Whisper Theatre Collective
The Mothman Cometh
written, designed, and performed by
Richie Schiraldi
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What people are saying..
"Mothman needs your help; he consumes darkness, and he’s hungry.
Genuinely funny and one of the finest, oddest experiences we’ve had so far.
Seek out the Mothman..." 5/5 STARS
- Ed Fortune, Starburst Magazine
"...impressively inventive
...endearing weirdness
...nuggets of transcendance"
- David Pollock, The Scotsman
"...a surprisingly uplifting
and interactive theatre experience...
It’s a Friday night at the Fringe, after all."
- Andrew Girdwood, Edinburgh Review
"An amazing mixture of WTF and oooooooh."
- Baffled Minion
"a delightful clownish cryptid whose mannerisms will now enter my own daily rituals."
- Bewitched Minion
"I feel that at the same time I have no words to describe it,
but also that 5000 words wouldn’t be enough.
Mothman was both direct and abstract. Relatable and alien.
It was awkward and it was welcoming and safe. It was chaotic and beautiful.
At no point did I have any clue what was going on and yet, I couldn’t wait to see what was coming next. The whole time I felt like I was in the tunnel scene from Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory,
albeit with a lot less lights and none of the associated childhood trauma.
10/10. 5 Stars. 100% - Certified Fresh.
And Richie, if you’re reading this, never stop creating."
- Enlightened Minion
30 Sec. Teaser
Show Trailer
Darkness.
We’ve been told to fear it. To hide from it. It’s where our monsters and demons reside.
The Mothman says otherwise: Darkness is a place of dreams, of love, of philosophy, of story and laughter;
It’s a place of rage, desire, fear, and freedom.
It's where we go to escape the judgements that come in the daylight.
Come. Join the Mothman. Follow him into the void and offer up your shadows.
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In this delightfully dark and interactive alternative comedy show, the audience will be led through
a series of games and rituals to rally together and embrace the darkness together!
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Content Warning:​
Prolonged periods of darkness
Haze
Frequent Audience Participation
Who's Behind the Glowing Red Eyes?
Richie Schiraldi is a Chicago-based physical theater performer, specializing in movement, physical comedy/clown, partner acrobatics, Cyr wheel, and stage combat. He has toured internationally with Broken Planet, Aura CuriAtlas, Whisper Theatre, as well as with other independent projects. He has also spent the last decade teaching physical theater, circus, and movement across the USA to all ages, and has been focused on integrating circus into theatrical storytelling performances.
Richie holds a BFA in Physical Theatre from Coastal Carolina University, in conjunction with Accademia del’Arte in Arezzo, Italy, as well as an MFA in Devised Performance Practice from Columbia College Chicago, in conjunction with Arthaus Berlin (formerly LISPA).
His latest artistic obsessions are dreams (always), the beings of the dark, and being authentically odd.