An original Vaudevillian tragicomedy, “The Ape and the Child,” is presented in 12 acts with a run time of one hour. Featuring a cast of four performers accompanied by a pianist the acts include song and dance, hypnosis, a magic show, burlesque, melodrama, and several slapstick routines. The show recounts a scientific experiment carried out in 1931 by research psychologist Niles Winthrop Kellogg and his wife, Luella. The Kelloggs bring an infant chimpanzee, Gua, into their home and raise her alongside their son Donald. They hope to “civilize” the chimp to determine whether humanity can be taught. The result proves quite unexpected and the experiment ends abruptly. The play follows the unravelling of the Kellogg family.
Our mission, through this work, is to expose our audience to a new, original project that challenges linear storytelling and cultivates the subversive arts. With your help “The Ape” can be performed at The Wings Theater on October 15, 16, 23 and 24 at 1130 pm! Every one of us deeply appreciates your interest and investment in the project in absolutely any capacity and we hope to see you in October!
Tickets available for purchase at:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/128962
$5 in advance, $7 at the door!
Conceived and Directed by: Eric Mercado
Featuring: Aaron Farenback-Brateman, Tess Neidermeyer, Steven Northrup, Elizabeth Spano, and Sinai Tabak.
Stage Manager: Cat Crowley
Dance Choreography: Katie Palmer
Fight Choreography: Turner Smith
Costume Designer: Julia Locascio
Assistant Costume Design: Caitlin O'Connell
Light Design: Sean Daniels
Photography and Video Credit to Justin Lee Stanley.
