Helen Hayes-Winning Factory 449 Productions Presents THE ICE CHILD 5/10-6/3

THE ICE CHILD, presented by Factory 499, performs May 10 to June 3 at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint (916 G Street, NW). Performances are Thursday – Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm with Pay-What-You-Can performances May 17 & 18 (8pm). An additional Pay-What-You-Can Industry Night performance is scheduled for Monday, May 20 (8pm). Press night is May 19 at 8pm.

Urban legend gets a shot of Edgar Allen Poe and a dash of contemporary horror in Factory 449's world premiere of THE ICE CHILD. Catherine wakes to find herself imprisoned in a coffin size freezer. To discover how she got there – and whether she can talk her way to freedom – she must quickly decide which of her captors to trust. Outside her makeshift prison, a struggle soon arises over Catherine's treatment that will decide the fate of victims and villains alike. This show is told through a mash-up of film, live performance and visual art.

"The Ice Child represents Factory 449's first original, company-created theatre production and a necessary step in the evolution of the collective. Artistic, organizational and financial risks are all part of undertaking this type of innovative programming-but risks worth taking. Factory 449 is one of the few DC arts organizations creating its own work," says Factory 449 Producing Artistic Director, Rick Hammerly.

"This show will really push us to tell a story in a new way," says Hunter Styles, Factory 449 company member and the director of the project. "We are looking to uncover the possibilities that come from giving an incredibly talented group of actors a brand-new script, fold in a huge recorded video component and present the story with unorthodox staging and unusual design elements. It's a show that hits hard, and leaves you haunted afterward."

All tickets $20 available online or at (866) 811-4111.

More information is available at www.flashpointdc.org or factory449.org.

Lisa Hodsoll is a Factory 449 company member, appearing in the company's past productions of 4.48 Psychosis, The Saint Plays and Magnificent Waste as well as staged readings of Factory 449's Factory Made Series. She was part of the original sketch comedy troupe BrewHaHa in Chicago and has written several plays and screenplays, two of which have been made into films: Buffurducken and Kosmopolites, currently in post production. She is also a member of No Rules Theatre Company. Rick Hammerly currently serves as Factory 449's Producing Artistic Director. For Factory 449, he has produced 4.48 Psychosis, The Saint Plays and Magnificent Waste. He wrote and directed the award-winning short film signage for Idle Rich Productions, received a Helen Hayes Award for his turn as Hedwig in Signature Theatre's Hedwig and the Angry Inch and recently directed the award-winning production of Dead Man Walking at American University, where he is finishing a master's degree in Arts Management. As a playwright his work includes Taking up Serpents and Aurora Blue.

Hunter Styles (Director) joined Factory 449 as a company member this fall. He is the Artistic Director of Artists' Bloc, a DC-based non-profit that hosts workshop events for theatre and dance projects in development. He has written short plays for Forum Theatre, Rorschach Theatre and Wayward Theatre, and has directed shows for Factory 449, The Studio Theatre 2ndStage, Rorschach Theatre, Forum Theatre, Wayward Theatre and Doorway Arts Ensemble, with assistant directing work with Theater J, Synetic Theater and more. He is a staff member at The Studio Theatre and writes for American Theatre magazine and DC Theatre Scene. He received a 2012 Helen Hayes Awards nomination, Outstanding Director of a Resident Musical, for his work on Pop! at Studio Theatre 2ndstage.

The cast of The Ice Child, features Factory 449 company members Sara Barker and Karin Rosnizeck with David Landstrom and Dexter Hamlett.

The Production and Design team includes: Rick Hammerly (Producer), Miriam Yoder (Production Stage Manager), Joey Walls (Lights), Jesse Achtenberg (Video), Aaron Fisher (Projection), Tom Carman (Sound Composition).

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