"Pony", a World-Premiere Play at Chopin Theatre Mainstage

Pony, a World-Premiere Play at Chopin Theatre Mainstage

Chopin Theatre Mainstage (1543 W. Division Ave. Chicago, IL 60642)

Full Price:: $28.00

Our Price:: $14.00*

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Part of the citywide Woyzeck Project celebrating Georg Büchner's unfinished 1837 work, Pony makes its world premiere. On the other side of the woods from Woyzeck lives Pony, a mysterious newcomer who attracts the attention of an obsessive waitress and a young transsexual. Desperate to evade their questions, Pony wades through a world of violence, shifting gender roles and obsessive love, in the process revealing more about himself than he ever intended.

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The last date listed for Pony was Sunday May 22, 2011 / 7:30pm.

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Chopin Theatre Mainstage

1543 W. Division Ave.

Chicago, IL 60642

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773-278-1500

More Information About Pony

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http://www.thewoyzeckproject.com

Quotes & Highlights

Read an interview with the playwright at the About Face Theatre website.

Description

Written by Sylvan Oswald
Directed by Bonnie Metzgar

Woyzeck doesn’t really exist — the work was left unfinished by Georg Büchner upon his death in 1837. The original manuscript is fragmented, crossed out and chemically altered. For decades, the incomplete work has fascinated avant-garde arts and scholars who have studied and adapted it. The Woyzeck Project seeks to encourage today’s Chicago arts community to respond to what has been famously called the first working-class tragedy.

Pony is a world premiere by Sylvan Oswald, directed by About Face Artistic Director Bonnie Metzgar as part of The Woyzeck Project. The production features Starring Jessica Hudson, Matthew Sherbach, Kelli Simpkins*, Janet Ulrich Brooks*, and Kristina Valada-Viars*
*Indicates member of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.