Grand Guignol.
Théâtre du Grand-Guignol was a Victorian theatre in Paris that specialized in showcasing the most stylized, gory and shocking horror theatre in the world. Founded in melodrama, the Grand Guignol’s plays were meant to stun and terrorize audiences; and the theatre even boasted an on-staff doctor to resuscitate victimized patrons. Pandemic Collective’s fourth presentation of Grand Guignol showcased The Final Kiss and Chop-Chop! or The Guillotine, two timeless scripts originally performed in the 1900's, revived for a second life in Denver.
Join Us For A Little Massacre This V-Day!
Skip the boring Valentine's Day dinner and join Pandemic Collective for classic horreur Parisienne! Sip on a Valentine Vitriol, (our featured acidic aperitif of the evening,) and sink your teeth into an evening of two frightful and delightful horror plays underscored with live music.
Our musical line-up:
George Sepmeier
Wes Watkins
Get infected with Another Night Of Grand Guignol ....
FEED:love
FEED: Love examines in four courses the journey from our youthful ideals of love, to the more hard-won truths of adulthood.
Each course is a glass of wine, a small bite, and a performance piece.
Premiering Love a new album by Wes Watkins
Theatrical Direction by Laura Lounge
Event Direction by Lauren Shepard
Choreography by Kaitlin Fox
Wine Curation by Michael Lounge, Sommelier
Culinary Magic by A Notte Denver
Live Painting by Ellen Moershel
Featuring Amanda Berg Wilson and Matthew Blood-Smyth
Music Performance by Wes Watkins Ensemble
Photography by Michael Ensminger
¡el Simio!
(or a contemporary retelling of Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape)
by Eugene O’Neill with translations by Lorenzo Sariñana
A story of a simple laborer trapped in a world controlled by the rich. This classic expressionist work is re-imagined as a one-man / hyper-media performance. This new bi-lingual translation and interpretation brings to the front the issues of immigration, class structure, and industrialism. First produced in 1922, the LIDA Project modernizes O’Neill’s text to address the modern themes of alienation in a stratified world.
Production History
May 1-3, 2015: HERE Arts Center :: New York City, NY
May 10 – June 7, 2013: work | space :: Denver, CO
Awards
Best Actor in a Drama (Lorenzo Sariñana), True West Award Nomination
Best Multimedia Integration (Brian Freeland), True West Award Nomination
Media Coverage
The LIDA Project takes on barriers of class and language in O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape – Westword
My night at The Hairy Ape – Culture West
The Company (2013 Production)
Direction: Brian Freeland
Assistant Direction: Laura Lounge
Scenic Design: David Lafont
Lighting Design: Kenrick Fischer
Sound Design: Dustin Lacy
Projection Design: Brian Freeland
Property & Costume Design: Laura Lounge
Ensemble (2013 Production)
Yank: Lorenzo Sariñana
O’Neill: Hart DeRose
Photography by John Moore