The Chamber of Terrors Press Highlights

Playwright Trav S.D. (House of Trash, American Vaudeville Theatre) cooks up a Halloween confection in the tradition of Tales From The Crypt and William Castle in this trilogy of one-act horror satires. Audience members will be treated to "Disgust-O," a small bell that warns the audience when the approaching scene may be too vile to bear. A registered nurse will be on duty at all times in the event that the terror physically overwhelms the audience members.

 

"Inside Out Man" Young Ray is a model student and editor of his school paper -- until transformed by evil scientist Dr. Matt Foster into a large (very large) intestine, who devours those around him with indiscriminate and monstrous relish. Foster uses the Inside Out Man to settle old scores, murdering those who double crossed him, until, of course, the ironic, Henry-style twist. Directed by Michele Schlossberg-Cwiklik.

"Der Boogermeister" In an unnamed European-style village, we meet the town executioner, a cruel and heartless tyrant who takes pleasure in engulfing his charges in rivers of human phlegm. As his death toll grows higher, he is repeatedly visited by a mysterious ghost who demands that he mend his ways. Der Boogermeister refuses, until, of course, the ironic, Henry-style twist. Directed by Frank Cwiklik.

"Gas Attack" A space probe returns to earth with a sample of "living gas from around Uranus." A battle of wits ensues between an evil government agent (out to use the gas as a weapon), and the space center custodian uses these "farts" (as they are colloquially known) to commit a series of foul-smelling murders. Until, of course, the ironic, Henry-style twist. Directed by Scott Stiffler; starring the sketch troupe Incline Fools.

 

THE CAST: Peter Brown, Christie Lynn Devoe, Brian Enk, Matt Grey, Rasheed Hinds, Brett James, Robert Pinnock, Michele Schlossberg, Adam Siwerski, Roland Uruci, and Rose Zisa.

CHAMBER OF TERRORS BIOS

TRAV S.D. The Strongest Comic Relief Available without a Prescription, Trav S.D. is producer and host of American Vaudeville Theatre (at New York Historical Society through May 2002) and American Burlesque Theatre (at Surf Reality through December 2001). His play House of Trash was recently published in the book Plays and Playwrights 2001 by the New York Theatre Experience and is next being produced in Minneapolis. He is an Affiliated Writing Fellow at American Theatre Magazine, and also writes for The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Reason and other publications.

FRANK CWIKLIK (Co-Producer/Director) has been working steadily in off-off-Broadway theater since 1999, when his cult horror comedy GirlsÕ School Vampire premiered at the Greenwich Street Theatre, at Todo Con Nada, where his company, DMTheatrics, was based until late 2000. During that year, Cwiklik wrote, produced, directed or acted in nearly two dozen shows. His proudest achievements last year were the epic Ed Wood Fest, in which eight of the filmmakerÕs works were adapted for the stage by himself and directors Ian W. Hill, Michele Schlossberg, and Bryan Enk. In January 2001, his original piece Bitch Macbeth opened at Access Theater to rave reviews and sellout houses, and his latest Ed Wood adaptation, Orgy of the Dead, produced by Trav S.D., was an SRO audience favorite. The inaugural show of the DMTheatrics Noir Series, Quicksand, enjoyed a successful run at The St. Marks Theater in Summer of 2001, and his adaptation of Orson Welles' The Stranger will appear in December of 2001 at The Red Room. For more info on DMTheatrics and upcoming productions, visit www.dmtheatrics.com.

MICHELE SCHLOSSBERG-CWIKLIK has been the Managing Director of DMTheatrics since January, 2000. Michele studied theater at the High School of Performing Arts in New Jersey before being accepted at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After her first year she was thrown out of the Academy and went to study at Oxford University in the even more prestigious and considerably more fun Midsummer at Oxford Program. After meeting her husband Frank Cwiklik in 1999, she directed and performed in over 11 productions with DMTheatrics, and has worked with Ian W. Hill, creator of Gemini collision works and former Artistic Director of Todo Con Nada. In 2001-2002 season she will direct a stage adaptation of The Third Man, reprise her role as Cat in The Fugitive Girls!, and starring in the DMTheatrics adaptation of Orson Welles' The Stranger (December 2001 at the The Red Room).

SCOTT STIFFLER A New Yorker since 1997 (having spent 12 years in Boston as a writer and comic), Scott has worked for the last two years as a freelance publicist--representing some of downtownÕs finest producers, performance artists and perverts. He is currently the house publicist for Horse Trade Theater Group. When not kissing up to the local media on behalf of clients, Scott can be seen around town in as satirical country singer Johnny Clearfield, failed cabaret diva Sammy Velvet, and 1960s domestic Hazel. He is the founder/producer of the sketch troupe The Other White Meat. Visit www.Scottcon.com.

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