About the Play:
“Brutal, heartbreaking, hilarious.” -Time Out New York
“A fusion of hilarity and cruelty.” -New York Daily News
“McDonagh again demonstrates that nobody today can touch him when it comes to dramatizing the extremes of human kindness and human viscousness.” -The New Republic
The Pillowman is set in a totalitarian police state. Katurian Katurian is a writer who is best-known for his extremely dark and gruesome stories that often involve children. He has been called in for ... view more »
About the Play:
“Brutal, heartbreaking, hilarious.” -Time Out New York
“A fusion of hilarity and cruelty.” -New York Daily News
“McDonagh again demonstrates that nobody today can touch him when it comes to dramatizing the extremes of human kindness and human viscousness.” -The New Republic
The Pillowman is set in a totalitarian police state. Katurian Katurian is a writer who is best-known for his extremely dark and gruesome stories that often involve children. He has been called in for questioning in connection with the murder of three local children. The police officers in charge of him, Tupolski and Ariel, begin to lose their temper and use excessive force to try and get him to confess, but Katurian insists that he is innocent…
Recommended 16+
Content Advisory: Child Death, Police Violence, Adult Language and Themes
About Catalyst Repertory
Catalyst Repertory is a 501c3, Indianapolis-based, repertory, community theatre company. Catalyst is also a traveling troupe, meaning we do not have our own dedicated space, we partner with local venues and theatres and bring our productions to a variety of local venues. This has allowed us to be able to pair the right venue to the show; helping us in creating a variety of worlds and installations around Indianapolis. As a repertory troupe, you may see a certain roster of constant players, but this does not mean that Catalyst Repertory is exclusionary. We are always looking for ways to feature new, like-minded creators on our team. Catalyst focuses on producing new plays or new adaptations of classic plays. We also focus on ‘difficult’ or ‘grittier’ modern works, not often produced in the Midwest. In 2015, we officially opened the ‘doors’ to our first season, at Fountain Square’s Grove Haus, with Artistic Director, Casey Ross’s, original script, The Ripple Effect. We enjoyed a sold out house, our first opening night and have remained a mainstay Indianapolis company to this day. “New is what we do”
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