In a cool room with brick walls, blankets block any light coming through the windows. In the middle of the room, three overhead projectors sit opposite a white screen, where four actors perform as silhouettes, then quickly run behind the projectors to place and move the slides that create the set and backdrop for their performance. Much like an assembly line, there are many moving parts in this rehearsal space as Manual Cinema prepares for the July 19 Chicago debut of The End of TV at the Chopin Theatre.
“I hope [the audience] feels like they went on a journey with the show and feel attached to the characters and what they go through,” Miller says. She says that the audience at the show’s New Haven premier greatly appreciated the nostalgia of the 1990’s television references.
The End of TV, Thu 7/19- Sun 8/5: Thu-Sat 7 PM, Sun 3 PM, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, 773-278-1500, chopintheatre.com, $30, $20 students and seniors, $15 on 7/19.
