2023

Blood Will Have Blood OR: the many missteps of Macbeth and how we may prevent them (May 2023)

Performed at Turtle Swamp Brewing in May 2023, Blood Will Have Blood regales audiences with the story of a lucky (?) soldier whose choices lead to a cycle of violence after a prophecy of self improvement. He may remind you of a silly little man literary critics and theatre artists alike obsess over: Macbeth. Written in response to Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy, Blood Will Have Blood is a multimedia theatrical experience that asks: when the opportunity presents itself, what would you do for certain kinds of freedom, more control over your peers, financial stability, a better life? Who is a traitor and who is honest? Which of the two are justified? Is there a way out from the systems that pit us against each other?

Blood Will Have Blood was created as a thesis project by Rainier Pearl-Styles, utilizing devising techniques to deconstruct Shakespeare’s Macbeth, creating individual and community definitions of power.

Read more about the project here on HowlRound.

Cafe du Cheape Artiste ZOMBIE HOMECOMING (November 2023) at Middlesex

Cafe du Cheape Artiste SUMMER CAMP (July 2023) at Middlesex

Cafe du Cheape Artiste AUGHTS FASHION SHOW (January 2023) transported us to the bedazzled world of pop-punk, flip phones, and Juicy Couture tracksuits. It was hosted by Turtle Swamp Brewing, so many friends came to watch and enjoy some tasty beer!