Cooperative Performance presents: "Celsius 232"

CELSIUS 232

in collaboration with Quasimondo Physical Theatre

directed by Don Russell & Brian Rott

Guy Montag is a public servant in a post-truth world who has it all – almost. A loving family, a luxury condo, and a fulfilling job with Squadron 232, he is committed to protecting the public from society's most sinister of threats: books. When a string of chance encounters ignites a trail of questioning, this humble firefighter must embark down a dangerous path to discover what's missing: truth.  

Inspired by Ray Bradbury's timely dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, this original physical theatre adaptation holds a flame to freedom of speech, power of press, and populous prescriptions that pacify and fracture. Created by Quasimondo Physical Theatre and Cooperative Performance, this exciting and wickedly comic production features movement, poetry, puppetry, and a precinct of feverish clowns.

Shows: Friday, November 30th at 7pm (Opening) Saturday, December 1st at 7pm Friday, December 7th at 7pm Saturday, December 8th at 7pm Friday, December 14th at 7pm Saturday, December 15th at 7pm (Closing) *Talkbacks with the cast and production team to follow select performances. Tickets: $20 - At the Door $17 - Online $15 - Student/Artist Location: North Milwaukee Arthaus 5151 N. 35th Street Milwaukee WI 53209 *This is a site-specific show, performed at a soon-to-be renovated historic Milwaukee fire station. While the site will be heated, it is drafty, raw and unfinished. Please take this into consideration and dress appropriately.