QUASIMONDO Season II
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Bacchanalia @ The Villa Terrace
Written and Directed by Brian Rott and Jessi Miller Back by popular demand, The Quasimondo Milwaukee Physical Theatre & The Villa Terrace Museum are proud to invite you to partake in the revelry of the divine festival honoring the Roman God Bacchus, the enigmatic god of wine, fertility and ecstasy. Bacchanalia is back! Generous use of dance, live music, poetry, cuisine and libations will envelope audiences in the sensuality and pleasure of this primal, mystical festival. Ancient ritual, myth, philosophy and the origins of theatre are explored through the work of local choreographers and musicians. The gods will rumble on Mount Olympus, Socrates will be executed, the Cyclops will be blinded, satyrs will dance, and Medusa will wriggle. This exciting and cathartic Quasimondo original has something for any pallette, including a banquet of appetizers provided by Glorioso's. If you missed our world premiere last April, the season is now to indulge in our panoply of history and culture! Warning: Mature content. May not be suitable for audiences under the age of 15. SHOWTIMES:
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd @ 6PM* MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd @ 7PM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th @ 7PM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th @ 7PM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1st @ 7PM TICKETS: GENERAL ADMISSION: $25, STUDENT/ARTIST: $20
*OPENING NIGHT GALA: $45/$45 Purchase tickets now at: http://bacchanaliavillaterrace.brownpapertickets.com/ LOCATION:
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum 2220 N. Terrace Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202 (414) 271-3656 For more information on the Villa Terrace go to: http://www.villaterracemuseum.org/index.html VIDEO TRAILERS DIRECTED, FILMED, & EDITED COURTESY OF BROOKE MAROLDI, MAGPIE MEDIA, INC., & QUASI-TV.
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Poster art by Andrew Parchman
*Opening Night "Gods and Goddesses Gala"
Opening night is on the Autumnal Equinox, Sunday, September 22 and features a Mt. Olympus Gods and Goddesses party following the production. Come celebrate the Autumnal Equinox at this costume party with hors d’oeuvres by Gloriosos, music by The Elementals, and cash bar. $45.00 includes the play opening night, $40 for those wearing their best toga or god/goddess costume. Come and see a Greek play the way it should be seen, in a toga. Prepare your toga! Make Greek Goddess Costume or Toga How to make a toga with a bed sheet PRESS for BACCHANALIA
9/24/13 "Quasimondo blends myth, humanity, lakeside setting in 'Bacchanalia" By Mike Fischer, JSOnline http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/arts/quasimondo-blends-myth-humanity-lakeside-setting-in-baccanalia-b99104331z1-225058702.html 9/21/2013 "Return of the Gods: Quasimondo Revives Bacchanalia" By Jeff Grygny, Third Coast Digest http://thirdcoastdaily.com/2013/09/return-of-the-gods-quasimondo-revives-bacchanalia/ 4/30/13 "Toga Party: Quasimondo's cornucopian Bacchanalia" By Jeff Grygny, Milwaukee Theatre Examiner http://www.examiner.com/review/toga-party-quasimondo-s-cornucopian-bacchanalia 4/18/13 "Greek classics, Quasimondo style" By Danielle McClune, Third Coast Digest http://thirdcoastdaily.com/2013/04/greek-classics-quasimondo-style/
PRODUCTION TEAM
Original Score by: Bill Webb Costume Design: Amanda Tollefson Mask Design: Katie Jesse Prop Design: Chase Vreeland Poster Art: Andrew Parchman Choreagraphed by: Simon Andreas Eichinger, Liz Faraglia, Chris MacGregor, Jessi Miller, Jenni Reinke and Brian Rott. ORCHESTRA Bill Webb: keyboard, many flutes Thomas Nezario Chickpezio: oud, percussion Ben Yela: acoustic guitar, ukelele Sarah Mellstom: vocals ACTING ENSEMBLE Josh Bryan, ARISTOTLE, CYCLOPS, CHARON, NEWTON Thomas Nezario Chickpezio, ACTAEON, MARSYAS Emily Craig, MEDUSA, APHRODITE Michael Davis, SOCRATES, ZEUS, DESCARTES Michael Guthrie, DIOGENES, THESEUS, SAINT AUGUSTINE, MARX Jeff Kriesel, EPICURUS, ORION, PAN, NIETZCHE Brooke Maroldi, HERA, JUDGE Jessi Miller, PERSEPHONE, QUEEN PASIPHAE, PRIAPUS Sarah Ann Mellstrom, DEMETER, HERMAPHRODITUS Andrew Parchman, HADES, CADMUS, THESPIS, FAUN Jenni Reinke, ARTEMIS, CEREBUS Brian Rott, BACCHUS, MINOTAUR, KING MINOS Kirk Thomsen, PLATO, HERMES, SCHOPENHAUER Michael Weiss, PYTHAGORAS, TIRESIUS, ARTAUD, SAILOR Ben Yela, APOLLO, PENTHEUS, ALEXANDER, JESUS, Ashley Milewski, ARIADNE Sarah Ginger Seefeldt, SEMELE, DAPHNE Jessi Miller: From Goat to Goddess:MEDUSA: The Method to the Madness |
