Bard Fiction
March - April 2012: Greenhouse Theater Center, Chicago, IL
Playwrights: Ben Tallen, Aaron Green,
Brian Watson-Jones and the members
of the Pulp Bard Wiki
Directed by: Christopher Kidder-Mostrom
Tarantino meets Shakespeare:
Honor. Betrayal. Foot rubs.
Bard Fiction takes the characters and story from Tarantino’s cult classic film and makes them a part of the London underworld in Elizabethan England. It’s pop-culture meets high-culture and the result is exciting for fans of Shakespeare and Pulp Fiction alike.
The story follows the seedy characters of Tarantino's opus, now part of London's underworld, in seemingly disparate plotlines that merge in unexpected ways.
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The Cast & Crew
Pumpkin Pie | Stephen Dale |
Meadsweet Coney | Jennifer Usellis |
Tavern Wench | Megan Green |
Julius Winfield | Jovan King |
Vincenzio de la Vega | Josh Zagoren |
Brittanus | Jake Jones |
Marvin | Jason Markoff |
Roger | Kevin Alves |
Lord Marcellus Wallace | Reggie Vaughn |
Butch Coolidge, a boxer | Zach Livingston |
Scottish Dave, a tavern-keeper | Clark Bender |
Lancelot, an apothecary | Kevin Alves |
Juno, his wife | Ashley Boots |
Lady Mia Wallace | Jacqueline Davies |
Bess, a server at the Slender Hare | Megan Green |
Sprint, a messenger | Sara Wolfson |
Norman, a boxing trainer | Phil Zimmermann |
Fabiana | Megan Green |
Ghost of Butch's Father | Clark Bender |
Esmerelda de las Vias Tres | Ashley Boots |
Maynard, a rustic | Phil Zimmerman |
Zed, a rustic | Stephen Dale |
The Gimp, a fallen lord | Clark Bender |
Jacob, a coffee enthusiast | Andrew Brown-Thomas |
Baron Winston DeWulf | Jerome Marzullo |
Claudio | Andrew Brown-Thomas |
Director: Christopher Kidder-Mostrom
Stage Manager: Nikki Marquardt
Assistant Stage Manager: Ann Dernbach
Musical Score: Il Troubadore
Fight Choreographer: Zach Livingston
Technical Director: Devon Mackay
Costumer Design: kClare Kemock
Costume Assistant: Louisa J Hallas
Lighting Design: Eric Van Tassel
Lighting Assistant: Katie Minix
Sound Design: Ian Feigle
Props Design: Joshua Hurley
Set Construction: Devon Mackay
Painting: Josh Zagoren, Jason Markoff
Language Coach: Phil Zimmermann
Casting Associate: Jamie Bragg
Male Understudy: Dan Toot
Photography: Scott Pakudaitis, Jennifer Macias
Graphic Design: Christopher Kidder-Mostrom & Tedious Brief Productions
Postering Crew: Ali Kidder-Mostrom, Christina Romano, Paul T.
Reviews & Other Press
The Chicagoist -- Bard Fiction Gets Medieval, Blends Tarantino With Shakespeare
Goldstar Audience Reviews
Chicago Theater Beat -- Review: Bard Fiction (Commedia Beauregard)
Center Stage Chicago -- "Must See" Show
Chicago Reader -- Bard Fiction
Redeye Chicago -- Tarantino meets Shakespeare in Commedia Beauregard's BARD FICTION
New City Stage -- "Kill Bill"? Commedia Beauregard mashes up Tarantino and Shakespeare with "Bard Fiction"
-- Elliott Serrano, RedEye Chicago
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