LACY K CAMPBELL
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  • Creative Direction
  • Interactive Media
  • Writing
  • Dimensional Works
  • Junk Drawer
  • About
LACY K CAMPBELL

gashlycrumb orphanage

Gashlycrumb Orphanage is a live theatrical experience that examines identity and origin through a range of storytelling styles, including dance, toy theater, and original music.
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All photos by Joe Mazza of Brave Lux, Inc.

welcome, fellow orphans!

Rowena and Thaddeus, the two eldest orphans, have taken over Gashlycrumb Orphanage following the mysterious and sudden disappearance of headmistress Mrs. Gintz. 

As we, the audience-cum-orphans learn, Mrs. Gintz has lied to us about our given names and respectable origins. Only Rowena and Thaddeus know the true story behind the fateful night we each arrived at the orphanage, and only they can help us to uncover the truth. Are we pleasant Midwestern theater-goers, or are we secretly gypsy princesses, raised by bears?

Who would we rather be?
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"​...very original and ferocious. I wasn't at all sure what to expect, but [Campbell and Trainor] are very gentle with the audience whilst conjuring mayhem and fending off felines."
-Audrey Niffenegger
Author, The Time Traveler's Wife, Her Fearful Symmetry

"the Sad shanty of sophronia"



Creative Team:
Co-creators, Co-writers, Performers: 
Lacy Katherine Campbell and Jeff Trainor
Director: Halena Kays
Lighting Design: Heather Gilbert
Sound Design: Misha Fiksel, Sarah Espinoza
Banner Art: Donovan Foote
Musical Arrangement: Ronnie Kuller
Choreography: Amanda Farrar
Large Puppet Design: Megan Kellie
Box Design: Anthony Courser
Gashlycrumb Orphanage has held assemblies at the following locations:
The Poetry Foundation (Chicago Humanities Festival)
The Chicago Cultural Center
Loyola University (Pivot Arts Festival)
The Dankhaus (International Brecht Festival)
Hugen Hall, Strawdog Theatre
Abbie Hoffman Died For Our Sins
...and as a special guest of Wildclaw Theater

And was created with the generous support of:
The Chicago Humanities Festival
​Pivot Arts Festival
The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events