Written by Peter Wesley-Smith
Lyrics by Peter Wesley-Smith
Music by Martin Wesley-Smith
Presented by Caffeine Theatre and Chicago Opera Vanguard
November 16, 2010 — December 19, 2010
Storefront Theater
$25 general admission; $15 for seniors and students; $10 for previews (11/16 & 11/17)
Running time: 2 hours with one fifteen minute intermission.
Theater Advisory: Contains adult themes
“For the Snark was a Boojum, you see,” sets the stage for this fun-filled romp through the mind of writer Lewis Carroll. Part existential musical theatre and part fantasy adventure story, this riff on Carroll’s epic poem “The Hunting of the Snark” examines the psychological life of Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the man behind the Lewis Carroll pen name. As his poem warns, “catching Snarks is all well and good, but if your Snark is a Boojum, you will softly and suddenly vanish away.” But while the hunting party moves towards its fateful catch, they discover with Carroll and his Alice that Nothing is quite what it seems. Caffeine Theatre and Chicago Opera Vanguard collaborate on the US stage premiere of this hit Australian musical.
Related events
Post-show Discussions
Saturday, November 20 and Sunday, November 21
Post-show discussions with playwrights Martin Wesley-Smith and Peter Wesley-Smith
Thursday, December 2
Post-show discussion with the cast and crew
Lewis Carroll Coffeehouse
Monday, November 29 at 7:00 pm
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