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Sideshow Theatre Company Concludes 2015-16 Season With Caught

The show is a collaboration with Christopher Chen, Seth Bockley, and Chicago’s Xiong Art Gallery.

Katie Pierpont

Katie Pierpont

| Chicago |

May 29, 2016

Ben Chang, Ann James, David Prete, and Helen Young compose the cast of Caught, which begins tonight at Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theater.
Ben Chang, Ann James, David Prete, and Helen Young make up the cast of Caught, which begins tonight at Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theater.
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Sideshow Theatre Company's presentation of Caught begins performances tonight at Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theater.

An exploration of the line between reality and fantasy, the show centers on a Chinese dissident artists and activist. In a groundbreaking article, he presents an account of a nightmare confinement at the hands of the government. When people begin to question his story and search for proof, however, layers of perception begin to unfold in unexpected ways. With echoes of Ai Weiwei, Mike Daisey and Jonah Lehrer the very fabric of reality comes into question. With work by celebrated visual and performance artists the hallucinatory experience examines the consequences when we blur the line between story and truth.

Chen’s play is directed by Seth Bockley and features artistic associate Ann James, Ben Chang, David Prete, and Helen Young.

The creative team includes Kurtis Boetcher (set design), Izumi Inaba (costume design), Chris LaPorte (sound design), Gina M. Di Salvo (dramaturg), and Aaron Shapiro (production manager).

Performances will run through July 3.

For tickets and more information, click here.

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