“Inspired direction by Leah Bonvissuto of a strong cast.” – Dallas Morning News
“It is a great inspiration to learn that theater is still alive in this country….exciting work that is food for the senses and the spirit” – Baltimore Examiner
“The result fuses the creeping horror of The Shining with the tension of Mamet’s American Buffalo” – TheaterJones
“Shattering…[It] played like a combination nightmare, mystery rite, and horror ride at a depraved theme park.. The acting is terrific: elemental, raw, and persuasively aggressive. Leah Bonvissuto’s direction could hardly be more menacinge. Casey Wimpee’s script is, finally, awe-inspiring. The consistency of a shocking dream and authority of brutal poetry”
-CreativeLoafing
“Wonderful…exceptional performances and use of our own senses against us making it a standout Fringe 2013 experience….unnerving and allows us to experience the loss of our rational world even as the trapped coal-miners lose their grip on their own.”-Black and Gold Review
“Perfectly executed in performance.” -Southern Glossary Magazine
“An intense, funny, scary, dark experience… five excellent actors with an engrossing, serious script that keeps you on the edge of your seat… See the show, and be prepared to leave a piece of your soul in the dark space.” -Cincinnati CityBeat
“An intense drama….the acting is excellent….very compelling” -New Orleans Defender
“Expertly Crafted…gripping from the opening seconds..this is a play about darkness and sound. The five actors work like a well oiled machine.”- Pegasus News
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AZTEC ECONOMY
in association with THE TANK
Proudly presents the New York Premiere of
BUTCHER HOLLER HERE WE COME
A descent into the male psyche-in-crisis.
An immersive experience entirely lit by headlamps.
Written by CASEY WIMPEE
Starring ADAM BELVO, ISAAC BYRNE, COLT W. KEENEY,MICHAEL MASON, HARLAN SHORT, ADAM LATEN WILSON, and COLE WIMPEE
Directed by LEAH BONVISSUTO
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
FRI, JULY 24 – SUN, AUG 2, 2015 AT THE TANK
OPENING NIGHT IS SATURDAY, JULY 25 AT 7 P.M.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THETANKNYC.ORG
AZTEC ECONOMY in association with THE TANK is pleased to announce the New York premiere of BUTCHER HOLLER HERE WE COME by Casey Wimpee, directed by Leah Bonvissuto. After premiering two years ago in the Cincinnati Fringe and performing in Baltimore, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston, Tampa, and West Palm Beach, BUTCHER HOLLER HERE WE COME will play a limited engagement at The Tank (151 W 46th St, 8th Fl, New York, NY 10036), and headline their second annual DarkFest, celebrating innovative performance that utilizes self-sufficient and alternative energy sources. Performances begin Friday, July 24 (Preview performance) and continue through Sunday, August 2, 2015. Opening Night is Saturday, July 25 (7 p.m.).
Press cordially invited Saturday, July 25 at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 25 at 9:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 26 at 6 p.m. (and any subsequent performance).
1973, West Virginia. Following a cave collapse, 5 coal miners struggle to survive the dwindling supply of oxygen, the lack of food and water, the unravelling sense of passing time, and, even more threatening, their own competing natures. Brutally weaving through family histories, complicated friendships, crooked politics, childhood visions, audacious hopes, eerie dreams, criminal addictions, and fervent spirituality in this run-of-the-mill Appalachian community, Butcher Holler Here We Come is a descent into the male psyche-in-crisis where secret desires, carnal urges, and hidden memories come boiling to the surface in a primitive territory of Earth that mirrors the subliminal mind.
Featuring Adam Belvo (ColorTVs in Tijuana – Aztec Economy), Isaac Byrne (Artistic Director 4the People, former Artistic Director Working Man’s Clothes), Colt W. Keeney (My Horse’s Name is Loneliness – Aztec Economy), Michael Mason (U – The Klingon Opera, Berlin), Harlan Short (The Tempest – Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble; Imaginary Invalids – Robert Moss Theatre; Member Rusty Guns Band), Adam Laten Wilson (Ship of Fools, National Diet of Japan, Alabama Goddam, Color TVs in Tijuana, Pontiac Firebird Variations, Kill Devils Kill – Aztec Economy), and Cole Wimpee (Austin Critic’s Table Award, Best Supporting Actor – Holes Before Bedtime, Rubber Repertory; Kennedy Center Irene Ryan Acting Finalist).
Butcher Holler Here We Come is immersively staged with the audience surrounding the actors and the performance is lit entirely by the headlamps on the performers heads. With sound design by Ryan Dorin. Kampfire PR is the Press Agent.
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T H E D E T A I L S
Butcher Holler Here We Come plays the following performances through Sun, Aug 2nd:
Friday, July 24th at 9:30 pm
Saturday, July 25th at 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm
Sunday, July 26th at 6:00 pm
Thurs, July 30th at 7:00 pm
Friday, July 31st at 9:30 pm
Saturday, August 1st at 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm
Sunday, August 2nd at 6:00 pm
Tickets range from $15.00 (Advance Sales) to $18.00 (At the Door), and are now available online at http://thetanknyc.org/theater/332-butcher-holler-here-we-come/ or by calling 1-800-838-3006. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the theater half hour prior to performance.
Running Time: 75 minutes
Aztec Economy Website: www.aztececonomy.com
The Tank Show Page: http://thetanknyc.org/theater/332-butcher-holler-here-we-come/
Direct link tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1592222
Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/c7EScYzGCgg
The Tank is located at 151 W 46th St, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
Subway Directions: NRQ to 49th Street or BDFM to Rockefeller Center.