by Joe Foust & Richard Ragsdale
directed by Joe Foust
WORLD PREMIERE
at American Theater Company
Opened Wednesday, July 22, 1998
After Dark Awards
Sound Design – Gregor Mortis, Greg Nishimura, Prank, Sean Sinitski
Direction – Joe Foust
“Unforgettable theatrical thrills.”
Chicago Tribune
“Action Movie charms its audience with sly nods to its predictability.”
Chicago Sun-Times
“A visceral, confrontational theatergoing experience… The company has managed to put all the blockbuster films this summer to shame.”
Chicago Reader
Let others deconstruct genre: Defiant blows the whole thing up.
From the unstable visionaries behind our triumphant Ubu Raw came this spectacle of non-stop action sequences. Pekinpah 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.
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 Goldberg
(in order of appearance)
Chaplain … Joel Mehr
Girl Scout … Cherise Silvestri
Mother … Kati Brazda
Diane … Cherise Silvestri
Lab Guy 1 … Joel Mehr
Lab Guy 2 … Dominic Conti
Harry … Richard Ragsdale
Pregnant Girl … Cherise Silvestri
Sanchez … Gregor Mortis
Sanchez’ Cronie … Sean Sinitski
Sergeant Flattop … Jennifer Gehr
Johnson … Joel Mehr
Hojoitz … Richard Ragsdale
Spike … Gregor Mortis
Lenny … John DeLeonardis
Head Guard of Propaganda Office … Richard Ragsdale
Vice President of Propaganda … Sean Sinitski
Jerry … Joel Mehr
Front Door Guard 1 … Joel Mehr
Bradley, a Suit … Sean Sinitski
Another Suit … Michael Goldberg
Bradley’s Flunky … Joel Mehr
Guards, Thugs, Flunkies, People who whup ass, People who get their asses whupped, Various Extras, and Kokens … Every-freaking-body
Ki … A. Bryan Guthrie
Production Staff
Stage Manager/Assistant Director … Khrissy Shields
Co-Stage Manager … Sarah Pace
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
… Christopher Thometz
… Jonathan Watkins
Special Audio Effects … Greg Nishimura
… Sean Sinitski
Prop Designers … Will Schutz
… and just about everybody
Technical Director … Jonathan Watkins
Master Carpenters … Kirk Anderson
… John DeLeonardis
… Pisut Vongkasemsiri
Visual Effects Crew … Anne McKernan
… Barb Wruck Thometz
Costume Technicians … Sarah Pace
… Christine Pascual
… Sarah Laleman
Dance Captain … Cherise Silvestri
Fight Captain … Michael Goldberg
Armorer … Christopher Johnson
Voice Stuff … B.L.Z. Bub
Photographer … Geoffrey Fingerhut