By Qui Nguyen
Directed By Casey Kaleba
August 2 - August 23, 2009
Previews Begin July 30
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(full schedule at the bottom of the page)
"Qui Nguyen's comic book fantasia on Bardic themes takes characters from the main tragedies and throws them into an us-versus-zombies apocalyptic scenario, with enough rock-accompanied stage combat to keep an Elizabethan groundling satisfied. This gamely trashy treat is a perfect storm of theater and horror geek obsessions." - Time Out New York
It is five years after the tragic events that ended Shakespeare’s HAMLET and Elsinore is ruled by a zombie king. Humanity on the brink of extinction, Lady Mac, Juliet and a seriously peeved Ophelia are brought back from the dead to battle the Zombies and Denmark’s new King of Pain. Blood, limbs and jokes fly in playwright Qui Nguyen’s love letter to Shakespeare, comic books and Hong Kong style action.
LIVING DEAD IN DENMARK grew out of Qui Nguyen's and Robert Parker’s company in New York, The Vampire Cowboys. Their works are a unique fusion of pop-culture and provocative ideas with a focus on stage combat as an exciting part of the storytelling process. Rorschach Theatre is no stranger to stage combat, with works like the Samurai love romance, FAIR LADIES AT A GAME OF POEM CARDS, but the epic battles and stylish action that take place in this production of LIVING DEAD IN DENMARK will be unlike anything Washington has ever seen.
PRODUCED BY Jenny McConnell Frederick and Randy Baker
FEATURING Company Member Scott McCormick with Katie Atkinson, Blair Bowers, Tony Bullock, Ben Cunis, Adrienne Nelson, Amy Quiggins, Megan Reichelt, Danny Rivera, Andres Talero, Sarah Taurchini and Eddie Walsh
DESIGNED BY company members Debra Kim Sivigny (Costume Designer) and Robbie Hayes (Set Designer) with Brian S. Allard (Lighting Designer), Matthew M Nielson (Sound Designer) and Andrea "Dre" Moore (Props Designer)
WITH Josh Goode (Assistant Director), Debbie Wheatley (Assistant Costume Designer), Kate Lucibella (Technical Director), Robert Brown (Master Electrician) and Trey Carnley (Master Carpenter)
SEASON 9 is sponsored in part by generous contributions from The Dobranski Foundation and Pete Miller & Sara Cormeny.
The run begins with
three Pay-What-You-Can Previews on
July 30, July 31 and August 1, all at 8pm
Opens on Sunday, August 2 at 7pm
And continues through August 23
with shows on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 800pm
and on Sunday, August 9 at 200pm, Sunday, August 16 at 200pm and Sunday, August 23 at 200pm
(FULL SEASON CALENDAR ON THE SEASON 9 HOMEPAGE)
The show performs in THE GONDA THEATRE at Georgetown University’s Royden B. Davis, S.J. Performing Arts Center
PHOTO: Megan Reichelt by C. Stanley Photography