THE LADY DEMANDS SATISFACTION

By: Arthur M. Jolly

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Babes With Blades Theatre Company presents the winner of Joining Sword & Pen 2017-18.

Victorian era woman casually stabs an assailant in disguise attacking her from behind without looking. A servant looks on next to the lady in terror.

About the Show

A young maiden, Trothe, learns that her entire inheritance will be forfeit to anyone that bests her in a duel once she comes of age. The catch? Her birthday is in a week. She must turn to her Aunt Theodosia, a famed swordswoman, if she is to keep her house and lands. She also enlists the aid of her two favorite servants, though they may prove more hindrance than help. With the house filling up with Prussian swordmasters, a clueless lawyer, and a poetically minded suitor, events unfold in true farcical fashion. Like all good farces, everyone gets the ending they deserve, but will they be satisfied?

WHERE City Lit Theater
1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago
2nd Floor, Edgewater Presbyterian Church
WHEN July 21 – August 25, 2018
SHOWTIMES Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays at 8:00pm
Sundays at 3:00pm
PREVIEWS Saturday, July 21 at 8:00pm
Sunday, July 22 at 3:00pm
Thursday, July 26 at 8:00pm
Friday, July 27 at 8:00pm
PRESS OPENING Saturday, July 28 at 8:00pm
OPEN CAPTIONING Thursday, August 9 at 8:00pm
Friday, August 10 at 8:00pm
Saturday, August 11 at 8:00pm
Sunday, August 12 at 3:00pm
INDUSTRY NIGHT Monday, August 6 at 8:00pm
CLOSING NIGHT Saturday, August 25 at 8:00pm
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AUDIENCE ALERT
This production uses realistic, bloodless staged violence and double-entendres of an adult nature in the telling of the story. Parental discretion is advised.

RUN TIME
2 hours

DIRECTOR
Morgan Manasa*

VIOLENCE DESIGN
Samantha Kaufman

* Denotes BWBTC Ensemble Member

***Ticket sales end 3 hours before curtain. Seats may still be available even if it says no longer available.***

8/23 – 8/25, BWBTC will be taking a post-show collection in honor of Chicago Foundation for Women at all performances this weekend. Chicago Foundation for Women invests in women and girls as catalysts, building strong communities for all. “We value – in ourselves and in every organization we support – the core principles of equality, empowerment, diversity, collaboration, and integrity.”

PLAYWRIGHT: Arthur M. Jolly

DIRECTOR:  Morgan Manasa*

FIGHT DIRECTOR: Samantha Kaufman*

CAST: Deanalís Resto (Trothe), Kate Booth (Penelope), Ari Kraiman (Tilly), Felipe Carrasco (Osric), Linsey Falls (Abernathy), August Forman (Luitger), Megan Schemmel* (Theodosia), with Kim Fukawa*, Jennifer Mohr, and Bobby Hoffman (understudies)

STAFF: Samantha Barr* (Production Manager), Kayla Menz (Stage Manager), Lauren Brady (Assistant Stage Manager), Becca Venable (Technical Director/Sound), Chas Mathieu (Set), Carlie Casas (Costumes), Stefanie Johnsen (Props), Becs Bartle (Lighting), Kenya Hall (Dramaturg), Carrie Hardin (Dialect Coach)

* denotes BWBTC Ensemble Member

“‘The Lady Demands Satisfaction’ is a fierce, feminist farce. It is a commentary on the inherent, yet consistently overlooked, power of womxn. It is queer as hell. This is a 2 hour soundscape of belly laughter, metal on metal, and whatever the sound of pure heckin joy is.” — HOOLIGAN MAG

Victorian era lady jumping in front of a tree with a sword. A servant, a Lord, and a servant disguised as a Lord all scramble to hide behind a tree to avoid discovery.
Two female servants: one excited and the other terrified.
A Victorian male suitor stands reaching towards the sky professing romantic poetry in front of a female seated on the floor, looking at the suitor entranced.
A Victorian-era Lord grapples with a servant disguised as a Lord.
A Victorian Lord in a white wig and right hand outstretched in front of himself and the young maiden in a pink dress with many bows, mansplaining to her.

Press photos by: Steven Townshend.

Production photos by Joe Mazza

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RECOMMENDED! – “This Babes With Blades Theatre Company world premiere is a rowdy, rollicking spoof of 18th-century English Restoration comedy, infused with fast-paced farcical energy and lots of swashbuckling swordplay … Best of all, this production is genuinely family friendly, with multiple levels of humor designed to appeal to both kids and grownups.” — CHICAGO READER

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