House of the Exquisite Corpse
Rough House Theater
Chopin Theater, Chicago, IL
A haunted puppet anthology running through Halloween time in Chicago.
Room 6: The Long and Twisty Road
Lead Artists: Grace Needleman and Will Bishop
Puppeteer: Chio Cabrera
Voice Actors: Time Brickey and Felix Mayes
Puppets by: Grace Needleman, Caitlin McLeod
Script by: Grace Needleman and Will Bishop
Sound by: Joey Meland
I performed this show over 150+ times and still found ways to make each showing more delightful.
Special thanks to Grace Needleman and William Bishop for inviting me onto this twisty ride!
THEATER REVIEW
By Kimzyn Campbell
One of my favorites, “The Drive” (created by Bishop and Needlman—featuring artist Chio Cabrera), tells the tale of the dangers of meeting a significant other’s family members, with the added twist of being queer and othered, and sets the scene on an extra-creepy country road—all done with voice-over acting and a clever blend of shadow projections, overlaid with a kaleidoscope of sounds and color.
Read the full article here: THE CHICAGO READER
