The Conspirators are proud to crawl out of the bomb shelter and announce their newest production, written by Sid Feldman and directed by Artistic Director Wm. Bullion, The Caucasian Inner Circle, or, Hooray for Billionaires! (TCIC,o,HFB!). The production runs Thursday, May 12 (preview), Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14 at 8 p.m. and Thursday, May 19 through Saturday, May 21 at 8 p.m. at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave. (at Milwaukee Ave.). Tickets are $10 at the door for all shows with advanced reservations available via email at witness@conspirewithus.org. Those who email ticket requests will receive an email confirmation of the reservation. Masks and proof of COVID-19 vaccination required. For more information visit www.conspirewithus.org.
TCIC,o,HFB! is a neo-commedia cabaret romp purporting to be a pro-wealth propaganda trade show sponsored by a pair of elusive billionaire brothers celebrating the exploits and importance of the tip-top of the 1%. Performed in the Conspirators' inimitable neo-commedia style, the trade show may or may not go horribly wrong...
The production features the talents of: Olivia Anton (she/her/hers), Joseph Bryant (he/him/his), Brook Celeste (she/her/hers/they/them/theirs), Casey Chartier-Vignapiano (she/her/hers/they/then/theirs), Marianna Gallegos (she/her/hers), Gail Harder (she/her/hers), Ali Janes (she/her/hers), Michael Lomenick (he/him/his), Lizzy Mosher (she/her/hers), Kieran O’Connor (he/him/his), Elizabeth Quilter (she/her/hers/they/them/theirs) Sivan Spector (she/her/hers) and playing percussion: Tom Jasek (he/him/his).
ABOUT SID FELDMAN, (Playwright)
Sid Feldman (he/him/his) co-founded The Conspirators and has written plays, adaptations, screenplays, reviews and essays. He has produced plays, concerts and events for numerous organizations including New Crime and Sliced Bread Productions (also with Wm. Bullion!).
ABOUT WM. BULLION (Artistic Director and Director)
Wm. Bullion (he/him/his) is a veteran tragicomedian, director and actor on the fringe of the Chicago theater fringe and beyond. Bullion is an ensemble member of his beloved Factory Theater, for whom he has directed Prophet$ and Born Ready. He started Sliced Bread Productions in 1988 and put up some solid work before it folded in 2008. He co-founded the Conspirators in 2016 and has proudly directed their three big pieces: Accidental Death of a Black Motorist; The Deckchairs, or Make the Titanic Great Again; and The Resistible Rise of Herr Helmut Drumpf, but was a fool to think starting another theater group in Chicago is a viable, sustainable idea. Yet, here we are.
ABOUT THE CONSPIRATORS
The Conspirators are a (still relatively new) theater and performance collective in Chicago dedicated to provoking thought and action through dynamic, immediate theater art. The Conspirators work exclusively in a style of neo-Commedia called “The Style”—a highly theatrical performance mode developed by movie stars Tim Robbins and John Cusack from the techniques of Ariane Mnouchkine, Commedia dell’Arte, Bugs Bunny cartoons and punk rock, as historically performed by New Crime Prod. (R.I.P.) and The Actors’ Gang. The company also offers Style workshops to interested performers of all calibers.The Conspirators are proud to crawl out of the bomb shelter and announce their newest production, written by Sid Feldman and directed by Artistic Director Wm. Bullion, The Caucasian Inner Circle, or, Hooray for Billionaires! The production runs, directed by Bullion, is Thursday, May 12 (preview), Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14 at 8 p.m. and Thursday, May 19 through Saturday, May 21 at 8 p.m. at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave. (at Milwaukee Ave.). Tickets are available for $10 at the door with advanced reservations available via email at witness@conspirewithus.org. Those who email ticket requests will receive an email confirmation of the reservation. Masks and proof of COVID-19 vaccination required. For more information visit www.conspirewithus.org.