Poetry Is Productions to Stage WILDE'S SALOME: A STRIPTEASE at Gorilla Tango

Poetry Is Productions presents the world premiere of "WILDE'S SALOMÉ: A STRIPTEASE", inspired by the play by Oscar Wilde. Press opening is March 25 at 9:00 pm at Gorilla Tango Theatre. "WILDE'S SALOMÉ" runs from March 18 (preview) through April 23 at Gorilla Tango, 1919 W. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL.

One of the Bible's most famous harlots comes to life through a new staging of the classic text, "Salomé" by Oscar Wilde. Developed into two operas, a film, and multiple other iterations, Wilde's "Salomé" shocked audiences with its bare portrayal of the titular character's feminine wiles, body, and inner life as she is forced to dance for King Herod. In this revamped modern adaptation, author/director Robert Eric Shoemaker joins choreographer/director Shelley DeHosse in a night of debauchery, sin, poetry, introspection, and redemption. Through burlesque and dance techniques, innovative staging and tech design, as well as a text designed to challenge the original by Oscar Wilde, "Wilde's Salomé: a striptease" will explore themes of feminism and empowerment, homosexuality, desire, and deadly passion.

Production staff includes Robert Eric Shoemaker (Deviser, Director, and Artistic Director), Shelley DeHosse (Deviser, Director), Przemyslaw Bosak (Sound Design), and Kathleen Qiu (Marketing Design).

Performances are Fridays at 9 PM on 3.18 and 3.25; Fridays and Saturdays at 7 PM 4.2 - 4.23. For tickets, visit GorillaTango.com or call (773) 598-4549. For more information, visit www.PoetryIs.org.

ROBERT ERIC SHOEMAKER is a Chicago based poet-playwright, director, and arts journalist. Eric's work has been seen at Redtwist Theatre, Gorilla Tango Theatre, City Lit Theatre, American Theater Company, 3 Brothers Theatre, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company, and others. He was awarded the 2014 Olga and Paul Menn Foundation Prize for Best Play for his musical PLATH/HUGHES, as well as a 2015 DCASE Individual Artist Program grant from the City of Chicago for his project "LORCA IN AMERICA". In addition to making theatre, Eric is an arts journalist and poet published in Newcity, Evanston Now, Rollick Magazine, the Chicago After Dark Anthology, Literature Emitting Diodes, and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. His book, "30 Days Dry" from Thought Collection Publishing, was met with acclaim from poets and critics. Eric is a graduate with honors from the University of Chicago, where he was Artistic Director of the Classical Entertainment Society. Eric is the current Artistic Director of Poetry Is. Follow his work at www.reshoemaker.com.

Poetry Is Productions has produced PLATH/HUGHES and BERNARDA ALBA AND HER HOUSE, both acclaimed for their originality and execution. Shoemaker's previous work at Gorilla Tango includes WAR OF THE WORLDS. WILDE'S SALOMÉ: A STRIPTEASE features performances by Leslie Halverson, Amelia Snoblin, and Ruth Wellin, as well as sound design by Przemyslaw Bosak, composer for TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA at Strawdog and BERNARDA ALBA AND HER HOUSE.

Poetry Is Productions brings poetry into all that we do, be it theatre, film, dance, publishing, or a new style of project. Our goal is to create art with a broadened sense of the definition of what "Poetry Is."

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