artists from
The House Theatre of Chicago and Tense Forms
present

bringmayflowers

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the Seed, Chapter 14

Written and directed by Patrick Andrews, Chip Davis, Joshua Holden, Dominica Wasilewska.
Featuring Dominica Wasilewska as Beaulah Applebomb, Joshua Holden as J.J. Zinc Applebomb and Morton, Chip Davis as Richie/Dick, Patrick Andrews as No Name and Haji.

the Sun, Glimmering
(& Shimmering):
Shimmering (& Glimmering)

A short film by Redsharkboy Productions.

Marizpan the Magnificent

Written, directed and performed by Dennis Watkins.

the Soil Cradling, Temporarily

Written by Marika Mashburn. Directed by Chris Mathews.
Featuring Jake Minton as Brownie, Dixie Uffelman as Sprout.

the Rain Falling, Fllng, flng, fg

Written and directed by Shawn Pfautsch. Choreography by Carolyn Defrin.
Featuring Paige Hoffman as Antonia, Jake Minton as John.

the Moments, Passing: Brought To You By…

Written by Rosie Forrest. Directed by Heather Rafferty.
Featuring Elizabeth Colón-Nelson as Alice, Stephen Taylor as Fred.

the Stem Budding Again

Written and directed by Jenny Walton-Wetzel and Megan Bayles.
Featuring Elizabeth Colón-Nelson, Eva Gil.

the Blossom Awakening in the Middle of the Night

Written, choreographed and directed by Fannie Hungerford. Music by Whitney Johnson. Prop Design by David Amaral.
Featuring Jamie Abelson as The Man, Christal Walls as The Woman, David Amaral as The Gardener and The Giraffe.

the Fingers Plucking

Words and images by Elizabeth Boyne.
Featuring Eva Gil, Christal Walls.

the Flower, Chapter 67.

Written, directed by Patrick Andrews, Chip Davis, Joshua Holden, Dominica Wasilewska.
Featuring Dominica Wasilewska as Beaulah Applebomb, Joshua Holden as Morton, Chip Davis as Dick, Patrick Andrews as Haji.

Technical Details

Direction by Marika Mashburn.
Creative consultation by Tense Forms.
Production management by Yasmin Dincer-Ubl with assistance from Angie Renaldo.
Lighting design by Maggie Fullilove-Nugent.
Set design by Nora McComiskey with assistance from Patricia Lewis and Kirk Bravender.
Sound design and Technical management by G. Warren Stiles.
Original Music by Whitney Johnson (viola), Joshua Dumas (drums), Aleksandra Lederer (cello), Mark Temelko (guitar), Rob Kowalczyk (bass), Sarah Weis (keys) and Sydney Kopp-Richardson (clarinet).

Poster design by Nora McComiskey.
Program by Kirk Bravender.
Website design by Joshua Dumas, with images by Nora McComiskey and using code by Mike Piontek.

Please note, bringmayflowers is a warm collaboration between all of the artists involved — actors helping with set design, lighting designers contributing to scripts, each person sharing labor, all tending large swaths of this garden.

Special Thanks!

The Menomonee Club and Neal Bader
Designlab Chicago
Chicago Flyhouse Inc. and Mark Witteveen
The Moving Dock Theatre Co. and Dawn Arnold
Lee Keenan, Tracy Otwell, and the Production and Design Team of The House’s Hope Springs Infernal
Chad Kenward
Brian DesGranges
Jason Eckerson and Mark Benson
Dixie Uffelman, Phillip C. Klapperich, Nathan Allen, Chris Burnham, and Dennis Watkins
Lisa Barker and Lindsay Whiting
The Cast and Crew of bringmayflowers 2006
Lucas Merino, Michael Griggs, and Bryan Delaney