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“Distinctly Pig Iron — physical and funny, moments of startling visual clarity and emotional intensity… a surprising success, a beautifully realized but abstract meditation." - Philadelphia City Paper
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Directed by Dan Rothenberg
With: Gabriel Quinn Bauriedel, Geoff Sobelle, James Sugg, & Dito van Reigersberg
Why do we make love, make war, make french toast, make memories, make out, make up? In this World Premiere comic mash-up of neuroscience and surrealism, Pig Iron translates the absurdities of human nature into a series of highly physical vignettes. Part laboratory, part vaudeville theater, Chekhov Lizardbrain pulls inspiration from doctor/playwright Anton Chekhov and the "Three Brain" theory of Paul D. MacLean to peel back the layers of the human mind. The four award-winning performers careen between trancelike dances, perception experiments, and full-throttle hilarity. Are we in charge of our own private rituals? Or could it be the lizardbrain, pulsing secretly in the deepest reaches of the mind?
Please join us for a post-show discussion with cast members following April 7 2pm performance and the April 9th performance.
The Latvian Society
531 N. 7th Street, Philadelphia (7th and Spring Garden Streets) $20 - $30
There is limited on-street parking and cash lots south of Spring Garden on 7th Street.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| Mar 28 8pm (preview) |
Mar 29 8pm (preview) |
Mar 30 8pm (opening) SOLD OUT |
Mar 31 8pm |
Apr 1 2pm |
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| Apr 2 no show | Apr 3 no show | Apr 4 no show | Apr 5 8pm |
Apr 6 8pm |
Apr 7 2pm & 8pm |
Apr 8 no show |
| Apr 9 8pm |
Apr 10 no show | Apr 11 8pm |
Apr 12 8pm |
Apr 13 8pm |
Apr 14 2pm & 8pm |
Apr 15 8pm |
Read more about Chekhov Lizardbrain on Le Pigblog
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The creation of Chekhov Lizardbrain has been made possible in part by the generous support of the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative, a program funded by Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the University of the Arts; and by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.