FUNERAL WEDDING: THE ALVIN PLAY
Emily Schwartz
Strange Tree Group
NEW VERSION (2012)
set | Scott Davis
lights | Becca Jeffords
costumes | Delia Baseman
sound | Michael Huey
photos: Tyler Core
“
Schwartz is a savvy creator of worlds…..I found it impossible not to get lost within this little world, where every prop, costume and sardonic sidelong glance helps to generate the feeling that you're watching a storybook fairy tale brought to life…a distinctive kind of gothic” -Chicago Tribune
“...Imagine Rashomon in middle America — albeit a deeply skewed version of middle America. Scott Davis's scenic design conjures up the attic refuge of Alvin, the son who knows the truth but is determined to hide out from it. As absorbing to watch as it is impossible to describe, Funeral Wedding is equal parts creepy and spooky, mysterious and ooky, plus a heaping helping of charming..” -WBEZ
“refreshingly different in structure and content ..quirky stage craft and imaginative storytelling….Funeral Wedding is a well-crafted Gothic mystery.” -ChicagoCritic
