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" 3 1/2 Stars...Titanic’ the funniest sinking ship ever" "A historical shipwreck was never more dysfunctional, sexually perverse and purely hilarious." - Chicago Theater Beat Read the full review here

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LAST WEEKEND! CLOSES SAT. JAN 28th

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"Absurdly hilarious... Perfectly cast... boldly imagined..." -Sheridan Road Magazine Read the full review here

ABOUT US

Company and Artists
Our Board

Company and Artists

Chris Garcia Peak
Heinrich Haley
Matt Olson
Tuckie White
Maggie Graham

Our Board

Brian Priest
Lisa Portes
Josh Horvath
Mike Serafini

MISSION

mission and history

MISSIONCock and Bull Theatre will produce experimental theatre that twists time-tested traditions and investigates new balances between light vs. dark, comedy vs. tragedy and reality vs. theatricality. We will continue to embrace new technology, exploring contemporary resources within the creation and presentation of fantastical realism. We bend the boundaries of gender, sexuality and societal norms. We wish to create fascinating alternate realities, transporting audiences from the common realm into new and exciting places. Cock and Bull Theatre will encompass all that it means to be experimental and plans to grow and change in every possible way, including within its mission.HISTORYStarted by Artistic Director, Chris Garcia Peak in 2009. Cock & Bull was created to produce experimental work focused on fantastical realism. Matt Olson and Heinrich Haley joined Cock & Bull in 2010. Cock & Bull Theatre recently produced the sold out shows The Legend of Ginger Bred; A Story of Sex, Salvation & Baked Goods, Axe Lizzie, and The Possession of Alice.Cock & Bull = "Cock and bull"--a fabricated story meant to deceive and/or amuse. There's a French variation, coq-a-l'ane (cock to donkey), and believe it or not a Scottish derivative of the French variation--"cockalayne." The first known use of the phrase was in John Day's 1608 play Law-trickes or Who Would Have Thought It: "What a tale of a cock and a bull he told my father." But the term was evidently proverbial before that. There are competing theories about the origins of "cock and bull." One source claims that the phrase is a corruption of "a concocted and bully story," with "bully" being a further corruption of the Danish bullen, which means exaggerated.

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Tickets: $14-$17.50Set sail on Cock & Bull Theatres Titanic by Christopher Durang opening January 12th at The Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago. This is not the movie, nor the musical, but an experimental polymorphic voyage of catastrophic proportions. “This is a really difficult play to do. It’s funny, and very perverse...”- Christopher Durang.Read about Titanic in The Huffington Post

by Christopher Durang The Athenaeum Theatre 2936 N. Southport Ave. Box Office : 773-935-6860

3 SHOWS LEFT! CLOSES THIS SAT!

PURCHASE TICKETS

"Absurdly hilarious... Perfectly cast... boldly imagined..." -Sheridan Road Magazine Read the full review here

" 3 1/2 Stars...Titanic’ the funniest sinking ship ever" "A historical shipwreck was never more dysfunctional, sexually perverse and purely hilarious." - Chicago Theater Beat Read the full review here

meet the cast & behind the scenes video

CAST

cast & production team

Sarah Hecht

Sarah Jackson

Noah Lepawsky

Matthew "Olaf' Olson

Dan Dvorkin

Edward Karch

Raphael Shwartzman

Megan Richards

Dan Lazar

Dan Carylon

Heinrich Haley

Chris Garcia Peak

Gabriel Benghiat

Kiley Morgan

Behind the Scenes

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" 3 1/2 Stars...Titanic’ the funniest sinking ship ever" "A historical shipwreck was never more dysfunctional, sexually perverse and purely hilarious." - Chicago Theater Beat Read the full review here

"Absurdly hilarious...imagine the Kardashian crew mingling with the (pre-divorce) Tiger Woods clan, Willy Wonka style... The cast, meanwhile, buoyantly attacks the ever-shifting material with enthusiasm and manic wit. Perfectly cast... boldly imagined..." -Sheridan Road Magazine Read the full review here

For interviews, press tickets, or any additional information please email c ockandbulltheatre_gmail.com

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PAST PRODUCTIONS

the legend of ginger bred

axe lizzie

the possession of alice

Axe Lizzie written by Chris Garcia Peak, is a macabre farce inspired by the work of Le Theatre du Grand Guignol, the ghastly horror theatre that frightened and excited French audiences for over sixty years. Axe Lizzie recalls the hallucinogenic day that would go down in horror history. Lizzie Borden dreams of a better life over the rainbow, but faces caring for her half-human sister, miserable menstrual cramps, serpent-like parents, ill-fitting ruby red slippers, and mysterious man with a bloody hatchet. Read Chris Garcia Peak Interview Behind The Fringe
The Legend of Ginger Bred; A Story of Sex, Salvation & Baked Goods written by Chris Garcia Peak. On the night of an electrical storm, food fetish porn star/country singer, Ginger Bred is haunted by the ghosts from her past. The Legend of Ginger Bred; a Story of Sex, Salvation & Baked Goods is a live rock show featuring gorilla men, aliens, rabbit boys, booze, sex, and drugs. Read Chicago Tribune Article on Ginger Bred
The Possession of Alice written by Chris Garcia Peak, is a dark and bloody Victorian melodrama focusing on the bizarre ravings of an innocent Victorian fifteen year old, Little Alice Von Truskin. Is Alice as innocent as she appears? Is Alice possessed by the devil, or possessed by her newfound sexual desires? Will the mad Dr. Nomenclature set her sexual passions free, or remove her thoughts completely?

tribune article peak.pdf

SUPPORT

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Please follow this link to make a donation today. Cock & Bull Theatre is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the purposes of Cock & Bull Theatre must be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Thank you for your generous support.

CONTACT

axe lizzie, cock and bull theatre, tuckie white

CONTACT

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cockandbulltheatre_gmail.com

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