The Catamounts present Burning Bluebeard by Jay Torrence | JAN. 31 – FEB. 21

TICKETS

Blending comedy, vaudeville, clowning, and meta-theatrical play, BURNING BLUEBEARD reimagines the 1903 Chicago Iroquois Theatre fire from the perspective of the performers. The piece is both a reckoning and a love letter—an exploration of why we gather, what we risk in live performance, and how theater holds us together in moments of joy and catastrophe.

Of the original Chicago production, Newcity Stage wrote:

BURNING BLUEBEARD represents the cumulative potential of theater as an art form: a poetic, terrifying, gut-buster tour de force that tells the audience exactly what this show is going to be—a deconstructed retelling of the 1903 Iroquois Theatre Fire from the eyes of the artists who worked on “Mr. Bluebeard,” the production that sent the theater up in flames—even while building the sense that this time fate may be averted, we might see the second act, and the victims of that fire could be saved.

Directed by Artistic Director Amanda Berg Wilson, The Catamounts bring their signature immersive approach to the work, transforming the Carsen Theater into a shared environment where audience and performers exist together inside the story. The result is a theatrical experience that is playful, unsettling, and deeply communal—inviting us to imagine what it means to care for one another in the dark.

Sunday performances on February 1, 14, and 21 will be followed by a community gathering. Tickets include food and drink, with options available for those with and without dietary restrictions.

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