Head Poison is a thrilling theatrical adventure into a mind–altering world. A party of five people search back in time to uncover the truth behind an evening of terrifying consequence. Suspense, shock, and comedy convolve in this hilarious and compelling study of the damage we do and wreckage we leave behind. In HEAD POISON, the cast works with six oblong steel tables which they beautifully shift through space, comically beset with silverware, haul up on ropes, and eventually ride through the air. Ice, fire, poison, laughter, and athleticism combine in this 70–minute tour–de–force of physical theater.

“Mindblowing.”
-The Free Press

“Bizarrely poetic... has to be experienced.”
-New City

“Head Poison is to theater what trip-hop is to bluegrass – it ignites a throbbing, hyperactive, trance–like consciousness that flames on the fuel of imagination,
leaving any sort of stifling boundary–limits burnt in its wake.”
– Chicago Weekly News

"Stunning.”
– Chicago Sun–Times

“ Intense, dexterous, demanding...”
- Chicago Tribune

"Daring... Very funny.”
-The Chicago Reader

World Premiere World Premiere at The Storefront Theater, Chicago, March 9th, 2001.
 

 

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