An Affair of Honor

Every Picture Tells a Story – or Two…

Presenting the winners of Joining Sword & Pen 2005-06!

Mrs. Dire’s House of Crumpets & Solutions – Byron Hatfield
directed by Alison Dornheggen*
fight choreography by the cast

Satisfaction – Tony Wolf
directed by David Woolley
fight choreography by David Woolley

Graphic Design by grumpy monkey graphics & design

Two women dueling with swords in a forrest clearing, observed by four other women.

About the Show

Both one-acts that made up this production were inspired by the print of Emile Bayard’s “An Affair of Honor” that hung on Fight Master David Woolley’s living room wall.

Each playwright received the Ballantyne Award, which carried with it a $500 stipend.

WHERE The Viaduct
3111 N. Western Avenue Chicago
WHEN Closed May 14th, 2006
SHOWTIMES Thursday- Saturday 7:30

Sunday 7:00
CLOSING NIGHT May 14th, 2006

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AUDIENCE ALERT
This production uses realistic staged violence in the telling of the story, including wartime combat situations. Some scenes feature replicas of military weaponry, fog, sound effects of gunshots and explosions, and a blank-firing pistol.

RUN TIME
2 hours

DIRECTOR
Elyse Dawson*

VIOLENCE DESIGN
Rachel Flesher

* Denotes BWBTC Ensemble Member

Photoshopped lithograph image of two Victorian women dueling in a forest clearing, while four women look on.
Four Victorian women sit side by side, one holds up a pink, hand-knit noose.
In VIctorian mourning clothes, two women argue while two others watch.
A Victorian woman shows her knitting circle her hand-made pink knitted noose.
Photoshopped depiction of two women dueling with swords in a forrest clearing, observed by four other women.

“It, it – watching women stage duel is so thrilling, it took me back to my 7th-grade desire to be a pirate.”

Dueling Critics: Kelly Kleiman’s Pick List Friday, April 21, 2006