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The Blood Countess


  • The Edge Off Broadway 1133 W. Catalpa Ave Chicago, IL 60640 United States (map)

Tickets available at the Idle Muse Box Office or by phone at 773.340.9438

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Opens September 18, running through October 11
THU / FRI / SAT at 8PM, SUN at 3PM
Special Wednesday performances on Sept 24, Oct 1 & Oct 8 at 8pm
The Edge Off-Broadway - 1133 W. Catalpa Ave.
Tickets $20-$30, Group Sales Available Upon Request

 

Coming This Fall…The Making of a Monster

Join us in the Carpathian Mountains to witness the birth of legend as a Countess becomes a Carnivore and a Mother becomes a Monster. The shadow of Erzsebet Bathory has endured for over 400 years–but who was the Blood Countess and how did her story of infamy begin, grow, and take on a life of its own? In a time when the constructed reputations are all some care about, Idle Muse explores the Truth behind the blood-soaked rumors.

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Cast: Laura Jones-Macknin* (she/her, Erzsébet Báthory); Mara Kovacevic* (she/her, Anna Darvulia); Xavier Lagunas* (he/him, Pál Nádasdy); Raúl Alonso (he/him, János Újváry); Erik Schnitger* (he/him, György Thurzó); Makenna Van Raalte (they/she, Imre Thurzó); Jeff Broitman (he/him, István Magyari); Kristen Alesia (she/they, Dorotya);  Hannah Eisendrath (they/she, Katarina); Jacque Bischoff* (any with respect, Ilona); Sam Neel (he/him, Guard, u/s Thurzo); Derek Preston Ray (he/him, Guard, u/s Pál Nádasdy); Alex Hultman (they/them, u/s Katarina, u/s Dorotya, u/s guard); Kayla Erpenbeck (she/her, u/s Ilona); Ian Saderholm (he/him, u/s Imre, u/s Janos) and Madeline Wakley (she/her, u/s Darvulia)

Creative: Tristan Brandon* (he/him, director, health and safety officer, props designer, scenic designer); Libby Beyreis* (she/her, assistant director, violence designer); Lindsey Chidester* (she/her, stage manager); Beth Bruins* (she/her, assistant stage manager); Evan Jackson* (he/him, artistic director); Kati Lechner* (she/her, production manager, health and safety officer); Erin Alys (she/her, intimacy director); Emma Rund (she/her, dramaturg); Brendan Hutt* (he/him, assistant violence designer); Jeremiah Barr (he/him, tech director); Laura J. Wiley* (she/her, lighting & projection designer); L.J. Luthringer* (he/him, sound designer and composer); Jennifer Mohr* (she/her, costume designer); Katie Fletcher (she/her, assistant costume designer); Jacque Bischoff* (any with respect, makeup designer); Breezy Snyder* (she/they, scenic painter); Eva Neuharth (they/them, paint charge); Mara Kovacevic* (she/her, house manager); Caty Gordon* (she/her, marketing & social media); Lawrence Jacquan (Any/All, stage management cover); and Michael Dalberg* (he/him, playwright)

*denotes Idle Muse Ensemble Member

Earlier Event: March 13
The School for Scandal
Later Event: March 26
The Three Musketeers