Chicago
Illinois
WORLD PREMIERE!!
THE MILLIONAIRE FARMER by Ferndinand Raimund
Translated, Adapted and Directed by Bradley J. Gunter
Featuring: Shannon Bracken, Seth Brown, Lyle Friederichs, Letitia Guillaud, Christine Harrison, Nathan Hart, Whitney Kraus, Linus Lee, Darrin Luginski, Martin Monahan, Jillian Rafa, Jeff Rukes, Danni Smith, Dustin Spence, and Michael Wagman
Cursed at birth, the fairy maiden Anna is banished to earth to be raised by a farmer. Only by marrying her true love – a poor fisher – by her eighteenth birthday can the curse be broken and Anna be reunited with her mother. But her adoptive father has come into a mysterious fortune and now refuses the match. With the deadline approaching, Anna discovers that she has the help of magical friends, and that there are wicked forces manipulating her father. Can Anna find Contentment and break the curse, or will she succumb to the awesome power of Greed and Hate?
With a magical story encompassing the worlds of farmers and fairies, humans and allegorical figures, The Millionaire Farmer examines the theatricality in life and art and explores the relationship between the story and the telling. Utilizing music, improvisational comedy and multimedia presentation, Strangeloop offers a contemporary perspective on this timeless morality play, while maintaining the heart and humor that have made this fantasy a well-loved classic with European audiences for the past two centuries.
"This daft, big-hearted fairy tale is as unsubtle as it is charming. A simple tale of a young fairy kept from her true love by the forces of avarice, "The Millionare Farmer" floats on its comic timing and its appealing cast. It marks the debut of the just-hatched Strangeloop Theatre Company. Give the new kids a chance. They can show you a good time."
--Center Stage Chicago
"...extremely enjoyable for its wit, great performances and good-natured fun...[the] "Millionaire Farmer" is Charm itself."
"...a wonderfully rich comic performance from Jeff Rukes..."
--Rory Leahy, Center Stage Chicago
"Martin Monahan...provides a nice bounce as Hate"
--Tony Adler, Chicago Reader--Tony Adler, Chicago Reader
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