Third Eye Theatre
June 26 - August 1, 2009
Review by peanutduck
Pre-intermission plays struggle to activate plot lines that fulfill Grand Guignol’s sexual, violent tradition. Post-intermission plays by David Ian and Ira Kortum thrill as sex, blood, creepiness combine with complexity, psychological depth; and have stronger actors, particularly Kale Arndt. The seductive, coolly aloof Mistress of Ceremonies, Tana Miller, a highlight.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ee7xOVMLfI
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Seats are filling up fast. I've heard tonight is sold out, but there are six shows remaining...
...don't miss out on another Grand Guignol...This one is a contemporary take on the original French "Theater of Horror". All four new one-acts are written by Portland writer/actor/directors and all one-acts are set in Portland, OR, 2009)
Third Eye Theatre Presents:
Dylan Hillerman's Grand Guignol
CAST:
Mia Allen
Kale Arndt
Cami Ashton
Greg Bigoni
James Bradley
Dino de AElfweald
Jeff Gardner
Robert Hill
Amoree Lovell (live music)
Tana the Tattooed Lady
Michael Ondusko
Morgan Powell
Desirae Stewart
Jason Thalacker
Silas Webb
Cosette Brown
Beverly Burris
Elaine Flowers
PRODUCTION:
Director: Ira Kortum
PM/TD/SM: Cosette Brown
Costumes: Rebecca Dow
Assistant TD: Jeff Gardner
Set Design: Tom Johnson
Lighting Design: James Bradley
Special Effects Makeup: Cristina Kortum & Cosette Brown
Charge Painter: Beverly Burris
House Manager: Laura Beth Weinberg
Light Board Op: Dawn Shipley
Sound Board Op: Joshua Kiser
Stage Crew: Elaine Flowers & Beverly Burris
Poster, etc...: Dylan Hillerman
Live music by Grand Guignol vet, AMOREE LOVELL (buy her CD at the show...Her music is dark and sweet, and so is she!)
Mistress of Ceremonies: TANA THE TATTOOED LADY (...words cannot describe the dark magic these two lovely ladies conjure...It has to be experienced in the flesh!)
RECENT YOUTUBE LINKS (Teaser/Previews):
Madame Guignol Opens the Show(montage of past-century archives and recent images)...
The Horror One-Acts (two original thrillers written for TETP: DHGG by Ira Kortum and Dylan Hillerman)
"Les Sniques" (an original sex-farce written for TETP: DHGG by David Ian)
Show dates remaining, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights only:
July 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31
August 1
The Back Door Theater
4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Behind Common Grounds Cafe...
It's not just for Halloween anymore...join us....503-970-8874.
Yours Truly,
DH
(p.s. - check out our official Grand Guignol video-streaming channel
by clicking my initials above.
If you would like to be on this show to advertise your project, film, play, cause
(like "Maelstrom: The Zombie Opera", "Repo: The Genetic Opera" or other pulp-theater related events...) or to set up a broadcast interview about anything really, as long as it's theatrical and supports the "weird Portland" ethos, let me know what your ideas are in an email. THX. -dh)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Seats are filling up fast. I've heard tonight is sold out, but there are six shows remaining...
...don't miss out on another Grand Guignol...This one is a contemporary take on the original French "Theater of Horror". All four new one-acts are written by Portland writer/actor/directors and all one-acts are set in Portland, OR, 2009)
Third Eye Theatre Presents:
Dylan Hillerman's Grand Guignol
CAST:
Mia Allen
Kale Arndt
Cami Ashton
Greg Bigoni
James Bradley
Dino de AElfweald
Jeff Gardner
Robert Hill
Amoree Lovell (live music)
Tana the Tattooed Lady
Michael Ondusko
Morgan Powell
Desirae Stewart
Jason Thalacker
Silas Webb
Cosette Brown
Beverly Burris
Elaine Flowers
PRODUCTION:
Director: Ira Kortum
PM/TD/SM: Cosette Brown
Costumes: Rebecca Dow
Assistant TD: Jeff Gardner
Set Design: Tom Johnson
Lighting Design: James Bradley
Special Effects Makeup: Cristina Kortum & Cosette Brown
Charge Painter: Beverly Burris
House Manager: Laura Beth Weinberg
Light Board Op: Dawn Shipley
Sound Board Op: Joshua Kiser
Stage Crew: Elaine Flowers & Beverly Burris
Poster, etc...: Dylan Hillerman
Live music by Grand Guignol vet, AMOREE LOVELL (buy her CD at the show...Her music is dark and sweet, and so is she!)
Mistress of Ceremonies: TANA THE TATTOOED LADY (...words cannot describe the dark magic these two lovely ladies conjure...It has to be experienced in the flesh!)
RECENT YOUTUBE LINKS (Teaser/Previews):
Madame Guignol Opens the Show(montage of past-century archives and recent images)...
The Horror One-Acts (two original thrillers written for TETP: DHGG by Ira Kortum and Dylan Hillerman)
"Les Sniques" (an original sex-farce written for TETP: DHGG by David Ian)
Show dates remaining, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights only:
July 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31
August 1
The Back Door Theater
4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Behind Common Grounds Cafe...
It's not just for Halloween anymore...join us....503-970-8874.
Yours Truly,
DH
(p.s. - check out our official Grand Guignol video-streaming channel
by clicking my initials above.
If you would like to be on this show to advertise your project, film, play, cause
(like "Maelstrom: The Zombie Opera", "Repo: The Genetic Opera" or other pulp-theater related events...) or to set up a broadcast interview about anything really, as long as it's theatrical and supports the "weird Portland" ethos, let me know what your ideas are in an email. THX. -dh)
Tana rocks!
And while the whole show was great there was nothing particularly complex about post-intermission. While it was hilarious and scary, stop foolin'... Dylan's play was quite complex, which is why you should have seen it more than once, as it was a show favorite by people who design microchips at Intel...as about as complex as you get around here. Maybe you couldn't get past the swearing, which made sense considering the characters where low-lifes.
"Pre-intermission plays struggle to activate plot lines that fulfill Grand Guignol’s sexual, violent tradition."
I didn't see any struggle, other than a porn-star struggling to escape her cybernetic captors.
It is the structure of the Grand Guignol to start slow and draw you into the world during the first couple acts! They set the foundation for Acts 3 and 4. It simply wouldn't be as intense if it wasn't for the subtlety and restraint of the first comedy and horror plays. All the other reviews I heard on acts one and two... "It was confusing at first, then it snapped together at the last minute." -many audience members at the Vertigo Pub. The first two acts, with Tana's help DID fulfill the sexual and violent tradition, 100%. Many other folks who know the genre agree (Ask anyone in the Portland haunt-zombie-walk-horror community). How many Grand Guignols have you seen? Kale Arndt was in Dylan's horror play during act one. So, was Kale better than himself...? Greg Begoni's performance in "Silicone Death Cult" was one of the best stage baddies I've EVER seen in Portland, period. -Mike Barski
Hi Mike,
I appreciate your well-considered response and point of view. This is one of those cases where we'll have to agree to disagree.
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