PETE’s

Aw, Hell

June 26-July 12

Venue: Reed College Performing Arts Building

“…ed elli avea del cul fatto trombetta”

…and he made a trumpet of his ass

Dante’s Inferno, Canto XXI

Using Dante’s Inferno as a catalyst, we abandon hope and enter the messy, disgusting, offensive truth of the human condition. Aw, Hell is a journey down the drain, in which we act regrettably, break vows, lie to ourselves and end up boiling in a river of blood. 

Aw, Hell features guest performer and renowned clown Emily Newton, and clown dramaturg Sascha Blocker. Together, we’ll journey into a world of grotesque amorality and seek to embrace a hopeless hell, shrieking with joy through the sulfur stench.

Aw, Hell

Created by PETE

Text by Chris Gonzalez

Direction by Jacob Coleman

Performers: Rebecca Lingafelter, Cristi Miles, Emily Newton, Damaris Webb, Roo Welsh, Amber Whitehall

Designers: Jenny Ampersand, Maggie Heath, Miranda k Hardy, Peter Ksander, Trevor Sargent, Mark Valadez

Clown Dramaturg: Sascha Blocker

Production Manager: Molly Gardner

Stage Manager: Kristina Mast