Cannibal Cheerleaders on Crack
Torso Theatre
Torso Theatre
Critic's Choice - Chicago Reader; perhaps Chicago's longest running comedy
"Captivating! A furiously paced hyperkinetic production averaging four jokes per minute! A combination sci-fi porn fest and slapstick improv that concots potions of perversity with mad scientist glee, piled on with literary analysis and barbed social commentary. Admirably gutsy! Classic!" - Chicago Tribune
1/1/00 - 12/31/00
"Cannibal Cheerleaders on Crack Torso Theatre presents Billy Bermingham's long-running comedy about life in a hellish, reactionary future. "What distinguishes [this] satire from mere sophomoric irreverence is the seriousness with which . . . Bermingham and his company present their apocalyptic vision, . . . coupled with a manic energy and agility [that] keeps our attention focused on the message even while holographic strippers are masturbating with office machines, homeless people are being murdered for their organs, privileged citizens are dining on Clorox and third-world babies, and bodily fluids of all descriptions are spurting in fountains all over the stage. Not for the faint of heart--or weak of stomach--Cannibal Cheerleaders on Crack is a two-fisted farce that leaves no cultural taboo unviolated, no hypocritical demon unexorcised," Chicago Reader
"Good messy fun! Apocalyptic comedy. A savagley cynical parody of American society. Fearless about vioalting any taboo. The talented cast handles it all with aplomb". Chicago Magazine
Hilarious! Don't Miss It! Genuinely funny commentary, creative, insightful and on the money"! Chicago Sun Times