April 26-29 2009
Etcetera VIII
The Mill presents the eighth incarnation of the Etcetera Festival. Etcetera VIII opens Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 8pm at the Prop Thtr 3502 N. Elston, Chicago in the rear theatre. Etcetera VIII is four nights of contemporary, experimental, progressive, and interdisciplinary live performance.
Etcetera VIII will run Sunday through Wednesday at 8PM April 26 – 29. Programming will alternate evenings so that Program A will run Sunday and Tuesday and Program B will run Monday and Wednesday. Admission for one evening is $15; Festival Passes, which allow entry to both programs, are $20.
PROGRAM A
• Excerpts from THE DRESS SHOW (The Mill) An ensemble created devised piece that examines our connection to formal wear and the events they emblemize.
• BUTTERFLY KISSES EFFECT Through interactive performance Gretchen Holmes and Ross Moreno enact a couple’s process for fabricating understanding in a story framed by a sensitive, agoraphobic man and his golden-throated ventriloquist dummy’s rise to the top of karaoke stardom.
• THREE LENNON FUGE (Ruckus Theatre) Three interwoven multimedia solo pieces that explore the ideas of family, mortality, love, and the enduring influence of John Lennon.
• AMY SUMPTER Original stand-up comedy.
• STEPHANIE SHERLINE and FRIENDS Improvised musical comedy.PROGRAM B
• Excerpts from THE DRESS SHOW (The Mill)
• CONVERSATION IN TRANSIT (Kate McGroarty) A solo poetry and physical exploration of the world inside the CTA.
• CHRIS CHURCHILL Charming, unhurried, observations, stories and songs about love, weirdness and birds.
• FLAT GOLD (Adam Shalazi) A physical theatre piece without words.
• PLAY (Woodshue Productions) A short play that examines the inner thoughts of a young woman.
• THE ELVIS BRIDE BAND A Musical Performance.
• JUSTIN COOPER Interactive Performance.
Fresh, exciting a contemporary variety show not to be missed!
“In Etcetera, The Mill strings together works of performance art that are not your average variety show. More than just a comedic sketch here and a musical number there, the artists producing these vignettes feature truly inventive spins on old tricks.”
--Alison Trachta, The Chicagoist