teaser cow
Teatro Circulo, New York City
Jan 14 - Feb 4, 2010
Meet an epically dysfunctional family plucked from Greek mythology and dropped square in the middle of Fast Food Nation.
In Clay McLeod Chapman’s teaser cow, King Minos is a cattle baron hell-bent on world beef domination. Queen Pasiphaë can’t stay off the sauce. Their daughter spends her days slinging burgers and huffing cow patties to get high. And their son? He’s the Minotaur — a half-man, half-bull monster that only a mother could love.
Toss in a twelve-step program, a couple of severed fingers, and a kid-hating corporate mascot in a plush suit, and you’ve got one deliciously disturbing dark comedy.
“teaser cow is extraordinary... Chapman’s writing is brilliant... One Year Lease’s production of teaser cow should be the first play you make sure you don’t miss in 2010.”
“A viscerally thrilling piece of work... One of the most interesting pieces I’ve seen in ages.”
“teaser cow should satisfy most audiences. The plot is cleverly constructed and entertaining.”
“teaser cow . . . rival[s] the sardonic wit of any Weeds episode... an ambitious play that’s well worth the price of admission.”
Cast and Crew
Cast: Danny Bernardy, Sarah-Jane Casey, Nick Flint, Babis Gousias, Jim Kane, Christina Bennett Lind, Richard Saudek, Gregory Waller
Playwright: Clay Mcleod Chapman
Director: Ianthe Demos
Choreographer: Austin McCormick
Stage Manager: Rosy Garner
Dramaturg: Jessica Kaplow Applebaum
Assistant Dramaturg: Amanda Culp
Set Design: James Hunting
Assistant Set Design: Kira Nehmer
Light Design: Mike Riggs
Sound Design: Nathan Leigh
Costume Design: Kay Lee
Publicity: Sarah Parvis
Graphic Design: Brian Michael Thomas
