The Flea Theater is unveiling the most terrifying 4 part theatrical event of the fall – THE CUTTHROAT SERIES: GRAND GUIGNOL DUELS. These turn of the century French plays alternate between ghastly horrors and carnal comedies to create a gripping, deplorable evening of theater. To add to that thrill, audience members will vote on their favorite play from each of the four pods (titled Gore, Cruelty, Night Terror, and Lust) and the winners will live to kill another day for an extended run in Janua...
The Flea Theater is unveiling the most terrifying 4 part theatrical event of the fall – THE CUTTHROAT SERIES: GRAND GUIGNOL DUELS. These turn of the century French plays alternate between ghastly horrors and carnal comedies to create a gripping, deplorable evening of theater. To add to that thrill, audience members will vote on their favorite play from each of the four pods (titled Gore, Cruelty, Night Terror, and Lust) and the winners will live to kill another day for an extended run in January 2015!
The second of four pods, titled CRUELTY, will include three one-acts, directed by Flea Resident Directors and featuring The Bats. All shows will be designed by Dan Baker (Sound Design), Andrew Diaz (Set Design), and Scott Gianelli (Lighting Design).
THE WOMAN WHO WAS ACQUITTED
By Andre De Lorde
Adapted and Directed by Anne Cecelia Haney, with Costume Design by Kara Branch.
Featuring: Will Serri, Sarah Harper, David Alexander, Jimmy Dailey, AJ Ditty and Isabella Sazak.
In the back room of a courthouse, a frustrated judge and an intrusive doctor attempt to pry a confession from an unstable woman.
THE GET-A-WAY
By Rhett Rossi, based on a play by Frederick Witney
Directed by David Delaney, with Costume Design by Becky Willet and Fight Direction by Alex Gould.
Featuring: Ricardy Fabre, Stephanie Heitman, Ben Kaufman, Paul Thomas Truitt, and Leroy Graham (US).
In a remote cabin, Laura awaits her tardy lover, but her evening takes an horriffic turn when she is confronted with two drifters with an appetite for more than table scraps.
THE SYSTEM
By Edgar Allan Poe
Adapted and Directed by Michael Raine with Costume Design by Heather Carey and Fight Direction by Alex Gould.
Featuring Julia Anrather, Alex Campbell, Matt Cox, Jimmy Dailey, Ricardy Fabre, Artem Kriemer, Edan Jacob Levy, Cristina Pitter, William Serri, Ryan Stinnett, Paul Thomas Truitt.
In this comedy two reporters visit an insane asylum and wind up getting more than just a good story...