TIDY
Show Details TIDY
Written By:
Kristin Idaszak
Directed By:
Elizabeth Margolius^
Featuring:
Cassandra Bissell*
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
^Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers
Approximate Run Time:
85 Minutes
March 24 – April 16, 2023
World Premiere
Produced as part of the World Premiere Wisconsin Festival
The World Premiere Wisconsin Festival (WPW) is the first ever statewide festival celebrating new plays and musicals. WPW will feature new plays and musicals produced throughout the state, March 1 – June 30, 2023.
This includes an Audience Guide, Sensory Guide and Accessibility Guide
TIDY SHOW SPONSORS
Sandy & George Dionisopoulos
J. Michael Reavis
About the Play
A woman stands in the middle of a room. She is an island in a sea of stuff - her stuff. It's a disaster. Fortunately, she's a detective and she has just read Marie Kondo's self-help book: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.
As she excavates her mountain of possessions, she uncovers a terrifying mystery. Can she follow the series of clues and solve the puzzle in time to save the planet? TIDY examines the holes in our lives we try to fill with consumption, how we decide what to keep and what to leave behind, and who and what will survive mass extinction. And... will it spark joy?
Audiences will remember Idaszak’s fascinating play about New York City, flappers and prohibition, "The Surest Poison," from our BRINK Festival 2018.
About the Playwright
Kristin Idaszak
Kristin Idaszak (she/they) is a Chicago-based playwright, dramaturg, professor, and producer whose recent work focuses on the intersection of the climate crisis, gender, and queerness. She is a two-time Playwrights’ Center Jerome Fellow. She was the Kennedy Center Fellow at Sundance Theatre Lab.
A Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists, Kristin is also the co-founder of Cloudgate Theatre, a company dedicated to telling fiercely theatrical stories through a queer feminist lens. She was awarded her MFA in Playwriting at the University of California, San Diego. She received her BFA in Theatre Arts from The Theatre School at DePaul University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a double major in philosophy.
The Artists
DIRECTOR .................................................. Elizabeth Margolius^
PRODUCTION MANAGER & STAGE MANAGER ... Bailey Wegner*
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ............................. Anthony Lyons
LIGHTING DESIGN .................................... Noele Stollmack**
SCENIC DESIGN ......................................... Jeffrey D. Kmiec **
ORGINAL MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN ...... Christropher Kriz**
COSTUME DESIGN .................................... Anna Wooden
PROP DESIGN ............................................ Olivia Bastien
PROJECTIONS DESIGN ............................. Yeaji Kim
ASSOCITE PROJECTIONS DESIGN ........... Parker Molacek
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR ........................ Shelby Kaishian
DECK CHIEF ............................................... Nat Goeller
MASTER ELECTRICIAN .............................. Mike Van Dresser
BOARD OPERATOR ................................... Faith Lensmith
HOUSE MANAGERS ... Libby Amato, Barb Slagter, Julie Teeguarden, Audwin Short
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
^Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers
** Member of the United Scenic Artists of America
Performances
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Special Events:
Preview: Be the first to see the show!
Fri. March 24, 7:30 p.m
Sat. March 25, 4:00 p.m.
Opening Night: Join us for a cast party following the performance.
Sat. March 25, 8:00 p.m.
Wine Wed!: Enjoy a FREE glass of wine on Wed. evening performances. Arrive early! Must be 21+ to consume alcohol.
Wed. 7:30 p.m. March 29, April 5, April 12
Post-Show Talk: Stay after the show to discuss the play.
Fri. March 31, 2:00 p.m.
Play Club: a special talkback after the performance includes a digital copy of the script and invitation to the First Rehearsal. Must be a Play Club subscriber or purchase the Play Club add-on to participate.
Sun. April 2, 2:00 p.m.
PWYC: “Pay What You Choose” suggested $20, first-come, first-served tickets, sold only at the theater 6:30pm-7:30pm, before the performance.
Mon. April 3, 7:30 p.m.
Pre-Show Talk: Artistic Director Suzan Fete leads a conversation at 6:45pm.
Fri. April 7, 7:30 p.m.
Sensory Friendly Performance and Community Partner Talkback: a specially modified and relaxed performance for people with sensory sensitivities, follow be a discussion about the play with our community partner for Tidy
Sun. April 9, 2:00 p.m.
ASL Interpreted Performance
Sun. April 16, 2:00 p.m.
Contact Community Engagement Manager Ryan Rehak ([email protected]) for information on these community events.
Community Networking Night
Thurs. March 30, 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Happy Hour
Thurs. April 6, 7:30 p.m.
Pride Show
Sat. April 8, 4:00 p.m.
PRESS
PREVIEWS
Staying Alive in a Dying World – Kristin Idaszak’s TIDY Sleuths for Clues to the Future
Mike Fischer, WPW Backstage
Tidy,' part of World Premiere Wisconsin, pits the joy of Marie Kondo against the gloom of climate change
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee theaters shine in new ways
Mike Fischer, For World Premiere Wisconsin
REVIEWS
In Renaissance Theaterworks' 'Tidy,' a detective confronts the messy world around her
Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An Eco-Dystopian Drama of...Stuff...
Russ Bickerstaff, The Small Stage
The Mass Global Goodbye
Jeff Grygny, Play On MKE
RTW’s World Premiere “Tidy” is Anything But
Gwendolyn Rice, gwendolynrice.com
‘Tidy’ Thrusts Renaissance Audiences into Strange New World
Anne Siegel, Shepherd Express
The Final Countdown: Things Gets Messy in Renaissance Theaterworks’ TIDY
Mike Fischer, World Premiere Wisconsin
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