-08:00

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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.

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

2012-01-13T06:00:00.000-08:00

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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.

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

2012-01-12T06:00:00.000-08:00

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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 Companypresents
DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed byBob Fisher

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

DEVILSDON'T FORGET – An amnesiac tries desperately to not remember hispast, convinced that he was an accessory to some unspeakable evil.But his amnesia provides no refuge when devils he had hoped to forgetreturn to collect their due. Inspired by 50’s hardboiled noir aswell as classic Grand Guignol, DEVILS DON'T FORGET is an atmosphericdescent into a metropolis populated with Femme Fatales, Punch DrunkGangsters, and Shadowy Figures seemingly supernatural. It is thestory of a man who tries to escape a demonic global conspiracy usingself induced amnesia.

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

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

Asst Director: Liz Chase
Costume & PropDesign : Ann Sonneville

Performance Dates are asfollows
Saturday Jan 14th
Saturday Jan 21st
Saturday Jan28th

Friday and Saturday Feb 3rd & 4th
Friday andSaturday Feb 10th and 11th
Friday and Saturday Feb 17th and18th
Friday and Saturday Feb 24th and 25th

All performancesare at 10pm – BYOB
Zoo Studios
4001 N. Ravenswood SteB-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Reservations can be made by calling866-593-4614 or by emailing us at themammals@gmail.com

TheChicago Mammals explore performance works embracing themes ofhistory, mythology, and destiny through the genres of sciencefiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.

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

2012-01-11T04:00:00.000-08:00

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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.

FREEZE FRAME from DEVILS DON'T FORGET!!!

2012-01-10T05:13:00.000-08:00

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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-1Chicago, 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.

DEVILS DON'T FORGET opens Saturday January 14th!

2012-01-09T05:17:00.000-08:00

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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.

Come see the Mammals staged reading of Changelings by Reina Hardy

2011-12-28T21:10:00.000-08:00

Changelings by Reina HardyThe final play in this year's edition of the Chicago Mammals Mad Science Reading Series is Changelings by Reina Hardy. Fairies are real and living in Chicago, as the Wicked Child is snatching children and drawn to a particular family because of an ancient secret. What draws the Wicked Child to Megan Power and her family? And why is a young wizard their best hope? And what is going on in the University of Chicago's graduate program? Come see the staged reading of Reina Hardy's show, this Friday at 8pm at Zoo Studios. The reading is free and BYOB.

For more info click here

Devils Don't Forget Digital Trading Card - Don Hall as Udo

2011-12-13T04:30:00.000-08:00

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Don Hall revisits one of his favorite villainous roles as UDO in DEVILS DON'T FORGET opening in January!

written and directed by Bob Fisher

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

"effectively creates an unsettling, paranoid atmosphere, heightened by compelling performances full of weirdness" - Zac Thompson w/The Reader

"A nightmare underworld worthy of David Lynch" - Kerry Reid w/Chicago Tribune 3 out of 4 Stars

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 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 - Suggested Donation - $20.00

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

Devils Don't Forget Digital Trading Card - Sara Gorsky as The Girl

2011-12-12T05:00:00.000-08:00

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Sara Gorsky returns to the Zoo Studio in
DEVILS DON'T FORGET opening January 14th 2012!!!!

written and directed by Bob Fisher

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

"effectively creates an unsettling, paranoid atmosphere, heightened by compelling performances full of weirdness" - Zac Thompson w/The Reader

"A nightmare underworld worthy of David Lynch" - Kerry Reid w/Chicago Tribune 3 out of 4 Stars

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 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 - Suggested Donation - $20.00

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

Pictures From The Archive

2011-12-08T21:42:00.000-08:00

Company members Dennis Frymire and Liz Chase in

PUT MY ______ IN YOUR ______

Summer 2011

The Chicago Mammals present DEVILS DON'T FORGET

2011-12-07T05:44:00.000-08:00

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 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

"effectively creates an unsettling, paranoid atmosphere, heightened by compelling performances full of weirdness" - Zac Thompson w/The Reader

"A nightmare underworld worthy of David Lynch" - Kerry Reid w/Chicago Tribune 3 out of 4 Stars

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 Design: Ann Sonneville
Light Design: Claire Sangster

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 - Suggested Donation - $20.00

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

Chicago Mammals Mad Science Experiments Reading Series - The Empty Grave by Warwick Johnson

2011-11-08T12:07:00.000-08:00

The Empty Grave by Warwick Johnson

Staged Reading Friday at 8pm at Zoo Studios

The second play in the Chicago Mammals Mad Science Experiments Reading Series is The Empty Grave. Written by Chicago Mammals company member Warwick Johnson, it is a Western set in the late 1800's, in what will become New Mexico. Annabelle Cutter was the most feared bounty hunter in the West until she and her brother were killed by Rochester, an outlaw from Haven Springs. But Annabelle has crawled out of her grave, and nothing will stop her from getting vengeance.

Featuring: Erin Orr, Sara Gorsky, Ted Evans, Gabe Garza, Stacie Hauenstein, Sarah Koerner, Andrew Dennison, Cat Hermes, David Cady Jr, Tony Rossi, and Cynthia Johnson.

The reading is on Friday, November 11th at 8pm at Zoo Studios (4001 N. Ravenswood). It is free, and BYOB.

We would love to see you come out for this show and tell us what you think!

Archives - From DEVILS DONT FORGET (PART ONE OF THE NOIR TRIPTYCH)

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Don Hall as Udo in DEVILS DON'T FORGET back in Spring 2009. Get ready to check it out again. DEVILS DON'T FORGET returns in January 2012!

Archive - From SEVEN SNAKES

2011-10-28T05:25:00.000-07:00

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Roy Gonzalez and Jim Hicks in SEVEN SNAKES from Oct 2010!

Archives - from BREED WITH ME (PART TWO OF THE NOIR TRIPTYCH)

2011-10-26T05:09:00.000-07:00

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Back in early 2010, Dennis Frymire casts a big dark shadow as the FBI GHOST in BREED WITH ME!

Just a few spots left for Auditions this weekend!

2011-10-25T16:29:00.000-07:00

Women! We want you to come audition for ALL GIRL MOBY DICK! All women! All ages! All types! This story has a diverse cast of characters, and we would love to meet a diverse pool of actresses. So, spread the word!!!

There are a few spots left for the Sunday October 30th!

This production is going to be a lot of fun and a singular sort of experience! This is the most ambitious endeavor we have ever undergone. So, if you are sitting on the fence about whether or not to audition...don't hesitate. Email us make an appointment to come on in and meet us!

Questions? Tempted? Come On email us themammals@gmail.com

Archive - from THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

2011-10-25T08:01:00.000-07:00

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Gabe Garza as Hyde and Justin Warren as Utterson in THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL from Spring 2011!

ALL GIRL MOBY DICK - Auditions!

2011-10-24T11:13:00.001-07:00

There are still a few spots left for ALL GIRL MOBY DICK auditions!

You can find out everything at http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=211461648923073

But here's the skinny

The Chicago Mammals are holding Non-equity Auditions for ALL GIRL MOBY DICK on October 30th. We are looking for women of all ages and ethnicity. Actresses should prepare two monologues one classic/Shakespearean and one contemporary. Both monologues should be male monologues (please no exceptions). If you have any questions or would like to set up an audition time on the 30th please email us at themammals@gmail.com. Please share with any actresses you know or theatre artists in general who might know actresses with interest in this project!

Thanks Again Ladies!

2011-10-20T08:20:00.000-07:00

The Mammals wish to extend special thanks to all the ladies who endeavoured during our recent ALL GIRL MOBY DICK workshop! We are holding auditions on October 30th for the full production this upcoming spring! To set up a time slot please email us your headshot and resume to themammals at gmail dot com!

Those Little Tiny Bells on the God Damn Door!

2011-10-19T09:28:00.001-07:00

Thank you to everyone who came out to listen to the Workshop reading of ALL GIRL MOBY DICK this past Sunday. We have another reading happening this Saturday, Those Little Tiny Bells on the G--d--n Door.

Come check it out! Here's the info

The Chicago Mammals welcome you to the first reading in our "Mad Science Series of Chilling New Works" - our series of staged readings of new works by Chicago Playwrights. The first reading is going to be "Those Little Tiny Bells on the Goddamn Door" by Clint Sheffer on October 22nd at 8pm. Admission is free, and the show is BYOB.

There will be a brief talk-back immediately following the reading.Equal parts "Evil Dead" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?", Those Tiny Bells revolves around Jacob and Gwen, as they retreat to a rustic cabin in the middle of nowhere to enjoy the holidays. But all is not what it seems with the two lovers, and sometimes being alone with the one you love isn't a good thing.

Featuring David Cady, Jr, Liz Chase, Nick Simon, and Sarah Koerner. Directed by Warwick Johnson.

Thank You Chicago!!!!

2011-09-11T19:50:00.000-07:00

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Chicago Mammals say thank you to everyone who came out to support PUT MY _____ IN YOUR _______ aka YOUR 15 MINUTES OF FINGER!!!

We had a ton of fun making this show and bringing it to you all!

Thank You Chicago!!!

Next up for us is a workshop for our next big show ALL GIRL MOBY DICK!!!

Meet the Crew - Dianna Driscoll

2011-08-25T09:11:00.000-07:00

Dianna Driscoll (Stage Manager)

Dianna is originally from the Boston area. She is stoked to be returning to The Mammals where she previously Stage Managed The Dream Journal of Dr Jekyll. Other recent projects include Hideous Progeny with LiveWire Theatre Company (World Premiere), People We Know at The Side Project (World Premiere, Jeff Recommended), as well as the WNEP Theatre’s critically acclaimed The (Edward) Hopper Project. She has also worked professionally around town with Trap Door Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, Blue Man Group and WBEZ: Chicago Public Radio, to name a few. Love to Sara.

PUT MY _____ IN YOUR ________

Last 2 shows!!!!

Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Meet the Crew - John Ross Wilson

2011-08-25T05:17:00.000-07:00

John Wilson (Scenic Design and Technical Director) This is John's third show with the Mammals after scenic designing Seven Snakes and The Dream Journal of Dr Jekyll. He recently designed Milkmilklemonade (Pavement Group), Feet Of Clay (Last Match Theatre), and co-designed Sketchbook 11 with Sam Porretta. John's next projects are scenic designing Be a Good Little Widow (Collarboraction) the opera Aci, Galatea E Polifemo (Haymarket Opera Company) and writing an original show for the Mammals with Bob Fisher. Thanks goes out to Davonte, Mr. Fisher, this wonderful cast/crew and Miss Katy Collins.

Meet the Cast - Dennis Frymire

2011-08-24T11:13:00.000-07:00

Dennis is glad to be back with The Mammals after being away so long. He has been spotted in The Zoo making hot ghost love in "Breed With Me", and trying like hell not to remember in "Devils Don't Forget". Elsewhere, he is a company member at Hubris Productions and, most recently, understudied for "Fifty Words" at Profiles Theatre.

PUT MY _____ IN YOUR ________

Last 2 shows!!!!

Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Meet the Cast - Ted Evans

2011-08-23T17:31:00.000-07:00

Ted Evans is a massage therapist, voiceover talent, playwright and webseries creator (FunemployedChicago.com). Ted has worked with 20 % Theatre, Actors Theatre Company, The Peninsula Players, Hell in a Handbag Productions, First Folio Theatre, New Leaf Theatre, Brain Surgeon Theatre, The Idea Place, TUTA, Factory Theatre, and Filament Theatre Ensemble.

Put My _____ In Your _______

Only 2 shows left!

Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Also there is an industry performance - Monday August 15th at 8:00 pm

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Meet the Cast - Ann Sonneville

2011-08-23T05:12:00.000-07:00

Ann Sonneville is very excited to be working with The Mammals for the first time on this acid dream wonder of a show. She is the casting director and ensemble member of Bruised Orange Theater Company and co-creator/ensemble member of BOTC's long-running hit comedy show I Saw You. She was last seen onstage as the female half of a two-man albino freak show super team in Steppenwolf/NU's production of Venus. Love and thanks to Ma and Pa, The BOTC Fam, and Clint.

PUT MY ______ IN YOUR _______

Only 2 shows left!!!

Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Meet the Cast - Stacie Hauenstein

2011-08-22T05:16:00.000-07:00

Stacie is beyond excited to be doing her first show with The Mammals! Since coming to Chicago she has worked with companies such as the Right Brain Project, Point of Contention, Dream Theatre, Theatre-Hikes, Commedia Beauregard, The Inconvenience, and was part of the (a)Symmetry Cycle. In May of 2008, Stacie graduated from the 2-year conservatory program at Act One Studios, where she could be seen in productions such as American Devine, Laramie Project, and Cherrywood. She also has a BA in theatre from UW-Madison.

PUT MY ______ IN YOUR _______

Only 2 shows left!!!

Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Meet the Cast - Erin Orr

2011-08-19T05:14:00.000-07:00

ERIN ELIZABETH ORR is tickled to be a part of this production with a company that she is happy to call her artistic home! She has been lucky enough to work with such wonderful Chicago companies as The Nine, Right Brain Project, The Factory, Speaking Ring Theater, WNEP Theater, InFusion Theater, Per Diem, Point of Contention Theater, Silent Theater, Bootstraps Comedy Theater, Joe Janes' 50 PLAYS PROJECT and 365 SKETCHES, and BendsInister Theater. She also had the magical opportunity to play with Don Hall and Joe Janes in Sketchfest 2011! Originally from Texas, she spent time as an acting intern at Milwaukee Repertory Theater before making her move to the Windy City. She can be seen next (along with her banjo) in The Mammals' ALL GIRL MOBY DICK. Big thank yous and hugs to Bob and Adam. xo

PUT MY ______ IN YOUR _______

Only 4 shows left!!!

Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Meet the Cast - Ian Brown

2011-08-18T05:25:00.000-07:00

Ian is absolutely thrilled to be working with the Mammals once again. “Finger” is Ian’s second production with the Mammals. You may remember him as Radar in “Seven Snakes” last fall. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago with a BA in Theatre Performance. There, he was featured in “The Kentucky Cycle” and “King Lear.” His past productions include Ludicrous Theatre’s “Lysistrata” and has understudied as Skeeter for Annoyance Theater’s “Co-Ed Prison Sluts.” He was most recently featured in the Old World Theatre Company production “Old World Laughs and Sings.” Ian has also studied improvisation at Second City, IO, and Annoyance Theater. Be on the lookout for his two-person sketch group Philian on the horizon… Ian would like to thank his family and friends for all their undying love and support!

PUT MY ______ IN YOUR _______

Only 4 shows left!!!

Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Meet the Cast - Sean Ewert

2011-08-17T05:20:00.000-07:00

Sean is excited to be back with The Mammals for the summer! He was last seen here at the Zoo as Mr. Hey in "Seven Snakes." Chicago theater credits include work with: TUTA, Chicago Jewish, Torso, Healthworks, About Face, Chicago Opera Vanguard, Mom & Dad Productions, Ghostlight Chicago, Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences, Ravenous Productions, Collaboraction and Oracle Theatre. Sean has studied at Stella Adler’s Acting Conservatory West, Studio Theatre – D.C. and has a degree in the theater from the University of Northern Colorado. He has worked regionally with Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C. and Little Theatre of the Rockies in Greeley, CO. Sean recently developed an original performance piece (Dramatic Twerp) which enjoyed a production at Links Hall. He has also recently become a novice puppeteer/puppet artist.

PUT MY ______ IN YOUR _______

Only 4 shows left!!!

Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Meet the Cast - Liz Chase

2011-08-16T05:13:00.000-07:00

Liz Chase graduated Michigan State University with a BA in Theatre, a BA in Communication and a Dance Specialization. Some of her favorite productions in which she acted include House of Blue Leaves (Bunny Flingus), Savage in Limbo (Linda Rotunda), and Stuff Happens (Ensemble). At the moment Liz keeps herself busy as Artistic Manager for Corpo Arts, choreographing for On The Spot Theatre Company, and working as a production assistant at Link’s Hall for The Victory Project. This is Liz’s first production with The Mammals and she is absolutely thrilled! Liz would like to thank Bob, Warwick and Clint for this opportunity and Chuck Norris for keeping it real.

PUT MY ______ IN YOUR _______

Only 4 shows left!!!

Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Randall Colburn, Chicago Playwright, Goes Stream of Consciousness on PUT MY _ IN YOUR ___

2011-08-11T06:56:00.000-07:00

Randall Colburn's Stream of Consciousness Review

Randall Colburn has agreed to put down some words about his impressions from PUT MY ______ IN YOUR _______. However, as in the past with other reviews of Mammals shows, he has done so as complete stream of conscious monologue. So... here it is!

Crispin Glover is my favorite actor and Adam Dodds sounded like Crispin Glover in the fucking most awesome way during Put My ____ in Your _____ last Saturday but that isn’t why it was the most fun I’ve had at the theater since I watched my friend Jessica forget her lines and start swearing during a misbegotten production of Biloxi Blues in college and that isn’t why I laughed and got fucking moved and Jamie Bragg and I were like holy shit surrounded by an enraptured audience having a goddamn riot amid the ultramodern Warhol Factory-like setting festooned with TVs ablaze with the unnerving visages of the cast licking lollipops and mumbling silent mutterings at unnatural clips and all those monologues which I figured Bob wrote but found out the cast wrote and that is incredibly impressive in how they embodied such melancholic violent spooky curlicues of conversational camaraderie with the audience I especially dug Ted Evans’ unspooling of his myriad mutilations and Anne Sonneville’s account of fire and demons delivered in an unsettling timbre on par with my childhood boogeyman and I mean it was really in seeing how damaged they all were so fucking damaged that highlighted in such a moving way their desperate need for Adam Dodds’ crytic Snail and his eerie brothel of filmmaking hedonists each desperately searching for the next pair of eyes and lips and cocks to fill the (pun intended) holes in their hearts and psyches and dreams and hopes and combusted happiness havens and Erin Orr rocked it as usual cause that’s what she does and the scene where she teaches Stacie Hauenstein to dance to Tainted Love was by turns completely joyous and joyously complete in its ability to forge a mellifluous ensemble and I love ensembles man like when they’re really clicking and protagonists can be so boring when you don’t have a killer crowd surrounding them but this show was so not boring and I get bored a lot like even during shows I really like there’s times when like you’re all like DO SOMETHING or something but I never felt like during this because out of every Mammals show I’ve seen this is the one where I really think I got exactly what y’all were getting at this idea of need and community and pain and the endless desire for some kind of unfathomable connection that we always think will materialize out of out hedonistic monkeyshines but never does and we can only come to terms with our loneliness and isolation and try not to hate ourselves to the point where we’re nothing without the intoxicating elixirs springing from any number of ephemeral ghosts and gods and who would think that’s what I would get out of a show where I consistently chuckled and gasped and was like, “Oh, hey, Dennis Frymire is blowing somebody right now.” See it

Randall is seemingly in constant production here in Chicago. You can find out more about him at www.randallcolburn.com

Remaining Performance Dates for PUT MY ______ IN YOUR _______

Friday August 12th
Saturday August 13th
Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Also there is an industry performance - Monday August 15th at 8:00 pm

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Meet the Cast - Annie Hogan

2011-08-10T09:15:00.000-07:00

Annie Hogan (Light Edie) is thrilled to be a part of such a fun and crazy show. "Put my ___ in your ____" is Annie's first show with the Mammals. She is a graduate of Act One Conservatory and has a B.A. in English and Communications from Carthage College. Previous theatre credits include: Model in For Profit (Abraham Werewolf); Beauty in Blue Birds (Red Tape); Nora in Noir In Second Class (Appetite); Varinka in The Man in a Case; Ensemble in Tell It Speak It Think It Breathe It (Ruckus); Rosie in Nighthawks Sandwich (WNEP); Mollie in The Mousetrap (Attic Playhouse); Margaret in Margaret Fleming (Blackbird). Meg in Little Women (Bog). For Mom (well, maybe for Mom's crazy, wild side).

Also Meet
Bert Matias
Jake Carr

Remaining Performance Dates for PUT MY ______ IN YOUR _______

Friday August 12th
Saturday August 13th
Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Also there is an industry performance - Monday August 15th at 8:00 pm

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Meet the Cast - Jake Carr

2011-08-09T09:40:00.000-07:00

Jake Carr is thrilled to be performing in his first Mammals show with a talented cast of like-minded weirdos. He graduated from Miami University of Ohio with degrees in Theatre and Psychology. In Chicago he has also worked with Redmoon, Genesis Ensemble, Cock and Bull Theatre, and was recently seen scaring small children as Willy Wonka in Emerald City's production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Shout out to Allen for always being so damned gorgeous.

Also meet Bert Matias!!!

Come see Jake in PUT MY ______ IN YOUR ________

Remaining Performance Dates for PUT MY ______ IN YOUR _______

Friday August 12th
Saturday August 13th
Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Also there is an industry performance - Monday August 15th at 8:00 pm

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Chicago Playwright, Scott Barsotti reviews Put My _ In Your __

2011-08-08T20:53:00.001-07:00

Scott Barsotti writes about the Mammals latest show...

“Finger” is the most Cool (with a capital C) Mammals show I’ve seen yet. Weird, menacing, and physical, the show has a great look and reminded me of why I don’t seek out exclusive clubs. The desperate fickleness. The climbing and jockeying. That dark underbelly of fear, co-dependence, and sinister pettiness (that I assume exists anywhere so pretentious). John Wilson’s TV-framed set is fucking sweet and creates a constant atmosphere of disconnected voyeurism, in which I was constantly unsure if what I was looking at really happened or not...that disconnect bled then, also, into the live action, keeping me guessing. The entire cast does great work; but I especially loved the scenes between Erin Orr and Bert Matias, full of moments of the sublimely strange. Bob’s video and sound design underscore the action throughout in great Mammals fashion: creepy and unreal, yet oddly familiar. The use of microphones throughout (both a standing microphone and wireless headsets) really add to that feeling like the cast is inside your brain."

Thanks to Scott for his kind words. You can read more about him at
scottbarsotti.wordpress.com/

Remaining Performance Dates for PUT MY ______ IN YOUR _______

Friday August 12th
Saturday August 13th
Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Also there is an industry performance - Monday August 15th at 8:00 pm

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Three and half Stars!!! Put My _ In Your __ wows Chicago Theater Beat!

2011-08-08T06:00:00.000-07:00

"This is an avant garde homage and innovation at its best and I think it will be a classic on the theater scene."

click here to read the entire review!

Only a few performances remain

Friday August 12th
Saturday August 13th
Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Also, Industry performances - Monday August 15th at 8:00 pm

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Meet the Cast - Bert Matias

2011-08-04T11:10:00.000-07:00

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Bert Matias as the 'BOXMAN'

Bert is happy to be doing his second production with The Mammals. His first, Bob Fisher's hit show "Seven Snakes" in the Fall of 2010 was a total fun trip for him artistically. It was such a great project to do, not to mention all the positive reviews and notices it generated in the critics' corner and the chance to meet a new set of theatre friends making it more worthwhile. He thinks "Seven Snakes" also brought him luck when his next theatre gig happened to be last January in New York, when in the midst of the great Blizzard of 2011, he was hired in the off-Broadway world premiere of Kyoung H. Park's "disOriented." He played Ouiharaboji, a gambling Korean father and grandfather living in Seoul with a crippled wife awaiting the visit of their daughter and grandson from Yonkers, NY. While working in the Big Apple, Bert's luck continued, receiving a call from Chicago's Goodman Theatre offering him the role of Fulgencio (Firs, in The Cherry Orchard) in "El Nogalar," the Teatro Vista production of Tanya Saracho's premiere showing of the Hispanicized 'Cherry Orchard-inspired play." It was, again, a first for Bert, working in his initial Goodman acting job last March-April. Before he played the role of Chupa Fuerte in "Seven Snakes" with The Mammals, Bert lived with his wife in Seattle where his theatre credits included Tiresias in "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" with Stony Soup Theatre, Dr. Waxling in Balagan Theatre's "Search and Destroy" and as a member of the ensemble in Book-It Repertory Theatre's world premiere of "Snow Falling On Cedars." Look for Bert every Christmas season when "Fred Claus" gets its annual TV airtime; he plays the Eskimo musher who gave the Vince Vaughn character a ride on his dog sled to the North Pole. He wants to thank Bob Fisher for this valuable continued opportunity with The Mammals players.

PUT MY _____ IN YOUR ______ aka YOUR 15 MINUTES OF FINGER

Performance Dates are as follows

Friday August 5th
Saturday August 6th
Friday August 12th
Saturday August 13th
Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Also there are two industry performances - Monday August 8th and Monday August 15th at 8:00 pm

Zoo Studio

4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1

Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

CenterStage Chicago says PUT MY _ IN YOUR __ is a must see!!!!

2011-08-03T10:12:00.000-07:00

"It's a daring new hybrid genre: pop art horror. Try it. You'll like it."

click here for review

PUT MY _____ IN YOUR ______ aka YOUR 15 MINUTES OF FINGER

Performance Dates are as follows

Friday August 5th
Saturday August 6th
Friday August 12th
Saturday August 13th
Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Also there are two industry performances - Monday August 8th and Monday August 15th at 8:00 pm

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Let Me Show You My Scars - Digital Trading Cards! Collect 'em all!

2011-08-02T18:42:00.000-07:00

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Ted Evans in PUT MY _____ IN YOUR ______ aka YOUR 15 MINUTES OF FINGER

Performance Dates are as follows

Friday August 5th
Saturday August 6th
Friday August 12th
Saturday August 13th
Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Also there are two industry performances - Monday August 8th and Monday August 15th at 8:00 pm

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

The Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.
(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Annie Hogan as Light Edie in PUT MY _ IN YOUR __ aka Your 15 Minutes of Finger

2011-07-05T05:19:00.000-07:00

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday July 30th
Friday August 5th
Saturday August 6th
Friday August 12th
Saturday August 13th
Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Also there are two industry performances - Monday August 8th and Monday August 15th at 8:00 pm

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

The Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.
(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

The Mammals Theatre Company presents PUT MY IN YOUR aka Your 15 Minutes of Finger

2011-07-02T13:16:00.000-07:00

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

PUT MY ______ IN YOUR ______ aka Your 15 Minutes of Finger

written and directed by Bob Fisher

Alice in Wonderland meets Andy Warhol's Silver Factory - What happens when two sisters enter a weird world where pop art mutant thugs rumble and shaman-celebrity darlings deal in high powered hallucinogens in hopes to garner power, fame and unconditional love?

PUT MY ______ IN YOUR ______ aka Your 15 Minutes of Finger is a tale of two sisters dealing with the loss of their mother. One sister wants to live life to the fullest while the other sister wishes to shelter and preserve everything precious to her no matter the cost.

PUT MY ______ IN YOUR ______ aka Your 15 Minutes of Finger is also a Pop Art Fairy Tale mash up where a bizarre Warhol-like provocateur attempts to seduce and entrap beautiful youths using addictive hallucinogens that he secrets from mutated glands.

Originally workshopped in the spring of 2009 with the Right Brain Project, PUT MY ______ IN YOUR ______ aka Your 15 Minutes of Finger is an incredibly unique play, wild, bizarre, but still touching and sweet.

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday July 30th
Friday August 5th
Saturday August 6th
Friday August 12th
Saturday August 13th
Friday August 19th
Saturday August 20th
Friday August 26th
Saturday August 27th

All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

Also there are two industry performances - Monday August 8th and Monday August 15th at 8:00 pm

Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

Put My _ _ _ _ _ _ In Your _ _ _ _ _

2011-06-04T12:22:00.000-07:00

It is going to happen! We are getting ready for the next Chicago Mammals production!

More info next week!

Hope everyone is having an excellent start to Summer! (Stay Cool)!

Last two chances!

2011-04-04T19:30:00.001-07:00

We have 2 final shows!

Friday April 8th
Saturday April 9th

10pm

Call 866-593-4614 for reservations!

Vincent Lacey wants you to touch the hunch!

2011-03-30T08:32:00.000-07:00

Click on image to enlarge
Vinny Lacey as Hunchfront!

Closing Weekend!

Call 866-593-4614 for reservations!
This weekend's performances are almost sold out.

Don't wait!

Friday April 1st
Saturday March 2nd

All shows are 10pm BYOB!

4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Suite b-1

Call 866-593-4614 for reservations!

Warwick Johnson is a Mammal!

2011-03-30T06:15:00.000-07:00

Warwick Johnson as Agent Fido in Seven Snakes

Warwick Johnson is one of the newest company members to the Mammals!Warwick has assistant directed and wrote for the Dream Journal of Dr. Jekyll. He also has appeared previously as Agent Fido in Seven Snakes. His short play "Architecture" was in American Theater Center's Big Shoulder's Fest, and "The Nearness of You" was in the most recent Art of Adaptation Fest at City Lit Theory. His full-length play "Genius" had a stage reading with BoHo Theater.

Don't forget to come check out his behind the scenes work in DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL before it closes this weekend!

Fri and Sat 10pm

Call 866-593-4614 for info and reservations! Tickets are going fast!

Praise from Don Hall at AWG!

2011-03-29T16:31:00.000-07:00

Click to enlarge - Gabe Garza and Sarah Scanlon!!!

Both the script and the performances are genuinely top-notch. The tone is evenly divided between the ribald and raw and the serious and horrifying and the thematic plate-spinning is both hysterical and nerve-racking to watch. Fisher has been churning out his unique brand of dark humor for a while now and his command of both his voice and the almost painterly use of light and color are as strong as they have ever been.

We close this Saturday April 2nd!

Only 2 shows left - Friday and Saturday at 10pm - Both over half sold!

Get your tickets now! Call 866-593-4614 for reservations!

Justin Warren has a long tongue!

2011-03-25T06:50:00.000-07:00

Justin Warren as Utterson
click on image to enlarge

Only 4 more chances to see Justin Warren's long tongue!

Call 866-593-4614 for reservations!
This weekend's performances are almost sold out.

Don't wait!

Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday March 2nd

All shows are 10pm BYOB!

4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Suite b-1

Call 866-593-4614 for reservations!

Erin Orr is a Mammal!

2011-03-24T09:49:00.000-07:00

Erin Orr as the Daughter in SEVEN SNAKES voted one of the top ten fringe theater productions by the Chicago Tribune!!!

Erin Orr is one of the new company members of the Mammals and she could not be happier. Some other companies she has been fortunate enough to work on multiple projects are Right Brain Project, The Factory, and WNEP Theater. She has also been seen with InFusion Theater, Per Diem, Point of Contention Theater, Speaking Ring Theater, Silent Theater and Bootstraps Comedy Theater. Originally from Texas, Erin spent time as an acting intern at Milwaukee Repertory Theater before making her move to the Windy City.

Next Up For Erin and the Mammals? She'll be playing the character of Birdy in

PUT MY ______ IN YOUR _____.

Eve decides when it is ok to touch!!!

2011-03-24T06:43:00.000-07:00

Sarah Scanlon as Eve
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Only 4 chances left to see THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL!!!
All remaining performances are over half sold! Limited seating! Call now for reservations!

Call 866-593-4614

Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday March 2nd

All shows are 10pm BYOB!

4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Suite b-1

Call 866-593-4614 for reservations!

Meet the Authors - Randall Colburn

2011-03-23T10:00:00.000-07:00

Randall Colburn’s plays have been produced or developed at such theaters as the Alliance, the Public, Victory Gardens, CityLit, InFusion, Brain Surgeon Theater, Stage Left, and The Right Brain Project, who dedicated their 2010 season to his work. He is the recipient of a 2010 Individual Artist Grant from the Illinois Arts Council, as well as playwriting fellowships from Dad’s Garage Theatre and the Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference. He has been commissioned by Writers’ Theatre and InFusion Theatre and is an artistic associate with Brain Surgeon Theater. This spring he will premiere his play Verse Chorus Verse with Tympanic Theatre Company after developing the play at the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs’ Incubator Series. He is a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists, and was recently named by the Chicago Reader as “One to Watch.”

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Only 4 shows left! Call for reservations 866-593-4614!

Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Jason Adams bids his minions to rise!!!!

2011-03-23T05:38:00.000-07:00

Jason Adams as Professor Oliver Mastodon Peale!
Click on image to enlarge!

Only 4 chances left to see THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL!!!

Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday March 2nd

All shows are 10pm BYOB!

4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Suite b-1

Call 866-593-4614 for reservations!

Meet the Cast - Vinny Lacey

2011-03-22T11:00:00.000-07:00

Vincent Lacey plays H.F. in The Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll. Vinny knows all the ugly things are also the funniest. This is his third production with the Mammals. He is Associate Producer of the Chicago Fringe Festival and thus a purveyor of all that is weird and homegrown in Chicago and beyond.

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

Only 4 shows left!!! Call 866-593-4614 for reservations!!!

Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Justin Warren says "Confess Beatnik!!!" - DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL!

2011-03-22T06:56:00.000-07:00

Justin Warren as Utterson
Click on image to enlarge!

More digital trading cards! Collect them all!
Surrender
Scott Barsotti and Gabe Garza - Madness!
A Scream To End All Screams!
Skyler Schrempp as The Mother
The Twins!!!
Hyde needs a volunteer!
Gabe Garza plays a guessing game!

Get your reservations now. We have limited seating! Only 4 shows left! Call 866-593-4614!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

Fridays and Saturdays thru April 2nd
All performances are at 10pm – BYOB
Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Surrender to Erin Myers in THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

2011-03-16T06:54:00.000-07:00

Erin Myers as Hydest
Click on image to enlarge

More digital trading cards! Collect them all!
Scott Barsotti and Gabe Garza - Madness!
A Scream To End All Screams!
Skyler Schrempp as The Mother
The Twins!!!
Hyde needs a volunteer!
Gabe Garza plays a guessing game!

Get your reservations now. We have limited seating! Call 866-593-4614!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

Now thru April 2nd
All performances are at 10pm – BYOB
Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Scott Barsotti asks if madness is not the loftiest intelligence?

2011-03-15T18:12:00.000-07:00

Gabe Garza as Hyde, Scott Barsotti as Jekyll
Click on image to enlarge!

More digital trading cards! Collect them all!

A Scream To End All Screams!
Skyler Schrempp as The Mother
The Twins!!!
Hyde needs a volunteer!
Gabe Garza plays a guessing game!

Get your reservations now. We have limited seating! Call 866-593-4614!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

Now thru April 2nd
All performances are at 10pm – BYOB
Zoo Studio
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave Ste B-1
Chicago, IL 60613

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll - Digital Trading Cards - Jekyll and Hyde want to hear a scream!!!

2011-03-10T07:00:00.000-08:00

Scott Barsotti as Jekyll and Gabe Garza as Hyde
Click on image to enlarge

More digital trading cards - collect them all!
Skyler Schrempp as The Mother
The Twins!!!
Hyde needs a volunteer!
Gabe Garza plays a guessing game!

Get your reservations now. We have limited seating! Call 866-593-4614!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

Now thru April 2nd
Industry Night - Monday March 14th added!!! 8pm curtain!!

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Dream Journal Digital Trading Cards! - Alice Jekyll

2011-03-09T09:13:00.000-08:00

Skyler Schrempp as Alice Jekyll the Mother
click on image to enlarge!

More digital trading cards - collect them all!
The Twins!!!
Hyde needs a volunteer!
Gabe Garza plays a guessing game!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th

Just Added - Industry Night March 14th Monday at 8pm!!!!

Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

COME JOIN THE CREW FOR ALL GIRL MOBY DICK!

2011-03-09T07:59:00.000-08:00

The Mammals are looking specifically for female writers/artists who are interested in our Winter production, ALL GIRL MOBY DICK. Please send inquiries, writing samples, resumes, questions etc to themammals@gmail.com.

The Mammals are seeking writers/artists interested in collaborating in our Winter production - ALL GIRL MOBY DICK!

2011-03-09T07:58:00.000-08:00

Great Postive Press from Timeout Chicago for THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

2011-03-09T07:11:00.000-08:00

TIMEOUT CHICAGO SAYS "SPOT ON...ENGROSSING...GROTESQUE...HILAROIUS"

Collaboratively penned by the Mammals’ committee of writers yet surprisingly cohesive, Jekyll is a grotesque, hilarious play-within-a-play. Professor Oliver Mastodon Peale is in possession of the authentic journal of Dr. Henry Jekyll. With the help of his faithful servant Hunch Front (yes, the opposite of a hunchback), Peale presents the contents of this tortured tome via a team of hypnotized somnambulists, used, we’re told, because their zombie-like state renders a performance superior to that of mere actors... Their quest involves love found and lost, blood rituals, demon possession, and a fair number of cunnilingus and rape jokes... the audacity of the jokes, the beautiful Victorian costumes and set, and the spot-on performances make for an engrossing night.

Full Review

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th

Just Added - Industry Night March 14th Monday at 8pm!!!!

Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Another Review from Chicago Theatre Stalwart, Joe Janes!!!

2011-03-08T09:39:00.000-08:00

Joe Janes - "This is Chicago Fringe Theater at its best"

"The acting is topnotch led by the triumvirate of Scott Barsotti, Gabe Garza and Skyler Schrempp as Jekyll, Hyde and Jekyll's mother, respectively. The production is a little steampunk, a little sideshow, a little horror. There's also more women in this Mammals show than any other I have seen and they are strong, memorable characters, especially Jekyll's mother, Alice and Jekyll's love interest, Eve (Sarah Scanlon). There is also music performed live by the actors and it is both beautiful and haunting... The Professor has a lovely, riveting monologue near the end of the show.

Full Review

Get your reservations now. We have limited seating! Call 866-593-4614!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Now thru April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Chicago Reader Highly Recommends - THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

2011-03-08T06:49:00.000-08:00

Highly Recommended - Chicago Reader

"The script's seven credited writers come up with some funny and affecting stuff, such as Dr. Jekyll's brotherly relationship with his all-id alter ego, Mr. Hyde, and a series of scenes imagining Jekyll with a girlfriend...Bob Fisher's inventively grotesque staging boasts gripping, ghoulish performances, unsettling live flute and violin music, and John Ross Wilson's fantastically lurid chamber-of-horrors set."

Full Review

Get your reservations now. We have limited seating! Call 866-593-4614!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Now thru April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

New City Recommends - THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL!

2011-03-07T07:24:00.000-08:00

NEW CITY - RECOMMENDED!

"Scott Barsotti embodies the refined but bloodless Jekyll; Gabe Garza scores as perverted frat-boy Hyde. The usually testosterone-infused Mammals environment makes room for some terrific female performances; Skyler Schrempp as Jekyll’s mad-dog genius mother and Sarah Scanlon as his take-no-crap lover display enviable acting and musical chops.

John Ross Wilson’s ornate rag-and-bone shop set makes great use of the deep, narrow space; Heidi Jade Warriner’s Victorian shabby chic costumes give the show its ragged, dreamy sparkle. "

Full Review

Get your reservations now. We have limited seating! Call 866-593-4614!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Meet the Cast - Gabe Garza

2011-03-03T07:52:00.000-08:00

Gabe Garza has been performing in Chicago for ten years. He is very pleased to be working with such a talented cast and crew. Gabe has been a number of Mammal shows including Devils Don't Forget, The Meatlocker, and now The Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll.

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Meet the Crew - Heidi J. Warriner

2011-03-02T06:57:00.000-08:00

Heidi J. Warriner is a Costume Design alum from the University of West Florida. She is excited to return from Seven Snakes to costume another Mammals original - the thrill of working on something no one has ever seen before is what makes collaborating with The Mammals so special.

"A huge THANK YOU to Chris, Ashley, Jason, Tito, Noel, and Riso for putting up with me even when I'm bat-shit crazy - and special thanks to my family for always supporting my passion for creating art. I love you all!"

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Meet the Cast - Erin Myers

2011-03-01T06:54:00.000-08:00

Most recently, Erin played one of the lady vampires of WildClaw Theatre’s
Carmilla. Previous recent work includes The Factory Theater’s The League of Awesome,
The Untimely Death of Adolf Hitler in Collaboraction’s Sketchbook X, and Stage Door
with Griffin Theatre Co. Over the past few years, Erin has also been lucky and proud to
work with A Crew of Patches, Lifeline, The Hypocrites, City Lit and Signal Ensemble.

Meet more of the team!
Skyler Schrempp
Scott Barsotti
Warwick Johnson
Ashlee Edgemon
Anne Marie Boyer
Jason Adams
Reina Hardy
Sarah Scanlon
Justin Warren

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Meet the Cast - Skyler Schrempp

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Skyler Schrempp is a Chicago based actress and teaching artist. After making some beautiful theatre with fantastic people in New York, including her own WWII radio ghost story The Heart is Victorious, Skyler relocated to Chicago, her home town. She's been back one year and has been lucky enough to work with Redmoon, Griffin Theatre and Oak Park Festival Theatre. Skyler is a graduate of the School at Steppenwolf and the Moscow Art Theatre. She is very excited to get to play another weird, wonderful and smart woman and hopes people keep writing them!

Meet more of the team!
Scott Barsotti
Warwick Johnson
Ashlee Edgemon
Anne Marie Boyer
Jason Adams
Reina Hardy
Sarah Scanlon
Justin Warren

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Meet the Cast (and Authors) - Scott Barsotti

2011-02-23T10:00:00.000-08:00

Scott T. Barsotti is a playwright and actor originally from Pittsburgh, PA. Scott is a big fan of Clay Continent (the first Mammals show he ever saw), so finally getting to work with Bob--on this particular show in this particular role, no less--is pretty damn exciting. As an actor, Scott has worked with WildClaw Theatre and Curious Theatre Branch (both companies he belongs to), as well as Victory Gardens, WNEP Theater, Collaboraction, and Pavement Group. Scott's plays include THE REVENANTS, JET BLACK CHEVROLET, McMEEKIN FINDS OUT, BREWED, and THE BODY SNATCHER, and have been seen in Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and soon Boston. Scott is a Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists. Next up, Scott will be performing as "Fiver" in Watership Down with Lifeline Theatre.

Meet more of the team!
Warwick Johnson
Ashlee Edgemon
Anne Marie Boyer
Jason Adams
Reina Hardy
Sarah Scanlon
Justin Warren

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday Arpil 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Dream Journal Trading Card - The Twins!!!

2011-02-23T05:46:00.000-08:00

Click on image to enlarge
Anne Marie Boyer as Sissy and Ashlee Edgemon as Dame!

More Digital Trading Cards!
Hyde needs a volunteer!
Gabe Garza plays a guessing game!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Meet the Authors - Warwick Johnson

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Warwick Johnson is thrilled to be working with the Mammals again with Dream Journal of Dr. Jekyll, after appearing previously as Agent Fido in Seven Snakes. His short play "Architecture" was in American Theater Center's Big Shoulder's Fest, and "The Nearness of You" was in the most recent Art of Adaptation Fest at City Lit Theory. His full-length play "Genius" had a stage reading with BoHo Theater. Warwick would like to thank his family, and his wonderful fiancee Jesse, for all their support.

Meet more of the team!
Scott Barsotti
Warwick Johnson
Ashlee Edgemon
Anne Marie Boyer
Jason Adams
Reina Hardy
Sarah Scanlon
Justin Warren

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Dream Journal Digital Trading Cards - Edward Hyde needs a volunteer!

2011-02-22T05:14:00.000-08:00

click on image to enlarge
Gabe Garza as Hyde. Sarah Scanlon as Eve.

More Digital Trading Cards!
Gabe Garza plays a guessing game!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Meet the Cast - Ashlee Edgemon

2011-02-21T11:00:00.000-08:00

Ashlee plays Dame Contrarian in the Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll and is very excited to be working with The Mammals for the first time. After graduating from Western Illinois University in May, Ashlee moved to Chicago and has also already had the pleasure of working with Drury Lane Oakbrook and First Folio Theatre. Ashlee is also a theatre instructor at the Chicago Academy for the Arts and, in real life, doesn’t like cats. Love to Mom, Dad, and Colin.

Meet more of the team!
Scott Barsotti
Warwick Johnson
Ashlee Edgemon
Anne Marie Boyer
Jason Adams
Reina Hardy
Sarah Scanlon
Justin Warren

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Dream Journal Digital Trading Cards - Collect Them All!

2011-02-21T04:25:00.000-08:00

Gabe Garza as Edward Hyde
click on image to enlarge

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

What is the Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll?

2011-02-20T12:50:00.000-08:00

What is the Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll??

You are invited to attend a public exhibition by Professor Peale of his recently acquired macabre memorabilia... in particular the Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll, a journal uncovered at the bedside of Henry Jekyll when the police were summoned to his apartments to investigate his mysterious death. The Dream Journal was labeled as such by the police officers on the scene who after reading the various phantasmagorical entries on its pages, surmised it had to have been a narrative of the Doctor’s dreams.

However, those who have studied the book challenge that speculation, believing that it can be only in part a Dream Journal. The Journal seems to be part memoir, part gothic phantasmagoria, possibly even penned by more than author. The tale it tells is a surrealistic one. Was Henry Jekyll a Schizophrenic? Was there ever an actual Edward Hyde? If so, was he a brother in hiding, a homosexual lover, an demon possessing the good doctor, or is it possible that Dr. Jekyll actually succeeded in his efforts to separate the human spirit into two halves, one good and the other bad?

Professor Oliver Mastodon Peale welcomes you to witness his hypnotized ensemble of sleepwalkers perform sections of the journal, so that you may decide for yourself if the Dream Journals are the genuine article or mere flapdoodle.

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Meet the Cast - Anne Marie Boyer

2011-02-17T11:22:00.000-08:00

Anne is one half of a conjoined twin (or is it twins?) She just graduated from Bradley University with a double major in Theatre and English. She is new to Chicago, having just moved here at the end of May, and super excited to be working with the Mammals. She has always thought it would be fun to have a twin, so it is going to be exciting and ridiculous to play a Siamese twin in this show! Right now Anne is a production intern at Collaboraction and also working on 20% Theatre Company's upcoming production of Electra and Orestes. Favorite roles include Edward/Victoria in Cloud Nine, Mrs. Little and others in Stuart Little, and Cat in Pinocchio. Love to Mom, Cait, Andrew, Sarah and Dean. Enjoy the show!

Meet more of the team!
Scott Barsotti
Warwick Johnson
Ashlee Edgemon
Anne Marie Boyer
Jason Adams
Reina Hardy
Sarah Scanlon
Justin Warren

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Meet the Cast (and Authors) - Jason Adams

2011-02-14T08:43:00.000-08:00

Jason Adams has been an actor and puppeteer in Chicago for almost seven years. His work has been seen at the Jim Henson Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, The Great Small Works Theatre in New York as well as various festivals and variety shows around Chicago.

He's thrilled to be working with the Mammals. Jason is both a writer and performer in The Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll. He stars as Professor Oliver Mastodon Peale, a collector of the macabre as well as master of ceremonies for the Journal's exhibition! The professor is a physician, mesmerist, as well as a narcoleptic. He also is quite the enthusiast when it comes to strange dark things.

Jason also thanks his wife, Erin, for her endless patience.

Meet more of the team!
Scott Barsotti
Warwick Johnson
Ashlee Edgemon
Anne Marie Boyer
Jason Adams
Reina Hardy
Sarah Scanlon
Justin Warren

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday Arpil 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Meet the Cast - Justin Warren

2011-02-11T04:33:00.000-08:00

Justin Warren plays Ulysess S. Utterson in the DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL. This is Justin’s first performance with The Mammals, and we certainly hope that it is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. He was most recently seen (and I mean you could practically see all of him) in Oracle’s production of Blood Wedding where he played The Moon. You can also see Justin as Jesus Christ in “An Empire of Faith”on funnyordie.com, again wearing nothing but a loin cloth. This man is not sexy enough to have his clothes off that much and we are hoping that he remains fully clothed for this production... but, we doubt he will. He would like to thank Bob for the opportunity to play with these guys. He would also like to thank the one person that doesn’t mind seeing him naked for her ability to calm him down when he starts to panic, his wonderful girlfriend, Sasha.

Meet more of the team

Reina Hardy
Sarah Scanlon

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday Arpil 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

The Dangers of Dreaming

2011-02-10T07:33:00.000-08:00

While conducting dramaturgical forensics for our next show, one of our writers came across this macabre material! Enjoy!

Dissociation

Obsession with one’s own dreams can lead to many precarious circumstances. The borders between the waking world and the dream state are not to be fooled with lightly. Among the many lurking dangers that await those who entertain their dream self is the symptom of dissociation. This occurs when the protagonist of the dream has difficulty separating their actual waking memories from events that were dreamed.
The most common occurrence of dissociation is when your dream self finds a cherished item lost in your childhood and then your waking consciousness can not easily accept that the item will forever be missing. The constant pining for something that essentially no longer exists is very detrimental to one’s humours, and if the protagonist is diagnosed to have dissociation due to lucid dreaming they should be carefully monitored both while sleeping and while awake!

If you fear that you or a loved one has fallen prey to dissociation remain ever watchful for the following signs...

• Total lack of interest in hygiene while awake (It is easier to maintain a desired appearance while lucid dreaming)
• Ability to ignore extreme pain or what would normally cause extreme pain
• Always using their 'library' voice
• Confusion between remembering or reliving one's past
• Forgetting meal times and therefore eating up to 12 meals a day
• Recognizing voices but not faces
• Obsession with one's reflection in the mirror
• Flora and fauna seeming unreal
• Strange sounds
• Mysterious bruising
• Wearing clothes that were gleaned from the garbage during a "blackout"

Quoted from the pamphlet “Find Your Hands. The Mind Will Follow” by Robert Pescador, Phd Psychotic Cartography

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday Arpil 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

The Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction,
horror, and phantasmagoria.
(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.org

Meet the Authors - Reina Hardy

2011-02-10T03:58:00.000-08:00

Reina Hardy is a playwright with credits in Chicago, New York, and
Muncie, Indiana. Her first play, "Erratica" made its professional
world premiere in July 2009 with Sacramento's Capital Stage, and is
now out from Original Works Publishing. Reina, a finalist for the
Clubbed Thumb Biennial Commission, and the Interact 20/10 Commission, has also had readings and productions with Orlando Shakespeare, Echo Theatre, and many others. Look for excerpts from her plays in "Audition Arsenal," "The Ultimate Audition Book" and "Best Scenes for Two Actors." Reina is a 2003 graduate of Columbia University, where she won the Brick Memorial Prize for playwriting. She is also founder and artistic director of the Viola Project, Chicago's best Shakespeare performance workshop for girls. Her next project, the Chicago premiere of "Erratica," will open with the American Demigods on 4/22 at Second Stage.

Meet more of the team!
Scott Barsotti
Warwick Johnson
Ashlee Edgemon
Anne Marie Boyer
Jason Adams
Reina Hardy
Sarah Scanlon
Justin Warren

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday Arpil 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

The Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction,
horror, and phantasmagoria.
(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

Meet the Cast - Sarah Scanlon

2011-02-09T03:55:00.000-08:00

Sarah Scanlon (EVE) is thrilled to be working with a group of people that seem to love horror films as much as she does. Sarah has been working primarily on new works for almost two years, and loves how different the process is from company to company. She has appeared with Redmoon Theater, The Strange Tree Group, The Building Stage, Babes with Blades, and The Factory Theater. Sarah also spends time being an aerialist (mostly fabric hammock and trapeze) and playing piano, dulcimer, and singing in the folk rock band, Left Turn at Albuquerque. Sarah spent some time performing and studying in Russia and is thrilled that Dream Journal feels like it could've come straight out of Moscow. Thanks to Billy for the unconditional support.

Meet more of the team!
Scott Barsotti
Warwick Johnson
Ashlee Edgemon
Anne Marie Boyer
Jason Adams
Reina Hardy
Sarah Scanlon
Justin Warren

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler
Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday Arpil 2nd

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

The Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction,
horror, and phantasmagoria.
(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.com

More Behind the Scenes! Meet the Professor and his Assistant!

2011-02-02T11:26:00.000-08:00

Jason Adams as Professor Oliver Mastodon Peale and Vincent Lacey as his Assistant, H.F.

These guys are getting ready for some MAD SCIENCE! Come see them in THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL!!

More Behind the Scenes!
Contrarian Sisters
Lindsey, Scott, and Justin!
The Boys

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

written collaboratively by
Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy,
Warwick Johnson and Jeremy Menekseoglu.

directed by Bob Fisher

THE DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL - Professor Oliver Mastodon Peale invites you to view his cabinets of wonder where you will witness his troupe of sleepwalkers hypnotized into the belief that they are characters from the pages of The Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll.

Who or what was Dr. Henry Jekyll? When police detectives arrived at the apartments of Dr. Jekyll, they found his body completely eviscerated in the bedchamber and resting on the table beside his midnight oil was a tattered and torn journal filled with imagery so bizarre that the police assumed it to be a catalog of the doctor's dreams. But was it? Is this journal memoir or fantasy? Professor Peale invites his audience to analyze the journal's cryptic narrative while Peale's pet somnambulists reenact the feverish stories inside The Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll.

Forget what you know from the penny dreadful written by Robert Louis Stevenson. The Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll exposes the legendary figure in a manner more faceted, more fantastical than ever before. Prepare for a pageant populated with Conjoined sisters, Schizophrenics, Parasitical Twins, Deviant "Hunchfronts", rabid felines and diabolical entities from the ‘other side’

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

Cast: Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Anne Marie Boyer, Ashlee Edgemon, Gabe Garza, Vincent Lacey, Erin Myers, Sarah Scanlon, Skyler Schrempp, Justin Warren. Also, Lindsey Dorcus.

Asst Director: Warwick Johnson
Set Design: John Ross Wilson
Costume and Make Up Design: Heidi Jade Warriner

Performance Dates are as follows

Saturday March 5th
Friday March 11th
Saturday March 12th
Friday March 18th
Saturday March 19th
Friday March 25th
Saturday March 26th
Friday April 1st
Saturday April 2nd

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

Suggested donation $20.00.
Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

The Mammals explore performance works embracing themes of history, mythology, and destiny through the genres of science fiction, horror, and phantasmagoria.
(866) 593-4614 * email: themammals@gmail.org

Behind the Scenes - Presenting the Contrarian Sisters

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Ashlee Edgemon and Anne Boyer compete for the attention of Professor Peale. One loves him unconditional. The other schemes towards the Professor's demise! (Can you guess which is which?)

The Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll opens March 5th!
Limited Run! Limited Seating!

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

Reservations can be made by calling 866-593-4614

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

Rehearsal Picture - Behind the Scenes with the Mammals

2011-01-27T11:09:00.000-08:00

Lindsey Dorcus, Scott Barsotti, and Justin Warren discuss the inheritance of Dr. Henry Jekyll.

Rehearsals Begin!

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Scott Barsotti and Gabe Garza huddle close to each other! The Dream Journal demands it!

Scott will be performing as Doctor Henry Jekyll. Gabe will embody the mondo mystery that is Edward Hyde!

Best of 2010? Hooray for SEVEN SNAKES!!!

2010-12-23T14:36:00.000-08:00

We got some good news today! The Chicago Tribune put the Chicago Mammals' production of SEVEN SNAKES on its Best of 2010 Fringe listing. Thanks to the Trib for supporting the Fringe scene. Thanks to the cast and crew of SEVEN SNAKES. This review highlights Erin Orr (and rightly so), but I can tell you that this ensemble as a whole was excellent, dedicated... just a dream cast and crew. And thank you Chicago audiences for supporting us with your attendence and friendship!

DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL has its cast!

2010-12-13T10:34:00.001-08:00

Thanks to everyone who auditioned!

Here's the cast and crew for

DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

Congratulations to -

Professor Oliver Mastodon Peale – Jason Adams
H.F. – Vincent Lacey
Dame Contrarian – Ashlee Edgemon
Sissy Contrarian - Anne Boyer
Henry Jekyll – Scott Barsotti
Edward Hyde – Gabe Garza
Mister Utterson – Justin Warren
Jekyll’s Mother – Skyler Schrempp
Eve – Sarah Scanlon
Hydest – Erin Myers

Also with Lindsey Dorcus

Sets – John Ross Wilson
Costumes – Heidi J. Warriner

Assistant Director – Warwick Johnson

Written Collaboratively by – Jason Adams, Scott Barsotti, Randall Colburn, Bob Fisher, Reina Hardy, Warwick Johnson, and Jeremy Menekseoglu

Conceived and Directed by Bob Fisher

Possible Cast of Characters for DREAM JOURNAL OF DOCTOR JEKYLL

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Possible Cast (Character Names Subject to Change)

-Professor Antiquarian
-Assistant
-Jekyll
-Hyde
-Utterson
-Eve
-Madame Contrarian/Hydest (Performed by one actor/actress)
-Jekyll’s Father/Sister Contrarian (Performed by one actor/actress)

Character Descriptions

Professor Antiquarian – A collector of arcane and macabre memorabilia. A curator of sorts who seeks likeminded individuals with whom he can share the experience of reveling in mutual fascinations.

The Professor’s Assistant – Nowhere near as enthusiastic as the Professor regarding the subject matter of the macabre. But, he has been a trusted employee for a number of decades. The Assistant has earned the right to a small degree of obstinacy, but only so long as the tea is prepared just the way the Professor likes it.

Henry Jekyll – A Free-Thinker, A scientist, A Physician, An Entomologist, A seeker of truth, A man whose mission it is to eradicate the darkness from within the collective unconscious, or collective soul of the human race. Science is the key, but occasional dabbling with Mythology also occurs .

Edward Hyde – Could be anything. Perhaps the Schizophrenic sub persona of Jekyll. Perhaps the ego of a underdeveloped conjoined sibling. Perhaps a homosexual lover to Jekyll. Perhaps Jekyll himself completely surrendering to the impulse known as Id. An imaginary friend? A demon from hell toying with the Flesh that is Jekyll? Whereas Jekyll attempts to use science to cleanse humanity, Hyde would propose Magic and/or the Arts. Throughout the story, Hyde attempts many different mediums through which to work out and suppress that which is dark in mankind.

Mister Utterson – A longtime friend to the Jekyll Household ever since the days of the mysterious disappearing fetus. He has watched all his friends named Jekyll pass from this earth. He wants his young friend Henry Jekyll to outlive him. In order to do so, he has become quite the detective/busybody/surveyor of Henry. He wants what he thinks is best for Henry even if it is not what Henry appears to desire.

Jekyll’s Father – A man of science who loves reading mythology. A man who goes slightly mad after the death of his wife. He is obsessed with an insect that he found trapped in amber, a mosquito using its needle to pierce its own blood engorged abdomen. He dubs this oddity the Mosquito Ouroboros.

Hydest – The darkest part of Jekyll/Hyde personified.

Eve – When all attempts by Jekyll/Hyde at expunging darkness out of humanity seem to fail, they attempt to find solace in the arms of a woman named Eve. Instead every sliver of repressed fear, anxiety, fantasy, compulsion become manifest. Is Eve everything she appears to be to Jekyll and Hyde? Or is she just a beautiful woman who can not decide between the light and the dark? Victim or Villainess? To most men, Eve raises more questions than she answers. To most women, she is just another manifestation of the male gender’s problematic posture regarding anything feminine.

Madame Contrarian – One half of a conjoined twin. Madame has cast herself as the arch enemy of Professor Antiquarian. Believing him to be a charlatan, she does everything she can to discredit him and perceives herself to be in mortal combat with him. It doesn’t help that her conjoined twin, Sister Contrarian, is madly in love with the professor.

Sister Contrarian – Madly in love with the Professor but unable to repress the physical control of her conjoined twin, Madame Contrarian.

Thanks Again!

2010-11-08T17:18:00.001-08:00

Hey Thanks again! This time from the Octogenarian Veterans!

Thank You Chicago

2010-11-08T11:44:00.000-08:00

From the cast and crew... Thanks to our friends and audience!

Dave Lykins

2010-11-02T16:02:00.000-07:00

This guy is unstoppable!

Pictures From Skillet County

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This is picture John Ross Wilson brought to our production meeting

This is what he made at the Zoo.

Put your hands together for John Ross Wilson.

BTW Friday night is sold out. Less than 5 seats left closing night at the time of this posting!

A big thank you to everyone who came and who is coming this weekend!!!