The Toy Theatre by Gene Wolfe

The Toy Theatre by Gene Wolfe, adapted by Lawrence Santoro for The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame event honoring Gene Wolfe with the Fuller Award presented by Neil Gaiman (March 17, 2012 at the Sanfilippo house and Carousel Pavilion - Barrington Hills, Illinois)

Chicago Steampunk Exposition 2019

We presented our play City of Light, City of Darkness by Keith Green a mystery set during The Columbian Exposition featuring historical figures including Mayor Carter Harrison, Daniel Burnham, Betha Palmer, Ida B. Wells, Ida C. Craddock, Anthony Comstock, Sol Bloom, Patrick Prendergast, and the notorious H.H. Holmes.

Geneva SteamCon (2016, 2017, 2018) Delavan, WI

We had the pleasure of presenting several presentations and plays over the course of these conventions including:

  • Fairy Tale, Myth, and the Importance of Telling Stories presented by Professor Marius Mandragore (Keith Green).

  • The Cold Heart adapted by Keith Green from the German folktale Das kalte Herz by Wilhelm Hauff (1827).

  • A Cure for What Ails You: Folk Remedies and Modern Medicine presented by Amanita Haegtessa (Debra Ann Miller) and Eitel August Graf von Pappenheim (Jim Kollenbroich) presentation on Herbal cures and Victorian remedies.

  • Song Marshall presented her paper on Multiculturalism and Steampunk.

  • The Philosopher of Fire degree: a Theatrical initiation ceremony into the Owen Society for Spiritual and Hermetic Enlightenment had its premiere at Geneva Steam Convention 2017.

  • And the comedic adventure The Mysterious Tomb of the Crocodile King by the ensemble.

Teslacon (2012, 2013, 2014) Middleton, WI.

  • Keith Green and Matthew Ellenwood designed the world, symbols and rituals for a secret society called The Brotherhood of the Shyam for the enviromental performers.

  • Presented several ritual experiences as immersive theatre.

  • Presented multiple panels.

  • Performed our play The Secret History of Prince Albert by Keith Green and Matthew Ellenwood.

Mapping the Occult City a day-long conference for the American Academy of Religions AAR (2012)

Dr. Jason Winslade’s one-day event closed with our theatrical immersive presentation: An Evening of Alchemy, Magick and Steampunk with Professor Mandragore and his Esteemed Colleagues of the Owen Society.

Watchchains and Lace (Steampunk Event at Pleasant Home - Oak Park, Illinois)

200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

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 Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with a live reading in 2013, at Block 37 in downtown Chicago, Illinois.