The Mysterious Elephant and the Terrible Tragedy of the Unlikely Addington Twins (*Who Kill Him)
By Emily Schwartz
Directed by Carolyn Klein
June 19—July 19
Special Preview: June 18 @ 8pm
Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division, Chicago
8pm Thursday—Saturday, 2pm Sunday
Tickets: $20 — RIP seating: $35
From the wickedly whimsical imagination of Emily Schwartz, writer of 2007's Mr. Spacky,…the Man Who Was Continuously Followed by Wolves, comes the tale of the horribly unlucky Addington twins and their quest to extract themselves from the all too tragic plot of the play in which they've been currently placed. Throughout the evening Esther and Edward Addington endeavor to triumph over their narrator, raise the dead, showcase a series of terrible events through song, empathize with unusual puppets and rescue a rather large mechanical elephant from the jaws of certain doom. All in under two human hours! Prepare yourself and your familiars to be both amazed and delighted!
| Missus Primm | Elizabeth Bagby |
| Cousin Francis | Delia Baseman* |
| Captain Mandy/Christoph | Scott Cupper* |
| William | Stephen Dale |
| Narrator | Weston Davis* |
| Esther addington | Carol Enoch* |
| Cousin Madeline | Jenifer Henry* |
| Edward Addington | Matt Holzfeind |
| Uncle Lou | Bob Kruse |
| Reverend Pea | Tom Mackey |
| Aunt Ernestine | Jennifer Marschand* |
| Missus Kempt | Kate Nawrocki* |
| Elephant | Thomas Zeitner |
| Playwright: | Emily Schwartz* |
| Director: | Carolyn Klein |
| Producer: | Max Wagner |
| Stage Manager: | Amanda Dravecky-Kulczewski* |
| Costume Designer: | Jeremy Floyd |
| Lighting Designer: | Julian Pike* |
| Set Designer: | Galen Pejeau |
| Music Director: | Jackie Jasperson |
| Songwriter: | Emily Schwartz* |
| Music Arrangement: | Tom Mackey |
| Photography: | Matthew Liang-Chaboud |
* Denotes Strange Tree Group Company member