THRILLPEDDLERS REVIVE TERRORS
OF THE GRAND GUIGNOL
Third annual Shocktoberfest!! features
new translations of classic
French horror plays never before seen in the United States.
Shocktoberfest!! 2001: Carnival of Hallucinations,
Thrillpeddlers latest pageant of terror and titillation, will feature
two newly translated one-act plays from the repertoire of the infamous
Grand Guignol Theatre of Paris never before produced in the United
States. Also on the program, the world premiere of a new one-act comedy
based on Puccini’s opera Tosca, and Thrillpeddlers’ own foot
fetish femmes fatales, “The Barefoot Beauties.”
Thrillpeddlers are currently the only theatre company in the U.S.
actively translating and producing the repertoire of one-act horror
plays and sex farces that made The Grand Guignol Theatre one of Paris’
most popular tourist attractions for over 60 years. Of the hundreds of
plays produced by the Grand Guignol Theatre between 1897 and 1962, only
a handful have ever been seen on the American stage.
The evening’s program for Shocktoberfest!! 2001: Carnival of
Hallucinations includes:
Maker of Monsters
A drama by Max Maury.
English adaptation by Daniel Zilber.
Originally produced at the Grand Guignol in 1929.
Backstage at the carnival sideshow, strange experiments produce
wildly popular attractions. But the maker of monsters has bigger plans.
Just how far will he go in the name of art, beauty, and love?
Directed by Russell Blackwood.
The Torture of Cavaradossi
By Daniel Zilber.
World Premiere
This original Thrillpeddlers piece dares to show you what the San
Francisco Opera will not: The famous off-stage torture from Puccini’s
Tosca -- ON STAGE! Add escaped lunatics, prostitutes, and Maria
Callas to the mix, and you’ve got all the ingredients for a fun-filled
musical romp through the world of Grand (Guignol) Opera. Directed by Gregory
Hoffman.
Kiss of Blood
A drama by Jean Aragny and Frances Neilson.
English Adaptation by Daniel Zilber.
Originally produced at the Grand Guignol in 1929.
Doctors attempt to unravel the mystery of a man driven by pain to
commit desperate and unspeakable acts. What demons could be haunting
him? And what is the cure? Directed by Russell Blackwood.
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