In The Forest, She Grew Fangs

Defunkt Theatre proudly presents In the Forest, She Grew Fangs by Stephen Spotswood
directed by Andrew Klaus-Vineyard
October 10-November 15 2014
Thursdays - Sundays at 7:30 pm (no show Sunday October 12 )
At The Back Door Theater • 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR (enter through the Common Grounds Coffee Shop)
Pay-what-you-can Thursdays & Sundays, Sliding Scale $15-$25 Fridays and Saturdays

In the Forest, She Grew Fangs is presented in partnership with the Lines for Life Oregon YouthLine

Special post show Talk Back Events with staff and teen volunteers from the Oregon YouthLine focusing on the effects of bullying on teen mental health in the cyberage
1)Friday, October 17
2)Saturday, November 8


Reservations are encouraged as space is limited
For tickets:
visit defunktheatre.com
or
call 503 481 2960

“I feel like there’s something new that wasn’t there before. Right here. Something warm. Something that’s getting bigger day by day.”

In the Forest, She Grew Fangs (West Coast Premiere) October 10-Nov 15 2014
by Stephen Spotswood Directed by Andrew Klaus-Vineyard

Lucy lives with her grandmother in a small rural town that could be Anywhere, USA. Tormented by her high school classmates who find out about her troubled past and her mother’s drug addiction, she is a lonely outsider who spends her time wandering the forest that lies just outside of town. When she develops a crush on Jenny, a glamorous new student, Lucy experiences strange visions, grows physically stronger and her senses sharpen- just as mysteriously savaged deer carcasses begin appearing in the woods. Using the archetypical story of Little Red Riding Hood as a backdrop for a timely exploration of teen bullying In the Forest, She Grew Fangs is a riveting evening of theater; the Washington Post describes it as “part timeless adolescent psychodrama, part harsh truths about growing up in our texting-and-social-media era, and part bloodshot fairy tale.” Defunkt's production is a west coast premiere and is featured in the October 2014 issue of American Theater Magazine.


CAST:
Lucy................Marisol Ceballos
Jenny.............. Tabitha Trosen
Hunter............. Gabriel Lakey
Ruth................ Lauren Modica
Chorus :
Kitty Fuller
R. David Wyllie
Annie Ganousis

directed by Andrew Klaus-Vineyard*

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION TEAM:
Stage Manager:/Dramaturg: Sarah Armitage*
ASM: Lexi Dougherty
Scenic Design: Max Ward
Lighting Design: Dan Minzer
Sound Design: Jesse Holt
Costumes: Lori Sue Hoffman*
Video Design: Andrew Klaus-Vineyard*
Animation: Amy Kuttab
Movement Design: Clara Hillier
PR/Outreach: Matthew Kern*

*defunkt theatre core group

In The Forest, She Grew Fangs contains strong language and intense themes, it is recommended for mature high school students and older. Parental Discretion is advised.

Defunkt's 15th Anniversary Season: Out of the Wild is made possible in part through the support of Ronni Lacroute/Willakenzie Estate ,The Portland Civic Guild, Bucks For Buildings, Ellyn Bye and The James F and Marion L Miller Foundation.

Poster Design by Aldo Perez