The Chicago Mammals to Present CLAY CONTINENT: JEKYLL AND HYDE

The Chicago Mammals remount their highly acclaimed production CLAY CONTINENT - JEKYLL AND HYDE.

Inspired by the grotesque portraiture of Francis Bacon and the novel 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', CLAY CONTINENT is an aural pageant of diabolical villainy constructed with excerpts of text from the stories of Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and Edgar Allen Poe.

Recounting the story of one doctor's desperate attempt to overcome evil through the use of science, CLAY CONTINENT creates a compelling soundscape in which the multiple personalities inhabiting the doctor's body vie for dominance over their collective flesh.

Originally produced in 2000, here is what the critic's have said about CLAY CONTINENT -

"Highly Recommended...before it's over they'll leave nothing to the imagination"

- Web Behrans - New City

"Often Ingenious...the Mammals do a close to flawless job handling difficult but thrilling material."

- Brian Nemtusak - Chicago Reader

"Bob Fisher has taken the essence of the story - the duality of man - cut away all the fat and superfluous organs and left us the heart, bloody and still beating...This show is a feast for the senses...you hear every breath, whimper, and gulp...Just trust me when I say that there's some shit in here that is the very stuff of nightmares."

- AWG Chicago

The current cast features company members Erin Orr* as Edward Hyde and Anthony Stamilio* as Henry Jekyll. Also featuring guest performer David Ford Lykins as Utterson the Attorney.

Performance Nights -

Preview Performance: Saturday March 12th

Saturday March 19th

Saturday March 26th

Saturday April 2nd

All Performances start at 10:00pm with a 45 minute run time $20.00 tickets available via cc2016.brownpapertickets.com - limited number of discount tickets available via our website www.chicagomammals.com

For the Chicago Mammals, this remount of Clay Continent will mark a return to their roots. Originally the Chicago Mammals produced almost exclusively late night/underground productions where the company quickly earned a reputation for specializing in singularly dark, indulgent, and immersive experiences unlike any other company in the city, productions that can only be referred to as "Mammalian".

An important part of this play's production history is how it is a foundation of the Chicago Mammals commitment to creating exceptional opportunities for women on stage. Our 2008 production cast Jen Ellison as Henry Jekyll. At the time, it was a first for the Mammals, casting a woman in a role traditionally reserved for men. It was a moment that transformed the company's vision and commitment.

In 2010 the Mammals expanded from primarily late night productions and began the #allgirlproject as a way to provide actresses opportunities to perform roles from the western canon that they rarely if every get to embody. #Allgirlproject productions have included All Girl Moby Dick, All Girl Frankenstein, All Girl Edgar Allan Poe, and All Girl Dracula. In Fall of 2016 the #allgirlproject will continue with an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's entitled All Girl Master Builder.

Photo Credit: Chicago Mammals' website

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