Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A Gorey good time
Chicago Reader: The Uncanny Attic was recently back at Steppenwolf’s LookOut Series, this time unfolding chapters E through H of Edward Gorey’s timeless stories about The Gashlycrumb Tinies. Maybe this macabre storytelling based on the untimely demise of precocious children—in alphabetical order—rings a bell.
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I see clown makeup in the first image and I am hooked. I have a list of artists that inspire me, that I just generally like the work of, or that I want to learn more about in the future. Scenographer Jennifer Friedrich with her designs of ‘The Uncanny Attic” is definitely going on that list. It also sounds like I need to look more into cabaret theater in general. I am a big fan of fast-paced media that keeps you on your toes, which author Kimzyn Campbell relates to the general pacing found in cabarets. I also enjoy the inclusion of so many different aspects of theater, such as puppetry and clowning. I think this variety lends itself to a show meant to keep the audience on the edge of their seats, as even the medium that they are viewing is in constant flux. I hope to see theater like this in person some day.
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