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The VORTEX presents
Summer Youth Theatre 2016 (25^th Anniversary)

The Madwoman of Chaillot
By Jean Giraudoux
Directed by Dillon Yruegas

July 22-30, 2016  8pm
6 nights only!!

Limited Seating. Advanced Reservations Strongly Recommended.

Radical Rush Free Tickets:

Limited free tickets for each performance in the spirit of sustainability, accessibility, and the gift economy. Radical Rush tickets released at 7pm each night--in-person only.

2-for-1 admission Thursday and Sunday with donation of 2 cans for SafePlace

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For the 25^th anniversary of The VORTEX’s Summer Youth Theatre, we are presenting the 20^th-century classic, The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux. First performed in 1945, this new translation by Professor Laurence Senelick provides pertinent insights for our times. Watch Countess Aurelia, the Madwoman, gather the populace of Paris (the 99%) to battle the corruption of politicians and prospectors intending to drill for the oil under the City of Lights. The Madwoman of Chaillot fights for humanity against the seekers of wealth and power threatening to destroy the fabric of civilization. This new production presents a great work of contemporary literature in a new translation with a timely theme.

The Madwoman of Chaillot features an outstanding cast of young artists: Lucy Abromowitz, Kit Burton, Jack Butler, Max Corney, Callier Creedle, Andromeda Dywn, Trinity Gonzalez, Joilynn Green, Makenna Mabon, Mery Rivera, Madeline Silvestro, Riley Simpson, and Samuel Winget.

Directed by Dillon Yruegas.  Scenic Design by Ann Marie Gordon.  Lighting Design by Jennifer Rogers.  Costume Design by Shannon Mott.  Prop Design by Helen Parish. Stage Manager, Zoe Riemer.  Assistant Stage Manager, Rebecca Harris.

Event Details

• Date: July 22 - 30
• Time: 8 PM
• Venue: The VORTEX
• Website: http://www.vortexrep.org

Ticket Information

• Cost: $30 Priority (Seated first), $20 General, $10 Discount (Seated last)
• Phone: 512-478-5282

Presenter Details

• Name: The VORTEX

ABOUT SYT: For more than two decades, SYT has provided high quality theatre to Austin audiences. This project teams adult professionals with students to create high-caliber theatrical productions of world-class literature. The Austin Chronicle named SYT “Best Theatre Program that Treats Kids like Grownups.” Nominated for dozens of local awards, SYT has been recognized with B. Iden Payne Awards for Outstanding Production of a Play for Children for The Commedia of Errors, Outstanding Direction of a Play for Children for The Commedia of Errors, The Physicists, Moby Dick, and The Frogs, Outstanding Acting for The Physicists and Moby Dick, and Outstanding Sound Design for Machinal. Every year, students work with adult artists who are among the most celebrated theatre professionals in Austin. Producing Artistic Director, Bonnie Cullum, who founded SYT in 1991, was inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame in 2009. 

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