Artistic Conspiracy Announces Cast And Creative Team For Chicago Afterdark

Artistic Conspiracy announces the world premiere production of Chicago Afterdark, written by Tate A. Geborkoff and directed by Tobi Mattingly, playing at The Charnel House, 3421 W. Fullerton Ave, March 15-25, 2018.

A new play in two poetic acts, Chicago Afterdark explores love, betrayal, and the masks we choose to wear.

Performances are on Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are $20 and are available at artisticconspiracy.com/chicago-afterdark. Half price tickets can be purchased for any performance through the production's crowdfunding campaign, available through February 28 at igg.me/at/chicago-afterdark.

Inspired by the artwork of Richard Prince and set in a noir-esque alternate version of the city, Chicago Afterdark is a pair of one act plays that serve as a spiraling look at betrayal. Following in Prince's derivative tradition, poet and playwright Tate A. Geborkoff has drawn on both their disciplines to write one of the two acts entirely in poetry and the second as more of a traditional play. Director Tobi Mattingly has further repurposed the work with layers of devising drawn from her background in movement and physical theatre. The result is a work of moving performance art unlike anything else happening in the Chicago storefront theatre scene.

The cast for Chicago Afterdark includes Taylor Badri Dariarow (The Man-Crazy Nurse), Paige Hauer (The Washington Nurse), Brian Huther (The Tailor), Topher Leon (The Lover), Ryan Tang (The Man About Town) and Marie Tredway (The Butcher).

The creative and design team for Chicago Afterdark includes Tobi Mattingly (director), Tate Geborkoff (playwright), Becca Braun (assistant director), Jazmin Aurora Medina (costume designer), David Trudeau (lighting designer) and Megan Chaney (stage manager).

ABOUT TATE A. GEBORKOFF, Playwright

Geborkoff is a queer poet and playwright working and living in Chicago. Their poetry has recently appeared in Juked, the virtual artist collective, Thank You For Swallowing, Birch Gang Review, Words + Pictures, Curbside Splendor, The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review and Burningword Literary Journal. As a playwright, their work has recently been nominated for Best New Work/New Adaptation at the BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards and has been selected as a semifinalist for the Great Gay Play and Musical Contest and the National Playwrights Conference.

ABOUT TOBI MATTINGLY, Director

Mattingly is an actor, director and music director and the founder of Artistic Conspiracy, whose mission is creating and enabling world-changing theatre. She is passionate about spotlighting art and artists she believes in. Specializing in new work development, Tobi has worked with NWAC, Quest Ensemble, American Theatre Company, Adventure Stage Chicago, Haven Theatre, Shedd Aquarium, New American Folk Theatre, the Factory Theater and more. Tobi is the Director of Marketing & Communications for DirectorsLabChicago. She is married to actor/playwright Josh Mattingly.

ABOUT ARTISTIC CONSPIRACY

Artistic Conspiracy was formed in 2012 with the mission of creating and enabling world-changing theatre. The organization has produced several readings of new works over the years as part of its new works incubator, some being presented in collaboration with local theatres such as Haven Theatre and Adventure Stage Chicago. Chicago Afterdark is Artistic Conspiracy's first full production. In addition to incubating new work, Artistic Conspiracy offers several classes and services helping professional artists manage the non-arts side of their careers, such as headshots, websites and marketing, taxes, and more.

Attached photo, from left to right: Paige Hauer, Topher Leon, Marie Tredway, Ryan Tang, Taylor Badri Dariarow, Brian Huther.

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