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The Madwoman of Chaillot

Presented by Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium at Walnut Street Theatre - Studio 5

September 3-September 18, 2010

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A ragtag band of Parisian cafe habitues battle a diabolical oil cabal to rid the world of greed, exploitation and cruelty in The Madwoman of Chaillot, a frighteningly contemporary comic fable presented by The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium beginning previews Friday, September 3 and running through Saturday, September 18 during Philadelphia's 2010 Live Arts and Fringe Festival.

French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright Jean Giraudoux, considered among the most important French dramatists between World War I and World War II, wrote Madwoman in 1943 during the Nazi occupation of Paris. A witty tea party awash in luscious language, Madwoman features a marvelously eclectic band of bohemians and beggars battling barons and bosses amidst a Parisian boulevard backdrop. The Madwoman cast features 17 actors playing 25 characters, many IRC veterans from productions past including Kate Black-Regan, Tina Brock, John D'Alonzo, Jesse Delaney, Michael Dura, Tomas Dura, Mark Knight, Ethan Lipkin, Jamie Pannone, Lee Pucklis, Sonja Robson, Bob Schmidt, Jane Stojak and Bayard Walker. The Madwoman design team includes Brian Strachan and Rufus Cottman (Ionesco's The Chairs, The Lesson; Tennessee Williams' The Gnadiges Fraulein) Costume Design and Stephen Hungerford (The Chairs, technical designer) Set Design. Producing Artistic Director Tina Brock will direct The Madwoman of Chaillot.