Tuesday, January 24, 2012

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


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Erin Orr - Mammals Company Member!

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

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


The Mammals Theatre Company presents

DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed by Bob Fisher

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

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

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

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

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

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

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

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

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

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

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

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

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


The Mammals Theatre Company presents
DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed by Bob Fisher

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

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

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

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

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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


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

Come see our show!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents
DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed by Bob Fisher

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

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

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

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

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

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

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

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

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

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

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

From the review by Neal Ryan Shaw

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

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

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

From the review by K.D. Hopkins

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


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

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

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

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

Don Hall discusses being in DEVILS DON'T FORGET


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


The Mammals Theatre Company presents
DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed by Bob Fisher

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

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

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

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

Remaining Performance Dates are as follows

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

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

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

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

Friday, January 13, 2012

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


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

The Mammals Theatre Company presents


 DEVILS DON'T FORGET
 written and directed by Bob Fisher

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

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

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

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

Performance Dates are as follows

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

 All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

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

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

Thursday, January 12, 2012

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

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

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

Here's the Info!


The Mammals Theatre Company presents
DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed by Bob Fisher

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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


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

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

 DEVILS DON'T FORGET
 written and directed by Bob Fisher

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

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

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

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

Performance Dates are as follows

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

 All performances are at 10pm – BYOB

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

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

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

FREEZE FRAME from DEVILS DON'T FORGET!!!


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

Here's all the info!

The Mammals Theatre Company presents

DEVILS DON'T FORGET
written and directed by Bob Fisher

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monday, January 09, 2012

DEVILS DON'T FORGET opens Saturday January 14th!


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The Mammals Theatre Company presents

DEVILS DON'T FORGET

written and directed by Bob Fisher

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Come see the Mammals staged reading of Changelings by Reina Hardy


Changelings by Reina Hardy
The 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

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

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


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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.

Monday, December 12, 2011

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


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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.

Thursday, December 08, 2011

Pictures From The Archive


Company members Dennis Frymire and Liz Chase in
PUT MY ______ IN YOUR ______
Summer 2011


Wednesday, December 07, 2011

The Chicago Mammals present 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 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.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

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



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!

Thursday, November 03, 2011

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!

Friday, October 28, 2011

Archive - From SEVEN SNAKES


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

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

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



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

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Just a few spots left for Auditions this weekend!




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


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

Monday, October 24, 2011

ALL GIRL MOBY DICK - Auditions!

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!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Thanks Again Ladies!




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!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Those Little Tiny Bells on the God Damn Door!

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.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Thank You Chicago!!!!


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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!!!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Meet the Crew - Dianna Driscoll




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




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.



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

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Meet the Cast - Dennis Frymire


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

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Meet the Cast - Ted Evans


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



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


Monday, August 22, 2011

Meet the Cast - Stacie Hauenstein



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

Friday, August 19, 2011

Meet the Cast - Erin Orr


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

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Meet the Cast - Ian Brown




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

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Meet the Cast - Sean Ewert


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

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Meet the Cast - Liz Chase


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

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Randall Colburn, Chicago Playwright, Goes Stream of Consciousness on PUT MY _____ IN YOUR _______


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

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Meet the Cast - Annie Hogan


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

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Meet the Cast - Jake Carr



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

Monday, August 08, 2011

Three and half Stars!!! Put My _____ In Your ______ wows Chicago Theater Beat!


"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

Thursday, August 04, 2011

Meet the Cast - Bert Matias


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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

Wednesday, August 03, 2011

CenterStage Chicago says PUT MY _____ IN YOUR ______ is a must see!!!!


"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

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

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


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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

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

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



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

Saturday, July 02, 2011

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

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