Interrobang Theatre Project Announces 2013-14 Season at The Athenaeum Theatre

Following its critically acclaimed third season which included Hot 'N' Throbbing and Speaking In Tongues, Interrobang Theatre Project, under the leadership of Co-Artistic Directors Jeffry Stanton and James Yost, has announced its 2013-14 season. Interrobang is now a resident company at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport in Chicago, where its full 2013/14 season will be presented. Tickets for all production will go on sale soon through the Athenaeum Theatre Box Office at www.athenaeumtheatre.org or by calling (773) 935-6875.

The Interrobang Theatre Project 2013-14 Season includes:

Title: TERMINUS

Playwright Mark O'Rowe

Director: Co-Artistic Director Jeffry Stanton

Cast: Christina Hall, Michaela Petro and Kevin Barry Crowley

Chicago audiences and critics raved about Ireland's Abbey Theatre production of TERMINUS, which made a two-night appearance at the Museum of Contemporary Art in 2011. Interrobang Theatre Project brings the play back to the Chicago stage for the first Midwest production with an American cast. This extravagant drama of interlocking monologues builds to create a story that is both utterly surreal and compelling. As a piece of theatre and as a piece of poetry, TERMINUS is a tour-de-force; a febrile, demonic fantasy that sweeps the audience along on a helter-skelter ride made up of the wildest parts of the imagination, our greatest hopes and our darkest fears. Be warned - it's not for the faint of heart!

Dates: Previews: Thursday, September 12 and Friday, September 13, 2013 at 8 pm

Press performance: Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 8 pm

Regular run: Sunday, February 15 - Sunday, October 6, 2013; Added 3 pm performances on Saturday, September 21, 28 & October 5

Curtain Times: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 3 pm

Tickets: $25; $10 previews, students/industry (with ID).

Title: THE PITCHFORK DISNEY

Playwright: Philip Ridley

Director: Co-Artistic Director Jeffry Stanton

Cast: Andrew Goetten, Aislinn Kerchaer, Mark Lancaster and Josh Salt.

Ten years ago, Presley and Haley's parents disappeared. Now a grownup, agoraphobic, self-medicating, modern-day Hansel and Gretel, the adult-children gorge on chocolate and use fantasy as a spell to keep the post-apocalyptic world outside at bay. But one night their safe isolation is shattered by the arrival of bizarre nightclub entertainer, Cosmo Disney, and his mute mate Pitchfork Cavalier.

Dates: Previews: Thursday, February 6 and Friday, February 7, 2014 at 8 pm

Press performance: Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 8 pm

Regular run: Sunday, February 9 - Sunday, March 2, 2014; Added 3 pm performances on Saturday, February 15, 22, and March 1

Curtain Times: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 3 pm

Title: A world premiere adaptation of DOLL'S HOUSE

Playwright Henrik Ibsen, reimagined and freely adapted by Calamity West

Director: Co-Artistic Director James Yost

Nora enjoys a comfortable life with her family and loves her husband Torvald above all else. So much so, that she's risked a small lie in order to save his reputation and protect their cozy existence. When the truth worms its way out with a threat of blackmail, Nora begins to question her devotion and finds herself forced into making a life-altering decision. A bold, fresh new adaption of Ibsen's perennially provocative play by one of Chicago's hottest emerging playwrights.

Dates: Previews: Thursday, May 8 and Friday, May 9, 2014 at 8 pm

Press performance: Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 8 pm

Regular run: Sunday, May 11 - Sunday, June 8, 2014; Added 3 pm performance on Saturday, June 7.

Curtain Times: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 3 pm

Tickets: $25; $10 previews, students/industry (with ID).

About Interrobang Theatre Project

Founded in 2010, Interrobang Theatre Project produces visceral and timely plays that are not readily seen on other Chicago stages. Interrobang upholds live theatre and the act of collective imagining as a powerful means to change our world one play at a time. Interrobang is not recommended for audiences who prefer theatre to be benign or familiar.

Interrobang Theatre Project's third season opened with the "scintillating revival" (Time Out Chicago) of Paula Vogel's Hot 'N' Throbbing. The Chicago Tribune hailed Interrobang "a company to watch", Time Out Chicago's 5-star review claimed, "as the production barrels to its shocking finale, it's clear (Jeffry) Stanton and his impeccable cast are in complete control," and New City Stage exclaimed, "Interrobang Theatre Project, guns ablaze, dives headfirst into the play's challenging themes, and offers a rare production in which every element onstage is as robust and capable as every other." Other Interrobang Theatre Project productions include the one-man Here Lies Henry by Daniel MacIvor, the Midwest premiere of The Argument by Gregory Moss, and Orange Flower Water by Craig Wright, a co-production with BareBones Theatre.

What's an interrobang?

An interrobang is the combination of a question mark and an exclamation point, joining the Latin for "question" (interro) with a proofreading term for "exclamation" (bang). Punctuation expresses an attitude, an idea, an attempt to make things clearer. Through the plays we produce, Interrobang Theatre Project poses muscular questions. Navigating through the dark together with our audience we attempt to arrive at new understandings and fresh perspectives of who we are and the world in which we live.

For more information on Interrobang Theatre Project, visit www.interrobangtheatreproject.org or www.facebook.com/interrobangtheatreproj.

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