by Jane Martin
directed by Linda Gillum
CHICAGO PREMIERE
at The Viaduct
Opened Friday, March 29, 2002
After Dark Award
Outstanding Production
“Defiant does gothic redneck pulp far better than most… It’s great tacky fun.”
Chicago Tribune
“**** Defiant hits the bulls-eye.”
Gay Chicago Magazine
“An evening of good, clean, slam-bang messy fun.”
Windy City Times
Hows ’bout some hee-haw horror? Big 8 is a retired rodeo starlet with a talent for healing wounded cowboys. But when her abandoned daughter-in-law arrives with a fistful of stolen drug money, the righteous code of the West takes a tumble. After a murderous biker bursts onto the scene, the good guys are forced into bad-guy behavior. And something much worse. With the director of Burning Desires and The Skriker at the reins, this buckin’ bronco of a show tossed expectations whenever it could.
Time
Present Day
Place
Casper, Wyoming
Mood
Grim
Cast
(in order of appearance)
Big 8 … Kirsten Fitzgerald
Rob Bob … Kelly Cooper
Shedevil … Joy Ronstadt
Shirl … Jen Engstrom
Black Dog … Slava Vorobiev
Baxter Blue … Will Schutz
Donnie … Aaron Reichert
Production Staff
Director … Linda Gillum
Stage Manager … Megan Carr
Scenic Designer … Martin McClendon
Lighting Designer … Andrew Meyers
Costume Designer … Christine E. Pascual
Sound Designers … Brian Callahan
… Matthew Callahan
Prop Designer … Jennifer Keller
Fight Consultant … Kirsten Fitzgerald
Special Biological FX … Ryan Oliver
Graphic Designer … Andrew Leman
Technical Director … Dan Hooker
Carpenters … Joe Foust
… Aaron Reichert
Scenic Painting Consultant … B. Emil Boulos
Master Electrician … Lesley Boeckman
Sound Technicians … Gregor Mortis
… Sean Sinitski
Musicians … Big City Cousins
… Rich “Gun Rack” Bryant
… Brian “30-aught” Callahan
… “Lawless” Matt Callahan
… Linda “Kentucky Belle” Gillum
… David “Rustlin'” Gray
… Jon “Whiskey” Hauercamp
… Eric “Hee Haw” Hegy
… Chris “Stetson” Johnson
… Lindsey “Cowpoke” Jones
… Jenny “Moonlight” McCarthy
… Andre “Truck Stop” Pleuss
Hair Colorist … Gregor Mortis
Assistant Stage Manager … Lisa Westfall
Sound Board Operator … William Sanders
Press Phototgrapher … Krissy Shields
Program Designer … Justin Fletcher