#thehypocrites

1.       What makes The Hypocrites so great, anyway?

Our motto is: We make theater. But currently, we are making epic theater! All Our Tragic is a mashup of every surviving Greek tragedy that forms one crazy 12-hour performance. You can see the whole thing at once, from 11am to 11pm, or you can see the four, 3-hour parts on separate days. No one else in the history of theater has ever done anything like this, so I'd say that's pretty great. 

    2.       What is another local storefront you wish you were besties with and why?

We like a lot of companies. I guess it would be good to know Sideshow better. I just saw Stupid Fucking Bird, and it was full of excellent performances. Of course, they borrowed The Hypocrites' own badass Stacy Stoltz, so it was bound to be good.

    3.       What is your favorite thing about the Chicago theatre community?

We help each other. We support each other. We want everyone to succeed, because we know a strong community is a sustainable community. And we want Chicago to stay the best theater city in the world.

    4.       Where does your company most like to hangout and be friends?

In the  old days, when we performed at the now-defunct Viaduct Theater, we always went to The Hungry Brain after a show. These days, we mostly see each other at company meetings and show openings, because we are either old or really busy, or both. And some of us have children. But the Long Room still gets a good amount of Hypo money.

    5.       If we were to rummage through your storage space today, what might we find?

Creepy dolls. Tons of costume pieces. A giant glittering orb of trash. John Byrnes sleeping on a really high shelf.

    6.       If you could remount one show from the last 10(ish) years, what would it be?

Probably Machinal. Or The Cherry Orchard. Those are two of my favorite productions ever.

    7.     What piece of advice would you like to share with the internet?

The worst thing you can ever do with your life is try and be cool. Being cool means you never show emotion, never join in, never laugh out loud, never try something you might fail at, never tell people you love them. Cool is the enemy of humanity, and we're all human, whether we like it or not.

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