The Killer
by Eugene Ionesco
Directed by Mike Steele
Set: Nicholas Schwartz
Costumes: Rachel Spyniewski
Makeup: Zsofia Otvos
Sound: Matt Test and Sam Clapp
Lights: Richard Norwood
Choreography: Jesse Hoisington
Featuring Dennis Bisto, Kevin Webb, Abby Blankenship, Holly Cerney, Logan Hulick, Michael Mejia, and Laura Nelson
Trap Door Theatre, Chicago IL
May 2019
Nominated for Three Jeff Awards:
Best Performer in a Principal Role - Play (Dennis Bisto as Berenger)
Best Performer in a Supporting Role - Play (Kevin Webb as Edward)
Best Choreography (Jesse Hoisington)
“The Killer is [. . .] emblematic of what Trap Door continues to do so well.” - Kerry Reid, Chicago Tribune
“Director Mike Steele is a Trap Door veteran and keenly aware of how to use pacing and design elements to bring out all the themes in Ionesco’s meditations while making them into a coherent whole” -Jacob Davis, Around The Town Chicago
“Director Mike Steele amps up the absurdism, this time behind a stunning performance by Dennis Bisto . . . Steele’s staging of [the final] scene is visually striking.” -Karen Topham, Chicago On Stage
“chock-full of expressive moments and striking staging”-Dmitry Samarov, Chicago Reader
