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Created and Performed by Aaron Cromie and Gwen Rooker
with Sarah Gliko, Dave Johnson and Erin Carney
Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts
Commissioned by The Kimmel Center
April 2013
Directed by Aaron Cromie
Scenic Design by Lisi Stoessel
Costumes and Lights by Sarah Cogan
Sound Design by Adriano Shaplin
Shadow Puppets by Jered McLenigan with Gwen Rooker & Aaron Cromie
Stage Managed by Rachel Mazzagatti
Outside Eye/Artistic Collaboration by Steve Gravelle
Photographed by Kevin Monko
Cast: Erin Carney, Aaron Cromie, Sarah Gliko, Dave Johnson, Gwen Rooker.
“Cromie is circus owner and ringmaster Charlie Sparks, while Rooker, Dave Johnson, Sarah Gliko and Erin Carney play multiple roles and instruments in this powerful play with music. They charm us with earnestness as performers in a circus that traveled the country dazzling small-town crowds...well-crafted methods that amused us earlier: clever songs, vivid caricatures, and shadow puppets...'Murderous Mary' tells a story that feels contemporary, though it occurred a century ago. Media exaggeration, mob panic, and cruelty to animals are far from extinct.”
— Philadelphia City Paper
“This crew travels from town to town, their journey narrated through catchy, well-rendered original songs (penned by the ensemble), which the cast accompanies on kazoo, guitar, banjo and accordion. Bluegrass riffs, and one sly imitation of The Music Man’s opening number underscore a quintet of fantastic voices that harmonize exquisitely.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer
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