Event

Two Story Animal - RHINOFEST 2010

Beau tells the tale of 30-year-old Boriley, odd-headed and prone to fits of drinking; 17-year-old Anna, prone to bursts of dancing; and Keith, sullen, sleepless and full of charismastic nastiness. Over the story's three months, acid is taken, baths explored, dancing is the health plan, and art falls out on the floor. Beau does his own acting in this troubling comic monologue, with a new special guest each weekend: Barrie Cole, Vicki Walden, Cecilie O'Reilly and David Isaacson.

JANUARY 23 & 24: Barrie Cole
ROCK PIZZA Written & Performed by Barrie Cole
Three new language/story pieces venturing into landscapes of going too far, the sacred and profane, and adventures in Facebook. "Chicago's champion of lyrical oddness. Unique, imaginative flair. A rich and fulfilling evening." (Justin Hayford, Chicago Reader)

JANUARY 30 & 31: Vicki Walden
INSIDE AND OUT Written & Performed by Vicki Walden
Vicki Walden (of DOG, a theater company) combines perceived and imagined history in a quest to discover the parent, apart from the filial relationship. With vocal appearance by H.B. Ward.

FEBRUARY 6 & 7: Cecilie O'Reilly
Cecilie O'Reilly will join Beau in the presentation of a companion piece of like theatrical humor and pith. Cecilie is a tenured faculty member of Columbia College Chicago's Theater Department, where she has taught acting and voice for 25 years and heads the Voice Program. Cecilie is a professional voice and dialect coach whose work includes productions for Steppenwolf, Goodman, Northlight and Milwaukee Rep.

FEBRAURY 13 & 14: David Isaacson
THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THE AMERICAN FINANCIAL SECTOR, or: GIACOMO CASANOVA EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU
Written & Performed by David Isaacson
Horny nuns. Sleazy gambler. And credit default swaps. Theater Oobleck's David Isaacson, as the reknowned lover Casanova, takes the audience on a tour of economic calamity, from the 18th century to the present.