Paper Chairs Announces Production of
Hillcoutry Underbelly: A Pilgrimage on the Outskirts
an Original Musical | Book and Lyrics by Elizabeth Doss, Music by Mark Stewart
Aug.05-21, 2011
Paper Chairs excitedly announces its third production, Hillcountry
Underbelly: A Pilgrimage on the Outskirts, written by Elizabeth Doss,
with original music by Mark Stewart, directed by Dustin Wills and
Keri Boyd.
Pa’s fall down a deathtrap rattles through the land like thunder. His ghost appears in limestone, prophesying a great flood will take the hillcountry by storm. His six surviving orphans must head to higher ground to elude their demise. Watch the pack aim to outrun and outsmart every obstacle on the outskirts in the fierce pursuit of life. How do you survive a flood when you’ve lost your roots? Paper Chairs will flood the VORTEX Yard and wash away a scorching August in an environmental production of this torrential tale. Holes, floods, tunes, dogs and buzzards abound. Prepare for a soaking.
Featuring performances by Robert Pierson as Pa (2011 Critic’s Table and 2010 B. Iden Payne Best Supporting Actor), Caroline Reck as the Theotokos, and Jacob Trussell, Emily Tindall, Noel Gaulin, Kelli Bland, Jenn Hartmann, and Mark Stewart as the orphans – oh, and musicians too.
Scenic design by Lisa Laratta (2010 Critic’s Table Best Scenic Design), costume design by Dustin Wills, projection design by Noel Gaulin and lighting design by Natalie George (2011 Critic’s Table Best Lighting Design).
Hillcountry Underbelly runs Thursdays–Sundays from August 5 to August 21 nightly at 8:30 p.m. (please note later start time)
Tickets: Pay-What-You-Want Thursdays; Fridays-Sundays after that - $15.00 - $25.00 general seating. Advanced ticket purchase will be available through our website as of July 18, 2011 (www.paperchairs.com).
Hillcountry Underbelly will be presented in the VORTEX yard – we encourage folks to dress down! The Butterfly Bar will sell cooling refreshments and Paper Chairs will offer bug spray (if needed), fans, mist, general comfort and an outhouse – you can even bring your own chair if you don’t like ours.
And if that isn’t enough… we’re having a PRE-PARTY at The VORTEX on Wednesday, July 27th from 8:00pm-11:00. We’re give you a sneak preview of some musical selections from the show, a hillcountry jamboree jam, games, merriment, Happy Hour prices form the Butterfly Bar and free Whiskey beverages provided by What Will They Do Next. Five dollar suggested donation.
Paper Chairs creates sensorially dynamic theatre combining fractured subjectivity, music, unconventional audience situation, surrealism and labor-intensive mechanics. We favor challenging texts that allow for a fusion of various performance styles, music genres, and historical periods to excite modern sensibilities and educate by suggesting past and present cultural connections. The work is outrageous, well-researched, and a little bit dangerous.
OUR KICKSTARTER SITE: www.kickstarter.com/projects/paperchairs/hillcountry-underbelly
For interviews, live-on-airs, more information or limited press
passes please contact: dustin@paperchairs.com or 512-217-2436.
