INDIANAPOLIS — Q Artistry has announced that their next original production will be ZirkusGrimm, an original musical retelling of the Brother’s Grimm tales in a circus themed format, starring Georgeanna Smith, Ben Asaykwee and Thomas Cardwell, among many others, at the Irvington Lodge, 5515 E Washington St. Performances will be July 12-27 on Fridays and Saturdays, plus a Thursday, July 18 and Sunday July 21 performance.
ZirkusGrimm is a German inspired musical fantasy set in a macabre off-center circus and featuring many of the Grimm Brothers’ most popular stories alongside more obscure pieces. Some of the stories included are Snow White, The Robber Bridegroom, and Hansel and Gretel. Featured “circus acts” include a homicidal Sharpshooter, a acrophobic tight rope walker, and a troupe of gloomy clowns.
The cast is lead by the Artistic Directors of three emerging companies (Georgeanna Smith / NoExit Performance, Thomas Cardwell / Eclectic Pond, Ben Asaykwee / Q Artistry) and is rounded out by a troupe of actors well known in the Indianapolis area: Jaddy Ciucci, Bill Wilkison, Scott Russell, Tommy Lewey, Paige Scott, Maria Meschi, Carrie Morgan, Abbie Wright, Ben Schuetz, Ryan Powell, B.J. Bovin, Amelia Smith, Danielle Carnagua, Janice Hibbard, Kimmie Icenoble, Maddie Deeken, Pat Mullen, Griffin Lohner, Elsie McNulty, Logan Sejas, and Morgan Patrick Roof.
“ZirkusGrimm” was written/adapted with original score and songs by Ben Asaykwee and will feature a live band. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $17 for students and seniors. Tickets are available in advance (recommended) at www.qartistry.org
