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Original Cast: Tisha Terrasini Banker*, Rufus Bonds, Jr.*, Lanai Chapman,
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Sound Design & Original Music by Jack Arky. Lighting Design by Christopher Kuhl. Set Design by Sara Ryung Clement. Stage Manager: Allyson Schoolcraft. Assistant Director: Katie Soff. Graphic Design by John Knowles. | |
In September 2005, three weeks after Hurricane Katrina left thousands of people and animals homeless, and one year after his mother passed away, Los Angeles-based actor Tim Maddock volunteered to rescue animals in Louisiana. He packed up his car with food, water, clothing, work boots, flashlights and spare batteries, said goodbye to his life-partner and sheepdog, and headed east. During his time in New Orleans, Tim witnessed the plight of the animals that survived the storm, the desperation of people searching for the animals they had been forced to leave behind, and the toxic conditions that both animals and people were forced to endure. In addition to the obvious destruction Katrina caused, Tim also encountered the bureaucratic problems borne out of an excess of red tape, an overloaded infrastructure, and people taking the system into their own hands. Nearly a year after the hurricane, a new play would chronicle Tim’s experiences as an animal rescue volunteer, the stories of those he encountered and the emotional journey that extended well beyond the time he spent in New Orleans. “Because They Have No Words” had its world premiere on September 2, 2006 at The Lounge Theatre in Los Angeles. Produced by Weirdsmobile Productions, it was directed by Emilie Beck and co-written by Lotti Louise Pharriss and Tim Maddock. The play garnered several rave reviews over its five-week run and was nominated for an LA Weekly Theater Award for 'Best Ensemble Cast.' In October, 2007, it was nominated for two Ovation Awards by the LA Stage Alliance: World Premiere Play and Ensemble Performance. Now the play will be making its Midwest Premiere as part of the 2007-2008 season at the Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, IL. Emilie Beck will again direct and Maddock will be playing himself in the ensemble production. “Because They Have No Words” will open on Thursday, May 15, 2008 and will run thru June 15. Performances will be held on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2:30pm. Tickets will be $25 ($23 for students & seniors 65 and older). For reservations, please call the Piven box office at: 847.866.8049 (Note: Weirdsmobile Productions will not be taking reservations for this production. Please contact the Piven directly for reservations). “We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words." – from the novel Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. |
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Midwest Premiere: May 15, 2008 Tickets: $25 Box Office: 847.866.8049 For more info click here Appropriate for ages 12 and above. |
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