RHINOCERONTIC 1515 | 2005
The resurrection of a rhinoceros that was given as a gift to the Pope by the king of Portugal in 1515, but ended up on the bottom of the ocean floor.
With Goat Island
Written, directed, and designed by Niki Anderson, Gillian Collyer, Jolan Emamui,
Michael McAvene, and Shawn Reddy
Gallery 2
Part of the Goat Island Summer Workshop
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EUGENE AND THE SONG OF THE WICKED STARLING | 2003
The art and science of observation are explored through the stories of Icarus, Leonardo da Vinci's flying machines, and Eugene Schieffelin, an avid ornithologist and lover of theater who tried to introduce to America every species of bird referenced in the complete works of William Shakespeare (606).
With Curious Theater Branch
Written, directed, and designed by Shawn Reddy
Featuring Beau O'Reilly, Kat McJimsey, and Jenny Magnus
Choreography by Bryn Magnus
Video by Robin Cline
Museum of Science and Industry
Commissioned by the Grainger Foundation
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THE MAN STRIPPED BARE BY HIS BOY | 2003
Family secrets are reconstructed using the notebooks of Marcel Duchamp, Cubism, and the art of taxidermy.
With Curious Theater Branch
Written, directed, and designed by Shawn Reddy
Featuring Julie Caffey, Lara Hightower, Guy Massey, and Colm O'Reilly
Lunar Cabaret
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BANTAM LIGHTWEIGHT | 2002
A museum collection of insect behavior, Gene Kelly dance numbers, and P.T. Barnum sideshow unfolds as two old friends prepare for a mysterious gathering.
With Curious Theater Branch
Written, directed, and designed by Shawn Reddy
Featuring Beau O'Reilly and Ned O'Reilly
Musical accompaniment by Jenny Magnus
Chopin Theater, Lunar Cabaret, Museum of Contemporary Art, and Steppenwolf Theatre
Part of the Rhinoceros Theater Festival
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INFLUENZA AND THE MISAPPLICATION OF COLD CREAM | 2002
The influenza pandemic of 1918 is culled up in the middle of a snowstorm in this haunting séance that attempts to find tone to language that could be composed as music.
With Curious Theater Branch
Written, directed, and designed by Shawn Reddy
Featuring Marianne Fieber and Beau O'Reilly
Musical accompaniment by Michael Zerang
Lunar Cabaret
Part of the Scaffold Project
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