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Photo Flash: SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! Ends 7/31

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The Apollo Theater Studio closes the world premiere of SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! (A Civil War Comedy) from award-winning filmmakers, Joe Anderson and Demian Krentz on July 31st. Show schedule is Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM. Tickets are $15 for adults and $11 for students & seniors, and are available at 773.935.6100 or ApolloChicago.com.

Full of comedy, tragedy and all the other theatrical elements today's audiences demand, SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! follows the lives of two brothers at the end of the American Civil War, told through the letters they wrote one another. This "traveling museum exhibit" features a dramatic reading of the legendary historic letters of the Binjimmons brothers, presented chronologically for the very first time! The audience meets Chauncy Binjimmons slinking away from his service for the Confederacy and heading west to find adventure on the wild frontier. Meanwhile, brother Adam Binjimmons navigates the pressures of family life at their childhood home in Virginia.

SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! is directed by Jeff Award-winning Second City veteran Amanda Blake Davis. Written and performed by Joe Anderson and Demian Krentz, also starring Mary McClenahan Fielding, and with musical accompaniment by Mike Casey. For more information, visit ShootFaster.com.

Photo Credit: Erin Nekervis

Photo Flash: SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! Ends 7/31 Image

Photo Flash: SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! Ends 7/31 Image
Demian Krentz as Adam Binjimmons

Photo Flash: SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! Ends 7/31 Image
Demian Krentz and Joe Anderson (R) as Adam and Chauncy Binjimmons

Photo Flash: SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! Ends 7/31 Image
Joe Anderson as Chauncy Binjimmons

Photo Flash: SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! Ends 7/31 Image





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