“Artful and Entertaining.” - The Stage
“Nothing Short of Incredible.” - Theater Beyond Broadway
“A Profound Exploration of Existential Themes.”\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 - Fringe Review
“Strangely Cathartic and Surprisingly Moving.”\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 - The Scotsman
“Hilarious and Moving…Utterly Brilliant” - Scots Gay Arts
“A Most Brilliant Show.” \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 Ed Fest Magazine
“This is THE Show To See.” \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 - Get Your Coats On
“Hilarious…Samuel Beckett would be so proud.”\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 \u200b - British Theater Guide
Written and Directed by BILL SCHAUMBERG
Starring MATTHEW DILORETO, ERIC KIRCHBERGER, AUDREY RAPOPORT
PUBLIC PERFORMANCES: JULY 17, 18
\u200bPRIVATE INDUSTRY SHOWINGS: JULY 20, 23, 24 AT PARADISE FACTORY
WOLK TRANSFER COMPANY is pleased to announce the private industry showcase of THREE CHICKENS CONFRONT EXISTENCE, written and directed by Bill Schaumberg. THREE CHICKENS CONFRONT EXISTENCE will have three private industry shows at Paradise Factory (64 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003). Public Performances will be July 17 and 18, with tickets available here. The private industry showings take place Monday, July 20, 7 p.m., \u200b Thursday, July 23, 7 p.m., and Friday, July 24, 3 p.m. Tickets are by invitation only.
In this surrealist and hilarious production, three factory farm chickens passionately explore their impossible situation – awaiting their imminent trip to the broiler. Tragedy morphs to comedy and back again as they explore mysticism, power struggles, class inequality, mythology, and religion, with plenty of emotionally charged antics and surprises along the way. Equal parts high-brow philosophy and laugh-out-loud comedy.
“At the end of the day, no matter what hand we’ve been dealt, we can’t escape the simple truth that we’re all going to die, and we don’t know when.” - Bill Schaumberg (Writer/Director)
The production stars Matthew DiLoreto (Blue Man Group, The Triad) as Bronseman, Eric Kirchberger (Voice of Orange M&M, Comedy Central) as Reginald, and Audrey Rapoport (TV/Film:Bull, Cheers, Bob) as Helen.
The production features costume design by Sasha Richter (Gotham, The Irishman, The Gilded Age, Boardwalk Empire). Publicity by Katie Rosin/Kampfire PR. Executive Produced by Fair Play Productions.
THREE CHICKENS CONFRONT EXISTENCE plays the following schedule:
\u200bPublic: Friday, July 17 at 7 p.m. | Saturday, July 18 at 2:00 p.m. and 8 p.m.
\u200bIndustry: Monday, July 20 at 7 p.m. \u200b | \u200b Thursday, July 23 at 7 p.m. | \u200b Friday, July 24 at 3 p.m. \u200b
THEATER INDUSTRY CAN RSVP HERE. Public Performances have tickets available here.
Running Time: 70 minutes
Website: 3chickens.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threechickensplay/
BIOGRAPHIES
BILL SCHAUMBERG (Playwright) is a playwright, director, and video producer. His audio play, Mind Support, won the Critics' Choice Award at the 2022 Atlanta Fringe Festival and received a Silver at the 2023 Signal Awards. His one-act monologue, Death of a Log, has been performed at The Triad Theater, Upright Citizens Brigade, The Bowery Poetry Club, and was published by Epiphany Literary Magazine. Following two sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, an encore "Best of the Fringe" engagement in London’s West End, and a string of five-star reviews, Three Chickens Confront Existence marks Schaumberg’s debut full-length play. Parallel to his stage work, Schaumberg spent five years as a Managing Producer at the popular animal brand The Dodo, creating comedic videos that generated over a billion views.
WOLK TRANSFER COMPANY is a Tony-nominated and Olivier-winning producer dedicated to the development and transfer of compelling shows that Inform, Inspire, Move and Matter.
Broadway: The Hills of California, Job, Once Upon A Mattress, Prince of Broadway, Pacific Overtures.
U.K: Kenrex, Ballad Lines, The Karate Kid – The Musical now touring 14 cities in the UK and concluding in Toronto, the musical adaptation of The Pianist coming to Southampton’s Mayflower Studios and London’s Park Theatre this fall, and Monsoon Season and My Name is Gideon at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Off-Broadway: Kenrex, and over 50 solo shows through Founder Michael Wolk’s associated nonprofit, All For One Theater Company, including Crystal Skillman’s Open and most recently, Eric Jaffee’s The Jewish Question: A Comedic Lament. WolkTransfer.com @wolktransfecompany
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