Paper Wind
February 23-24 @ RHINOFEST 2019
April 11 @ The Hinterlands / Play House, Detroit
(“The Italian Papers” only)
What do you need to leave behind to arrive at your seat at the table? PAPER WIND is a collection of two mini-works featuring Walkabout ensemble members Katie Mazzini, Thom Pasculli, Nigel Brown, and Dana Murphy.
“Starch in the Wind” is a prequel investigation of Walkabout’s next ensemble show THE RAVELING, an avant garde history play.
“The Italian Papers” is a piece developed by Thom and Katie during their time at the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards.
Both works provide an intimate exploration into Walkabout’s signature montage aesthetic. The ensemble will interweave personal narrative, song, dance, and found text to explore questions of creative myth-making, heritage, musical theater, and transformation.
The Raveling
Free Performances! Presented by Chicago’s Night Out in the Parks
Fri Sept 13, 7pm & Sat Sept 14, 2pm
@ Independence Park (3945 N Springfield Ave)
Tu Sept 10 & Wed Sept 11, 7pm
@ Seward Park (375 Elm St)
Thu Sept 19, 7pm
@ Tuley Park (501 E 90th Pl)
Sat Sept 21, 3pm
@ Sherman Park (1301 W. 52nd St)
Sept 26 – Oct 13 @ Victory Gardens Theater
As the borders of home are redefined across generations, The Raveling teases apart the threads of heritage, history and hearsay in its cast of co-creators hailing from Chicago, Toronto, and New Delhi. The Raveling is part family fever dream, part fairy tale, and part detective story as the knot of belonging is stretched and pulled across countries and decades of legends, heroes, and misadventures.
directed by Thom Pasculli
co-created with vocal specialist Fides Krucker with text by Morgan McNaught
created and performed by
Anastacia Narrajos
Anirudh Nair
Amba-Suhasini Jhala
Cooper Forsman
Dana Murphy
Katie Mazzini
Nigel Brown
McCambridge Dowd-Whipple
Stage Manager Shanyn Strub
Asst Director Sonya Madrigal
Costume Design Myron Elliott-Cisneros
Scenic Design Dominique Zaragoza
Lighting Design Dina Marie Saubert
Summer Training Intensive
A week-long theater training and performance intensive for artists of all disciplines: The week will include daily sessions focused on training physical presence and awareness through partner acrobatics, stilt-walking, singing, and improvisation. Each day will also include a dedicated session for participants to develop their individual practice and personal performance material. Participants will use personal investigations as a way of meeting each other and confronting themselves. Sessions will run from 2-9pm with a dinner break Monday through Friday, and an open showing of the participants’ work will be presented on Friday evening.
2019 Summer Dates TBD
Chicago Performance Lab
2-9pm Monday-Friday
$250 with Early Bird Discount
$300 regular price
Please email training@walkabouttheater.org for more information.
