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Written by<\/strong> S\u0142awomir Mro\u017cek
Adapted and Directed by<\/strong> Nicole Wiesner
Associate Direction and Choreography by <\/strong>Miguel Long<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 3\u2013March 26, 2022<\/strong>
Runs<\/strong>: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Admission:<\/strong> $25 on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, with two for one admission on Thursdays.
Buy tickets now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where: <\/strong>Trap Door Theatre is located at 1655 W. Cortland St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copresented with the Polish Cultural Institute New York.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director Nicole Wiesner brings her signature Trap Door style to adapt and direct this obscure Mro\u017cek farce. One of Poland\u2019s most celebrated playwrights, S\u0142awomir Mro\u017cek wrote this absurdist piece as a subtle critique of the political system of the time. In The Martyrdom of Peter Ohey, a family\u2019s home life turns upside down when a tiger suddenly appears in their bathroom. As more and more absurd characters invade their home (a Scientist, a Government Official, a Circus Manager, and more), the family must decide whether or not to give in and join the circus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast: <\/strong>Venice Averyheart, Dennis Bisto, Natara Easter, Matty Robinson, Keith Surney, Bob Wilson, and Carl Wisneiwski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playwright<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

S\u026bawomir Mro\u017cek (Playwright) <\/strong>was a Polish playwright born in 1930 in a small town near Krak\u00f3w.  He started his professional career as a cartoonist and journalist, and later on wrote many grotesque stories.  His first play, The Police <\/em>(1958) is a Kafkaesque parable, and was followed by a series of political, critical allegories cloaked in absurdist comedy such as Out at Sea <\/em>(1961), Striptease <\/em>(1961) and The Party <\/em>(1963).  His most famous play from this period is Tango <\/em>which had its world premiere in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in January 1965. That same year a famous Polish critic Jan Kott observed that while Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz and Witold Gombrowicz, Mro\u017cek\u2019s dramatic predecessors, were ahead of their time, Mro\u017cek has arrived right on time both in Poland and in the West. Some perceived Mro\u017cek as a kind of \u201cPolish Ionesco\u201d as his plays poke absurdist fun at contemporary mores and life in the 20th century communist-dominated Poland. Mro\u017cek emigrated to France in 1963 and lived in Italy and Mexico before returning to Poland after the fall of communism. While his plays were periodically banned in Poland, they were performed in the cities around the world including New York City where they were produced several times off Broadway and at La MaMa Theatre Club. Among other plays written by Mro\u017cek are Vatzlav <\/em>(1972\u2014produced at Trap Door Theatre in 2014), The Emigr\u00e9s <\/em>(1974), The Ambassador <\/em>(1981), Alpha <\/em>(1984) and Love in the Crimea <\/em>(1994). Mro\u017cek died in France in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lighting Designer<\/strong>: Richard Norwood \/ Set Designer<\/strong>: Michael Griggs \/ Costume Designer<\/strong>: Rachel Sypniewski \/ Original Music and Sound Design<\/strong>: Danny Rockett \/ Make-up Designer<\/strong>: Zsofia Otvos \/ Graphic Designer<\/strong>: Michal Janicki \/ Understudy\/Swing<\/strong>: David Lovejoy \/ Stage Manager<\/strong>: Anna Klos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Nicole Wiesner<\/strong> (she\/her) joined the Trap ensemble in 1999, and currently serves as the Managing Director. Directing credits for the company: Minna, The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, Phedre, Monsieur D\u2019eon is a Woman, The Old Woman Broods, The White Plague<\/em>, and Decomposed Theatre<\/em> Episode 5. Some of her favorite Trap acting credits include First Ladies (dir. Zeljko Djukic, Joseph Jefferson Citation: Outstanding Actress); OVERWEIGHT, unimportant: MISSHAPE (dir. Yasen Peyankov); and the title roles in The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant; Nana (dir. Beata Pilch) and Alice in Bed. (Director Dado). Regionally, she has appeared at the Goodman Theatre in 2666, directed by Robert Falls and Seth Bockley; Shining City directed by Robert Falls; and Passion Play, directed by Mark Wing-Davy (After Dark Award, Outstanding Performance). Other credits include Shining City at the Huntington Theatre in Boston; Passion Play at Yale Repertory Theatre and Epic Theatre NYC; The Book Thief (dir. Hallie Gordon), South of Settling (dir. Adam Goldstein) and Dublin Carol (Dir. Amy Morton) at Steppenwolf Theatre; Dying City (dir. Jason Loewith) at Next Theatre, Great Men of Science (dir. Tracy Letts) at Lookingglass Theatre; and Phedre (dir. JoAnn Akalitis) at The Court Theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago and Trap Door COVID-19 Protocol:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MASKS AND PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIRED FOR INDOOR PERFORMANCES<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Mro\u017cek emigrated to France in 1963 and lived in Italy and Mexico before returning to Poland after the fall of communism. While his plays were periodically banned in Poland, they were performed in the cities around the world including New York City where they were produced several times off Broadway and at La MaMa Theatre Club. Among other plays written by Mro\u017cek are Vatzlav (1972\u2014produced at Trap Door Theatre in 2014), The Emigr\u00e9s (1974), The Ambassador (1981), Alpha (1984) and Love in the Crimea (1994). Mro\u017cek died in France in 2013.\nLighting Designer: Richard Norwood \/ Set Designer: Michael Griggs \/ Costume Designer: Rachel Sypniewski \/ Original Music and Sound Design: Danny Rockett \/ Make-up Designer: Zsofia Otvos \/ Graphic Designer: Michal Janicki \/ Understudy\/Swing: David Lovejoy \/ Stage Manager: Anna Klos\nDirector\nNicole Wiesner (she\/her) joined the Trap ensemble in 1999, and currently serves as the Managing Director. Directing credits for the company: Minna, The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, Phedre, Monsieur D\u2019eon is a Woman, The Old Woman Broods, The White Plague, and Decomposed Theatre Episode 5. Some of her favorite Trap acting credits include First Ladies (dir. Zeljko Djukic, Joseph Jefferson Citation: Outstanding Actress); OVERWEIGHT, unimportant: MISSHAPE (dir. Yasen Peyankov); and the title roles in The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant; Nana (dir. Beata Pilch) and Alice in Bed. (Director Dado). Regionally, she has appeared at the Goodman Theatre in 2666, directed by Robert Falls and Seth Bockley; Shining City directed by Robert Falls; and Passion Play, directed by Mark Wing-Davy (After Dark Award, Outstanding Performance). Other credits include Shining City at the Huntington Theatre in Boston; Passion Play at Yale Repertory Theatre and Epic Theatre NYC; The Book Thief (dir. Hallie Gordon), South of Settling (dir. Adam Goldstein) and Dublin Carol (Dir. Amy Morton) at Steppenwolf Theatre; Dying City (dir. Jason Loewith) at Next Theatre, Great Men of Science (dir. Tracy Letts) at Lookingglass Theatre; and Phedre (dir. 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