beowulf vs grendel

Until I get a cease and desist from that toy company.

once, there was a hero named beowulf!

Three performers show up to tell the classic story of Beowulf. 
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Three performers: a bombastic purist, a pugilistic misanthrope, and a musician who really, really loves Van Halen. 

Are we bound to tell a story just because it's always been told that way? 

If the winners write the history books, who writes the story books? 

Poetry meets meadhall meets clown in this 25-minute raucous battle over what it means to be a legend. 

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#epic (...poetry)

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Creative Team:
Writer, Performer, Design: 
Lacy Katherine Campbell
Grendel Puppet Design: Brandon Campbell
Original Music: Alex Goodrich
Grendel: Elizabeth Laidlaw, Heather Simms
Alex: Anthony Courser, Alex Goodrich

Beowulf vs Grendel has performed at the following locations:
The Chicago International Puppetry Festival
The Plagiarists Salon
Chicago Lab and Urban Retreat at Park-Shreck Gallery
​The Pocket Theater