Leo Bassow Performs in COMMEDIA DIVINA: It’s Worse Than That

The Conspirators are proud to present COMMEDIA DIVINA: It’s Worse Than That, written by Sid Feldman and directed by Wm. Bullion, at the Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark St, November 9 - 19. The performance schedule is Thursdays - Sundays at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased online at otherworldtheatre.org with student and senior discounts available. The running time is 80 minutes with no intermission.

A suburban business heiress from northern Georgia (*ahem*) is escorted through Dante’s (heavily updated) Nine Circles of Hell by holy man, Fr. Virgil. Will she learn the right lessons and mend her ways? Or, more likely, will Washington never be the same? In either case, Hell awaits! The Conspirators employ their firebrand neo-Commedia performance style to bring the audience laughs, tears and gut-punches.

The cast of COMMEDIA DIVINA: It’s Worse Than That includes: Eva Andrews (she/her); Travis Barnhart(he/him), Dane Brandon (he/they), Julia Hope Budd (she/her), Donaldson Cardenas (he/they), Alex George (they/them), Jailine Hernandez (she/her), Megan Lynam (she/her), Kelly Opalko (she/her), Mary Spencer (she/her), Devin Sugerik (he/him), Tess Vincent (she/her) and Christine Watt (she/her), with Trace Davidson (he/him) and Hayden Marshall (he/him) alternating on percussion.

The production crew includes: Wm. Bullion (he/him, director); Sid Feldman (he/him, author, technical director and style coach); Elena Avila (she/they, assistant director); Madison Rivers (she/they, dramaturg); Eric Luchen (he/him, scenic consultant); Mike McShane (he/him, lighting design); Elizabeth Monti (she/her, costumes); Sebby Woldt (they/he, sound and audio visual); Libby Beyreis (she/her, violence), Matthew Bonaccorso (he/him, production manager); John Ramirez (they/them, stage manager) and Alexis Vaselopulos (she/her, assistant stage manager).