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written by Sophie Treadwell
produced by paper chairs
directed by Dustin Wills
assistant directed by Keri Boyd
scenic design by Lisa Laratta
costumes by Kim H Ngo
lighting by Megan M Reilly
original music by Justin Sherburn
sound design by Jeff Jones
technical directed by Dorian Robison
stage managed by Michael Cladwell

Machinal is Sophie Treadwell’s Prohibition-era sensation that stunned audiences in the early 1930’s and largely disappeared from theatres until recent years. This expressionist masterpiece is based on the real-life trial and conviction of Ruth Snyder imaginatively restructured and retold by Treadwell in nine episodes of a woman’s everyday life. It is a cacophonic machine of a play that asks us as much about our perceived human boundaries today as it did eighty years ago.

Featuring performers Kimberly Adams, Andrew Dolan, Elizabeth Doss, Michael Joplin, Kyle Lagunas, Gabriel Luna, Robert Pierson, Tom Truss, Jennifer Underwood and Chase Crossno as the Young Woman

28 May - 13 June 2010
Thursdays - Sundays
Salvage Vanguard Theater

Picture

Production Photos
photography by Russell Thomas Clayton


Video

machinal from Dustin Wills on Vimeo.


Original Music
composed and performed by Justin Sherburn, vocals by Florinda Bryant


Press
Austinist.com, Things We Loved in 2010 - Chase Crossno's performance in Machinal
Top 10 Theatrical Wonders of 2010 - Rober Faires, Top Ten List 2010
Top 10 Gifts of 2010 - Avimaan Syam, Top Ten List 2010
Top 10 Instances in 2010 in Which I Hit my Word Count - Elizabeth Cobbe, Top Ten List 2010
Austin American Statesman Review - Jeanne Claire Van Ryzin
Austinist Review - Georgia Young


Awards
CITATION, Austin Live Theatre: Best Director - Dustin Wills
CITATION, Austin Live Theatre: Best Actress - Chase Crossno
NOMINATION, Austin Critic's Table Awards: Best Production of a Drama
NOMINATION, Austin Critic's Table Awards: Best Director - Dustin Wills
NOMINATION, Austin Critic's Table Awards: Best Scenic Design - Lisa Laratta
NOMINATION, Austin Critic's Table Awards: Best Lighting Design - Megan M. Reilly