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POSTERS:

I know you all want to see the beautiful posters we used to promote this show. Well, here they are: bed chair color grin head knee mirror

PERFORMANCES: 
Fridays and Saturdays,
June 29th-July 14th.
Music at 7pm. Theatre at 8.
$8 ($6 students)

MUSICIAN LINE UP:

June 29- Zach Rapport
June 30- Vacations
July 6- Jon Mueller
July 7- Freight
July 13- Sling
July 14- Muscle Brain

PRESS RELEASE:
It’s a pairing of two independent art titans from Milwaukee’s ever growing experimental underground art scene doing exactly what you think they would be doing: attacking art.

Insurgent Theatre (run by Tracy Doyle and R Winsome) and FTAM (under the direction of Peter J. Woods) have teamed to present a brand new production of Woods’ work entitled “Made in the Mouth: An Absolutely Stunning Evening of Avant-Garde Theatre with Peter J. Woods,” featuring three new works by the FTAM founder all revolving around the inner-workings of the art world.

“Mouth” takes a multidisciplinary approach to destroying the very world it’s a part of, ranging from standard narrative theatre to multimedia rants from the writer himself, attacking as many different aspects of the creative world, from the politicized hierarchy of mainstream art to the creative process itself. Steeped in the Dadaist tradition, the ridiculous becomes overwhelmingly important, wallowing happily in the hypocrisy it creates while the audience is left to figure out for themselves what just happened (or just forget the whole thing and keep living their lives like they should be doing anyways).

            This production marks a few firsts for the writer and the organization. First, this marks FTAM’s first theatrical production. Known more for it’s musical endeavors, such as the Milwaukee Noise Fest and the various M.N.F. Events, the relatively new organization, which focuses on promoting DIY avant-garde artistic endeavors within the city, has decided to branch out and infect the theatre world with its brand of cutting edge experimentalism that Milwaukee has been lacking for years.

With that in mind, teaming up with Insurgent Theatre was a no brainer. Insurgent Theatre has been at the forefront of locally written, directed, acted, and produced theatre, focusing on politicizing the independent theatre world and returning the relatively inaccessible medium to the hands of the community.

Secondly, this marks the first solo show for Peter J. Woods. Although he has been involved with other local theatre groups such as Insurgent Theatre, Alamo Basement, and the Pink Banana Theatre Company, this marks the first time Woods’ work will be given the spotlight.

            Do not expect to see your usual theatre production. This production promises to push theatre to the limits, making sure that no one is safe: not the writer, not the actors, not the director, not the art world, and DEFINITELY not the audience. Just remember, this production still works within the theatrical framework: it’s all shit but from now on we want to shit in different colors.

            For more information, please visit Insurgent Theatre at http://insurgenttheatre.org, FTAM at http://experimentalmilwaukee.com, or call Tracy Doyle at 414-405-3576 and Peter J. Woods at 414-861-7216.