Attempts On Her Life
by Martin Crimp
About Attempts On Her Life
An artist. A terrorist. A child. A brand new car. A pornographic movie star.
These are all the things that Anne can be.
Attempts On Her Life by Martin Crimp takes an uncompromising look at our insatiable cultural consumption. A shape-shifting, multilingual, occasionally musical journey through media, storytelling, and late-stage capitalism, this intimate performance invites audience members to reckon with how we see one another and ourselves.
Chicago Reader Recommended, 3 out of 3 stars from The Chicago Tribune, and extended twice due to Popular demand
ENSEMBLE
Bide Akande
Clifton Frei
Amy Gorelow
Mikayla De Guzman
Felix Mayes
Seoyoung Park
VOICE OVERS
Alfredo Antillon, Myca Cue, Lauren Demerath, Darren Hill, Tatiana Kahvegian, Joan Merlo, Wain Parham, Milan Pribisic, Han Van Sciver
PRODUCTION
Director: Aileen Wen McGroddy
Stage Manager: Becky Warner
Scenic Designer: Tatiana Kahvegian
Costume Designer: Camilla Dely
Lighting Designer: Keith Parham
Sound Designer: Joe Court
Music Direction: Wain Parham
Dramaturg: Milan Pribisic
Props Design: Tristan Brandon
Furniture Construction: Tom Daniel
Creative Producer: Helen Lattyak
Photos by Candice Conner of Oomphotography
TUTA Theatre Chicago, 2024
“The wacky, crazy show in question, performed for your pleasure by an all-in cast under the direction of the highly skilled avant-guardist, Aileen Wen McGroddy, is “Attempts on Her Life” from 1997.”
“RECOMMENDED! This is a play designed to make us confront our own expectations of what a narrative should be... I can’t say I understood everything. But I was never bored”
“Unlike most plays you will see on Chicago stages... expert direction by co-Artistic Director Aileen Wen McGroddy”
“It’s good to see TUTA return to live production for the first time since the 2020 shutdown with a revival of Crimp’s challenging but compelling piece... those who are already fans or merely curious should hurry to get tickets”
“It’s a most welcome return. I’m very glad you are back, TUTA. The scene has been the more impoverished for your long absence.”
“Plays are presented in all forms. Some have a standard story that runs from a beginning to a middle to an end, and some are improvised from performance to performance. Others are more theoretical. They ask questions and don’t provide answers. They present scenarios and show you what could be. That is the way of the new production of Attempts on Her Life at the TUTA Theatre.”
