“WildClaw Theatre knocks this offering out of the
park and into the realm of supernatural delights with their most successfully
realized main stage play to date... frighteningly entertaining.
CARMILLA
is a wickedly wonderful wild beast that legitimizes the place of unbridled
histrionic horror on the contemporary theatrical stage, guarantees a
great time in the process and should not be missed!”
Chicago
Stage Style Review – Lawrence Bommer
(Full review) Recommended
“chilling”
“Scott Cummins’ loud and picturesque staging raises the stakes (so
to speak) until “Carmilla” delivers some very serviceable terror.”
"...no half measures here.”
“An opportunity for Cummins’ plucky cast to burst blood bags as they
die horrifically in a final “Crouching Tiger” fightfest that’s
louder than life and puts the WWA to shame.”
Chicago
Now – The Fourth Walsh – Katy Walsh
(Full
review)
“As a night of fright, CARMILLA satisfies
as blood thirsty passionate entertainment.”
“...
intrigues and surprises right up to the ending “
“The sensuality of new love beginnings contrasts perfectly with the brutality
of vampires' attacks.”
“Michaela Petro (Carmilla) transfixes with vivacious sexual prowess and
disturbing bestial aggressiveness.”
CARMILLA Before Edward. Before Lestat.
Before Dracula...
there was Carmilla.
Adaptation by Aly Renee Amidei
Female
vampires unleash upon the stage in this premiere of a new adaptation
of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Victorian
horror story. A young English woman living in a remote castle in Eastern
Europe becomes
intrigued by a mysterious house guest, the enigmatic Carmilla. As the
neighboring countryside and villages fall victim to a series of unexplained
grisly
murders, young Laura finds herself swept up in a whirlwind of forbidden
desire quite extraordinary for a 19th-century woman.
Preview:
January 13th ($10.00)
Opening January 14th through February 20th, 2011
Special Valentine's Day Performance, Mon February
14th
(Details soon!)
Location: Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E. Washington,
Chicago
Thursday, February 3 Carmilla Post-show discussion Stick around after the show and talk to the director, cast members and
designers about
this new theatre adaptation of the legendary, Carmilla.
Location: DCA Storefront Theatre, 66 E. Randolph St., Chicago
We've gathered a panel of women in the horror industry to discuss the
role of the female in all aspects of the world of horror. Panelists include:
• L. A. Banks (author, The Vampire Huntress Legend series)
• Anne Adams (director, The Revenants/William Peter Blatty's
LEGION)
• Michaela Petro (actor, "Carmilla" in Carmilla)
• Allison Amidei (playwright/designer, Adaptor/Costume/Makeup design for Carmilla)
• Marie Macaisa (tech director, iPhone app designer
for "iDrakula")
Location: Claudia
Cassidy Theater, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago
Michaela
Petro (Carmilla) and Brittany Burch (Laura)
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