Strawdog Theatre, Chicago IL | May 2019
Projection Design
Direction Anderson Lawfer
Lighting John Kelly
Scenic John Wilson
Take Me is a world premiere musical by Mark Guarino featuring all-new original songs by Jon Langford (The Mekons, Waco Brothers). Inspired by true events, Take Me is the story of Shelly, a woman trapped by the trauma of a husband in a coma and the chaos that followed. Looking for solace, she finds herself pulled in to the realm of wild alien conspiracy theories. Voices from the sky tell her the answer to all her problems is to build an alien themed amusement park in Roswell, New Mexico. Take Me is a comic fantasia, a story about having faith in a world where there are more questions than answers.
“Lighting Designer John Kelly and Projections Designer Tony Churchill collaborate to create a hypnotic world outside of our everyday realm – beginning with the moment we enter the space. Because of the intimate setting, we as an audience are immediately embraced into the enticing extraterrestrial world.” -Picture This Post
“Imaginative and often beautiful visual projections by designer Tony Churchill transform Strawdog Theatre's intimate, low-ceilinged performing area into an otherworldly environment for Take Me” - Chicago Reader
photos by Anthony Churchill
