1 production history
1.1 1993/1994 season
1.1.1 hamlet
1.1.2 landscape of body
1.1.3 quarantine
1.2 1994/1995 season
1.2.1 dumb waiter/victoria station
1.2.2 women , water
1.2.3 apt pupil
1.3 1996 season
1.3.1 ugly man
1.3.2 ubu raw
1.3.3 red dragon
1.4 1997 season
1.4.1 mystery of irma vep
1.4.2 caligula
1.4.3 skriker
1.5 1998 season
1.5.1 phaedra s love
1.5.2 action movie: play
1.5.3 dracula
1.6 1999 season
1.6.1 bluebeard
1.6.2 action movie: play: director s cut
1.6.3 burning desires
1.7 2000 season
1.7.1 love talker
1.7.2 godbaby
1.7.3 macbeth
1.8 2001 season
1.8.1 cleansed
1.8.2 fortinbras
1.8.3 sci-fi action movie in space prison
1.9 2002 season
1.9.1 flaming guns of purple sage
1.9.2 dope
1.9.3 nicholas debeaubien s hunchback of notre dame
1.10 2003 season
1.10.1 titus andronicus
1.10.2 defiant fabulon
1.10.3 dracula
1.11 2004 season
1.11.1 action movie: play
1.11.2 pyrates
1.11.3 clockwork orange
production history
1993/1994 season
hamlet
by william shakespeare
directed christopher johnson
opened friday, november 19, 1993 @ greenview arts center
rosencrantz , guildenstern may dead; defiant theatre s hamlet not. - chicago reader
landscape of body
by john guare
directed darren critz
opened friday, february 11, 1994 @ american theater company
smoother, more consistent presentation might not have been able reach emotional heights of defiant theatre s landscape of body. - newcity
the quarantine
by darren critz
directed joe foust
chicago premiere
at strawdog theatre company
defiant theatre has come splendidly gruesome, darkly comic stage images... defiant theatre company keep eye on. - chicago reader
have taste? check @ door. - gay chicago magazine
1994/1995 season
the dumb waiter/victoria station
by harold pinter
the dumb waiter directed joe foust
victoria station directed rob kimmel
at angel island
kindles riveting slowness small triumphant climax. - chicago reader
women , water
by john guare
directed darren critz
at american theater company
thrilling production how reveals subtleties of guare s play. - chicago reader
apt pupil
based on novella stephen king
adapted , directed christopher johnson
world premiere
opened thursday, may 4, 1995 @ preston bradley center
s given me vivid nightmares past 2 nights (and counting). - chicago reader
1996 season
the ugly man
by brad fraser
directed linda gillum & barb wruck thometz
chicago premiere
opened saturday, january 13, 1996 @ strawdog theatre company
defiant production has right tone. - chicago tribune
becomes disgustingly irresistible. - gay chicago magazine
ubu raw
based upon alfred jarry s ubu roi
adapted joe foust & richard ragsdale
directed joe foust
world premiere
opened saturday, june 1, 1996 @ american theater company
sensational off-loop show hit stage in long time... production remarkable. - chicago tribune
breathtaking disregard own safety. - chicago reader
simultaneously assaulting , seductive, , violently metaphoric. - newcity
red dragon
based upon novel thomas harris
adapted , directed christopher johnson
world premiere
opened wednesday, october 23, 1996 @ firehouse
defiant theatre pulls no punches in production have tumbled on camp. - windy city times
1997 season
the mystery of irma vep
by charles ludlam
directed jim slonina
opened monday, may 5, 1997 @ national pastime theater
blisteringly intelligent comedy. - chicago sun-times
nonstop laugh riot. - newcity
s way fun! - nightlines
caligula
by albert camus
directed richard ragsdale
opened monday, july 21, 1997 @ griffin theatre
defiant presents plenty of philosophy fornication. - nightlines
the skriker
by caryl churchill
directed linda gillum
chicago premiere
opened monday, october 13, 1997 @ american theater company
ensemble work in every aspect... ve put on 1 hell of show. - chicago tribune
defiant theatre has created dark puppet extravaganza. - chicago sun-times
***1⁄2 eerie tale wrapped in keen , inspired visual design. - gay chicago magazine
1998 season
phaedra s love
by sarah kane
directed lisa rothschiller
american premiere
opened wednesday, june 10, 1998 @ american theater company
s punk, pulp fiction classicism, whipped frenzy in tight, stylish production. - chicago tribune
**** re appalled heinous clan — but, boy, loved going party. - gay chicago magazine
action movie: play
by joe foust & richard ragsdale
directed joe foust
world premiere
opened wednesday, july 22, 1998 @ american theater company
unforgettable theatrical thrills. - chicago tribune
action movie charms audience sly nods predictability. - chicago sun-times
visceral, confrontational theatergoing experience... company has managed put blockbuster films summer shame. - chicago reader
dracula
by mac wellman
directed richard ragsdale
chicago premiere
opened monday, october 5, 1998 @ charybdis multi-arts complex
defiant gives script s malevolent camp pointed recklessness. - chicago reader
healthy dose of both heaving bosoms , good-old fashioned shtick. - newcity
1999 season
bluebeard
by charles ludlam
directed jim slonina
opened thursday, march 11, 1999 @ victory gardens theater downstairs studio
gleefully indulges ludlam s cheese-ball side... gloriously awful. - chicago reader
shared culture of b-movie proportions while being lovingly, , skillfully, over-the-top theatrical. - newcity
colorful diversion. or perversion?... full of wit , energy, s worth checking out. - windy city times
action movie: play: director s cut
by joe foust & richard ragsdale
directed joe foust
opened wednesday, june 16, 1999 @ american theater company
veritable feast of outstanding stage combat, fantastic puppets, inventive directorial ideas... s more fun summer film. - chicago tribune
play s endless stunts brilliantly executed , breathtaking before. - chicago reader
defiant has set nice franchise. - newcity
burning desires
by joan schenkar
directed linda gillum
midwest premiere
opened wednesday, november 3, 1999 @ national pastime theater
interesting play serious intellectual heft... there s no doubting troupe s stellar theatrical chops. - chicago tribune
defiant folks prove once again why among creative companies working in chicago. - windy city times
2000 season
the love talker
by deborah pryor
directed richard ragsdale
at victory gardens theater downstairs studio
rich storytelling make-believe. - citysearch
godbaby
by christopher johnson
directed jim slonina
world premiere
opened friday, june 16, 2000 @ american theater company
manic production 1 local company lives name--defiant theatre. - chicago sun-times
godbaby s scholarship alone accomplishment worthy of commendation. defiant company makes fun additional blessing. - windy city times
macbeth
by william shakespeare
directed christopher johnson
opened friday, october 27, 2000 @ viaduct
whole production has rough, raw air of medieval mystery play, charged violence , spiritualism. - chicago tribune
if shakespeare exciting in school, d bigger harry potter. - chicago free press
if there s 1 word describe defiant theatre s macbeth, s wow! - lerner booster
2001 season
cleansed
by sarah kane
directed lisa rothschiller
american premiere
opened friday, march 16, 2001 @ american theater company
contemporary night of living dead. - chicago sun-times
in production, light designer each of actors, takes big risks. risks pay off in poetry. - newcity
fortinbras
by lee blessing
directed justin fletcher
opened friday, september 14, 2001 @ viaduct
defiant s well-crafted production exceptionally well-acted. - chicago tribune
sci-fi action movie in space prison
written , directed joe foust
world premiere
opened saturday, december 8, 2001 @ american theater company
comic-strip overkill amusing , invigorating. - chicago tribune
defiant ones have worked asses off produce mind-blowing show. - chicago free press
2002 season
flaming guns of purple sage
by jane martin
directed linda gillum
chicago premiere
opened friday, march 29, 2002 @ viaduct
defiant gothic redneck pulp far better most... s great tacky fun. - chicago tribune
**** defiant hits bulls-eye. - gay chicago magazine
evening of good, clean, slam-bang messy fun. - windy city times
dope
by christopher johnson
directed christopher johnson & jim slonina
world premiere
opened friday, july 5, 2002 @ american theater company
wild ride on crazily off-kilter roller coaster. - chicago sun-times
nicholas debeaubien s hunchback of notre dame
by john kohler, larry larson, levi lee , rebecca wackler
directed jim slonina
midwest premiere
opened thursday, september 12, 2002 @ red orchid theatre
well-versed actors commit material. - gay chicago magazine
2003 season
titus andronicus
by william shakespeare
directed christopher johnson
opened friday, january 17, 2003 @ viaduct
mixed-up contemporary shebang, full of unruly life... of violence plain fabulous. - chicago tribune
defiant fabulon
featuring fabulon historifarcicon
by christopher johnson
directed jim slonina
opened friday, august 8, 2003 @ viaduct
gas... defiant has built reputation on excess , outrage. - chicago tribune
dracula
by mac wellman
adapted novel bram stoker
directed richard ragsdale
opened sunday, october 12, 2003 @ vittum theatre
2004 season
action movie: play
by joe foust & richard ragsdale
directed joe foust
opened sunday, april 18, 2004 @ chopin theatre
replication of , commentary on clichés of testosterone-fueled genre timely product mocks. - windy city times
the pyrates
based on novel george macdonald fraser
adapted justin fletcher & richard ragsdale
directed justin fletcher
opened sunday, june 27, 2004 @ chopin theatre
textbook example of chicago pop-fusion theater. - chicago sun-times
a clockwork orange
by anthony burgess
adapted novel
directed christopher johnson
opened thursday, september 9, 2004 @ gallery 37 s storefront theater
there s more enough here remind of why ll miss historically important theater company. - chicago tribune
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