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 to play;

To escape the judgements that come in the daylight.
Our shadows are something to harness as our guiding light.
With it, we can discover our true powers and reclaim ourselves.

Come. Join the Mothman. Follow him into the void and offer up your shadows.

In this delightfully dark and interactive show, the audience will be led through

a series of playful and cathartic games and rituals to rally together and embrace the darkness!

Content Warning:

Prolonged periods of darkness

Haze

Frequent Audience Participation (optional)

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.

Welcome to the Darkness!

Program