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The New Colony Presents STANLEY IN THE NAME OF LOVE
July 30 – August 29, 2015 at The Den Theatre
The New Colony is pleased to continue its 2015 season with the pop-infused world premiere musical comedy STANLEY IN THE NAME OF LOVE by Mr. Margaret Svetlove, directed by Sean Kelly, with music by The Delicious Moons (Nickolas Blazina, Henry Riggs, Alex Kliner and Sean Kelly). STANLEY IN THE NAME OF LOVE will play July 30 – August 29, 2015 at The New Colony’s resident home, The Den Theatre (Upstairs Mainstage), 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at www.thenewcolony.org. The press opening is Monday, August 3 at 7:30 pm.
STANLEY IN THE NAME OF LOVE will feature Christina Boucher, David Cerda, Luke Michael Grimes, Steve Love, Jeff Meyer, Michael Peters and Christopher Tuttle.
A trailer park fairy decides to become a porn star because he wants to fall in love. Stanley, his hag, and a chorus of gay angels take off on the Road to Love. Along the way, they find Rod Fullalove, a beguiling porn star, a man with a deep hole to fill. The powers of love and meaninglessness collide in this absurdist gay porn dance pop musical.
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Comments Co-Artistic Director Andrew Hobgood, “Mr. Margaret Svetlove is a madman. End of story. This musical is one of the craziest projects ever pitched to The New Colony. I assume everyone on the planet will be at least a little offended by it but the music is so good I can’t stop listening to it. I hate to love this show and you should too.”
The production team for STANLEY IN THE NAME OF LOVE includes: Zachary Gipson (scenic design), Curtis Cassell (costume design), John Kelly and Cody Ryan (lighting design), Jeannine Stupka (associate choreographer), JD Caudill (assistant director) and Garth Moritz (production stage manager). Soundtrack/sound design: produced by Nickolas Blazina and Sean Kelly, engineered by Nickolas Blazina.
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PRODUCTION DETAILS:
Title: STANLEY IN THE NAME OF LOVE
Playwright: Mr. Margaret Svetlove aka Sean Kelly
Director: Sean Kelly
Music: The Delicious Moons (Nickolas Blazina, Henry Riggs, Alex Kliner and Sean Kelly)
Cast: Christina Boucher (Harriet), David Cerda (Bert), Steve Love (Stanley) and Michael Peters (Rod Fullalove) with Luke Michael Grimes, Jeff Meyer and Christopher Tuttle as “The Angels.”
Location: The Den Theatre Upstairs Mainstage, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago
Dates: Previews: Thursday, July 30 at 7:30 pm, Friday, July 31 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, August 1 at 7:30 pm
Press opening: Monday, August 3 at 7:30 pm
Regular run: Thursday, August 6 – Saturday, August 29, 2015
Curtain times: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm
Tickets: Previews: $15; Regular run: $20 - $25. Students/seniors: 25% off. Tickets are currently available at www.thenewcolony.org.
Post-Show Discussions
The New Colony is pleased to present a series of post-show discussions exploring various aspect of STANLEY IN THE NAME OF LOVE:
Thursday, August 13 – “In an Out of Drag with David Cerda”
A conversation with David Cerda, Stanley cast member and Artistic Director of Hell in a Handbag Productions
Thursday, August 20 – “Creating Stanley”
A conversation with actors Steve Love and Kevin Stangler, who both had a hand in the creation of the titular character of Stanley.
Thursday, August 27 – “The Look”
A conversation with costume designer Curtis Cassell on creating the costumes for the production.
About the Playwright/Director:
Mr. Margaret Svetlove aka Sean Kelly is the Creative Director of The New Colony. He is a Chicago-born writer and director. He has directed at Porchlight Music Theatre, Victory Gardens, Collaboraction, The Old Town School of Folk Music and his home – The New Colony, among others. Of his work he says: I work in fabulous pseudonyms. I am more plagiarist than playwright. More curator than writer. I claim these stories are no more mine than anyone else’s. Whereas others borrow, I merely steal. I stole that too. It’s Stravinsky.
About The New Colony
The New Colony, the 2011 recipient of the Broadway In Chicago Emerging Theater Award, strives to contribute original material to the American artistic canon and develop a new kind of theater going audience. Through collaboration with emerging artists of all disciplines, The New Colony continually develops new work and fresh perspectives. With the goal of exploring enticing subject matter and the common language of experience, The New Colony will cultivate the next generation of arts supporters.
