by Joe Foust & Richard Ragsdale
directed by Joe Foust
at American Theater Company
Opened Wednesday, June 16, 1999
“A veritable feast of outstanding stage combat, fantastic puppets, inventive directorial ideas… It’s more fun than most any summer film.”
Chicago Tribune
“The play’s endless stunts are just as brilliantly executed and breathtaking as they were before.”
Chicago Reader
“Defiant has set themselves up for a nice franchise.”
Newcity
The smash hit returns! See it the way it was meant to be seen: a second time!
This spectacle of non-stop action and outrageous comedy was honed to a deadly edge. Peckinpah schmeckinpah. Woo? Foo! They did it with the safety of celluloid. Defiant did it in your lap. Live. The blood was likely to be real. Action Movie was the summer of 1998’s biggest blockbuster. Desperate hordes were turned away. Hopefully you caught it this time and you can quit lying about being one of the few who got in.
Cast
The Team
Doctor Xylene … Will Schutz
Stone Hardgod … Christopher Thometz
Cyborg Woman … Lisa Rothschiller
Alec Smarty … Ed Pierce
Jack Jackson … Christopher Johnson
Kung Fu Guy … Jim Slonina
World Corp.
John Kreegar … Kirk Anderson
Poison Inimann … Michele DiMaso
Pike Calypso … Michael F. Goldberg
(in order of appearance)
Chaplain … Joel Mehr
Dream Babes … Kati Brazda
… Michele DiMaso
Mother … Kati Brazda
Diane … Cherise Silvestri
… or Khrissy Shields
… or Sarah Pace
Panel Technician … Joel Mehr
Clean Room Technicians … Kati Brazda
… Geoff Coates
Lost Lab Technician … Sean Sinitski
Lost Lab Technician’s Experiment … John DeLeonardis
Harry … Richard Ragsdale
Pregnant Teenager … Cherise Silvestri
… or Khrissy Shields
… or Sarah Pace
Sanchez … Gregor Mortis
Jose, Sanchez’ homey … Sean Sinitski
Sergeant Flattop … Jennifer Gehr
Dirkson … Joel Mehr
Hojoitz … Richard Ragsdale
Spike … Gregor Mortis
Lenny … Geoff Coates
Head Guard of Propaganda Office … Richard Ragsdale
Cuthington … Sean Sinitski
Jerry … Joel Mehr
Dealing Front Door Guard … Richard Ragsdale
Dumb (and Scantily Clad) Front Door Guard … Joel Mehr
Ridiculously Stupid Front Door Guard … Geoff Coates
Bradley Rivers … Sean Sinitski
Bradley’s Golfing Buddy … Michael F. Goldberg
Syfan the Eldrich … John DeLeonardis
Guards, Thugs, Extras, Kokens … Every-freaking-body
Mabuse or Kaiser So-Say … B.F. Helman
Ki … A. Bryan Guthrie
Understudies … Pisut Vongkasemsiri
… Khrissy Shields
… Jonathan Watkins
… Keith Ellis
… Julie Greenberg
… Michael Mazzara
… Sarah Pace
… Christopher Taylor Ranta
Production Staff
Assistant Director … Kevin Wade
Stage Manager … Joy Something-or-other (Ronstadt)
… Bridget Kirkpatrick
Fight Choreography … Joe Foust and cast
Scenic Designer … Martin McClendon
Lighting Designer … Richy Norwood
Costume Designer … Jennifer Keller
Audio Sculptor … Gregor Mortis
Original Music … Prank
Special Visual Effects … Kirk Anderson
… B. Emil Boulos
… John DeLeonardis
… Joe Foust
… Andrew Leman
… Martin McClendon
… Anne McKernan
… Christopher Thometz
… Jonathan Watkins
Special Audio Effects … Greg Nishimura
… Sean Sinitski
Prop Designers … Will Schutz
… and just about everybody
Technical Director … John DeLeonardis
Master Carpenter … Pisut Vongkasemsiri
Alligator Grip … Barb Wruck Thometz
Jen Keller’s Girl Friday … Sarah Pace
Costume Technicians … Sarah Laleman
… Christine Pascual
Dance Captain … Cherise Silvestri
Fight Captain … Michael F. Goldberg
Armorer … Christopher Johnson
Voice Stuff … B.L.Z. Bub
Photographer … Geoffrey Fingerhut
Graphic Design … A. Bryan Guthrie
Lobby Display … A. Bryan Guthrie
… Sean Sinitski