The Green Bird
1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago
Magic and spectacle collide in The Green Bird, an update of Carlo Gozzi's 18th-century comedy about two orphans on an epic quest for enlightenment. This masked fantasia includes a lovesick king, a greedy fortuneteller, an insatiable sausage-maker, a magical green bird and a talking statue that's losing control of the story it's narrating. The vibrant world combines philosophical ideas about truth, love, sacrifice and compassion with physical comedy. With the king lost on the battlefield, the queen stuck underground, the royal heirs presumed dead and the kingdom in ruins, it takes magic and mayhem aplenty to guide everyone on the chaotic path back to happily ever after. The wild fairy tale inspired by Italy's commedia dell'arte comes to the Collaboraction Pentagon Theater in Chicago.
Thru - Jun 19, 2016