CARRIE

Media Relations, Marketing, Outreach & Social Media for Erik Jackson's "Carrie", Brat Productions' comic horror thrill-ride that serves up a playful, blood-drenched take on the legendary 1974 Stephen King novel.
Photo by Matthew Wright

Brat Productions presents CARRIE

a comedy by Erik Jackson
based on the novel by Stephen King
Directed by Michael Alltop

October 2 – November 7, 2010
Press night, Thursday, October 7 at 8 p.m.
@ Underground Arts at the Wolf Building
340 North 12th Street (at Callowhill), Philadelphia

This Halloween season, add a splash of humor to your fright! Psychological horror meets outrageous camp in Carrie, Erik Jackson’s black comedy adaptation of Stephen King’s legendary 1974 novel. Fresh from last year’s critically acclaimed world premiere event, Haunted Poe (Best Production of a Play, Philadelphia Weekly), Brat Productions will stage the first new production of Carrie since its sold-out off-Broadway run.

Carrie tells the story of the iconic outcast – and telekinetic – teen, played by Erik Ransom (off-Broadway’s My Big Gay Italian Wedding), who gets humiliated for the last time at the senior prom. This electrifying, comic horror event brings the audience closer to the action than ever before. Objects float, lights pop, sparks fly, fire erupts, and a car flips and burns in a special effects extravaganza.

Directed by Michael Alltop with a team of design and magic experts, Carrie features all of the thrills and horror of the original bestselling novel with surprising and hilarious new twists.

Save the date for a prom night you’ll never forget!

Tickets
$15 – $29
Online Sales: www.bratproductions.org/production/carrie
Recommended for ages 13 and up.

About the client:

Founded in 1996, BRAT Productions is committed to “thinking outside the proscenium” with performance pieces that are surprising and incendiary, entertaining and unsettling. BRAT’s mission is to create an audience of the future by producing theatre that breaks the rules; theatre that tests conventions; theatre that rocks! Over the years, BRAT has established itself as Philadelphia’s most adventurous theatre and is known for using unusual performance venues to enhance original and noteworthy productions. Its numerous productions have included Three Chord Fiction, winner of the Ted and Stevie Wolf Barrymore Award for New Approaches to Collaboration, A 24-Hour The Bald Soprano, A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant and Eye-95: Retarred.

BRAT Productions Offers New Comic-Horror Thrill Ride this Halloween with CARRIE

PHILADELPHIA –This October, BRAT Productions presents Carrie like never before in a black comedy by Erik Jackson, based on the legendary 1974 novel by Stephen King. Fresh from last Halloween’s critically acclaimed Haunted Poe (Best Production of a Play, Philadelphia Weekly), BRAT offers another distinctive theater experience with the gender-bending Philadelphia premiere of Jackson’s adaptation of King’s bestselling novel.

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WXPN 88.5 FM gives Carrie a shout-out and airs Michael Alltop's "Select-a-Set"

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Michael was interviewed by Morning Show host Michaela Majoun on 8/10 for a Fall Arts segment to air in September. On 8/11 Michaela discussed the interview, BRAT, and Haunted Poe’s success on air, teased the upcoming story which will be airing in a few weeks, and aired Michael’s “Select-A-Set.”

The Select-A-Set theme was “transformed classics” (in honor of BRAT “transforming” CARRIE) with the following songs:

1. “Romeo & Juliet” (Indigo Girls cover of Dire Straits)
2. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (Devo cover of Rolling Stones)
3. “I Will Survive” (Cake cover of Gloria Gaynor)

NOW SEE THIS: Brat Productions’ trailer for Carrie

Philadelphia City Paper's Critical Mass Blog

Want to take part in the most famous prom scene of all time? BRAT Productions is filming a music video to accompany their new show Carrie, based on Stephen King’s novel, starring Erik Ransom in the role made famous by Sissy Spacek. So how can you be apart of this prom magic? Head to RUBA Hall (414 Green St.) this Sun., Aug. 15 at 9 p.m. Filming will start at 9:30 p.m. and go on for about an hour.

Stephen King's Carrie Will Go to Prom in Drag This Fall in Philadelphia

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Erik Ransom will pull a gender-bending turn as the titular high school student with telekinetic powers. He will be joined by Leah Walton as Margaret White. Michael Alltop will direct the production that runs Oct. 2-Nov. 7 at Underground Arts.

Carrie on Stage -- In Drag!

Talk Stephen King (Blog)

This looks crazy! How about Carrie White in drag? Not really a fan of drag; but for Carrie White, it seems strangely right. I don’t know, my head is spinning around like the Exorcist on this one! Wish I was in Philadelphia to go see it because everything about this looks fresh, creative and very energetic. Brat Productions is calling this a “comic horror thrill ride” — nice! CARRIE. The play will run from October 2 through November 7, 2010; appropriately the Halloween season.

Client Contact Info:
BRAT Productions Website
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Twitter.com/BratProductions
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