Rough House Theater presents:
Within Without
Within Without tells a playful and lyrical tale about holding things in and letting things go. In the languages of mime, found-object puppetry, and visual poetry, Within Without tells a story at once intimate and universal about the balancing act between creating order and embracing wildness. Within Without welcomes both adult and youth audiences, ages 10+.
Within Without runs approximately 50 minutes.
CREDITS:
Creation & Performance: Claire Saxe
Movement Direction: Chih-Jou Cheng
Creative Assistance: Michael Brown
Lighting & Technical Production: Giau Truong
Technical Support: Erik Tylkowski
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Claire Saxe (she/her) is a performer, puppeteer, and theater maker driven by work that stretches forms, genres and expectations. As an independent artist and Co-Artistic Director of Rough House Theater Company her practice interweaves elements of puppetry and physical theater. Previous credits include We Missed the Train and Had to Wait as part of Steppenwolf Theater’s LookOut series (Creator & Performer), the U.S. production of Théâtre de l’Entrouvert’s Anywhere (Director), Rough House’s House of the Exquisite Corpse (Co-Director), Invitation to a Beheading (Co-Creator & Performer), and others. As an actor Claire has performed on the Steppenwolf mainstage (Anne Frank, 2007 Jeff Nominee, Actress in a Principal Role), and in storefronts, on festival stages and in DIY spaces across the U.S. and U.K. In addition to arts-education with Rough House, Claire teaches puppetry at The Theater School at DePaul and theater at a K-8 Montessori school. Claire holds a BS in Theater and Classical Studies from Skidmore College and an MA in Physical Theater Directing & Actor Training from the University of Exeter, UK.
ABOUT ROUGH HOUSE THEATER:
Rough House Theater Company is on a mission to connect individuals and communities through puppetry-art that celebrates the weird things that make us unique and the weirder things that bring us together. Born in 2009 in a storefront home-studio in Logan Square, Rough House’s work collides puppetry with physical theater, music, visual arts, with an appetite for experimentation. Through public workshops, artist incubation and performances, Rough House works towards a vision of an expansive contemporary puppet theater scene comprising an ever-growing and diverse community of artists.
ADDITIONAL EVENTS:
Found Object Puppetry
Sunday, Aug. 25th 12pm - 3pm
Anything can be a puppet! Learn the fundamentals of puppetry and create your very own short performance piece using found objects. This workshop will cover the basics of puppet manipulation, and give you the tools to bring to life the extraordinary stories hidden within common objects.
No prior performance or puppetry experience necessary! Suited for imaginers of all ages!