Cancellation Notice:
The Sun at the End of the Road has been postponed indefinitely due to the artist’s ongoing health complications.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Tony Fitzpatrick returns to Steppenwolf for an event in celebration of the publication of his latest book of dispatches, poems, etchings, drawings and collages. This event incorporates music, spoken word, conversation and projection, navigating Tony's life as an artist and appreciator of nature, dogs, birds, people and the city of Chicago.
This event is like the best kind of road trip, with landmarks and rest stops appearing as poems, dispatches and works of art which explore Tony's childhood as a "no-goodnik" in suburban Chicago, to discovering comics, poetry and an appreciation for nature and finding sobriety and community with some of America's greatest musicians, artists and poets along the way.
Tony will be joined onstage by his son, Max Fitzpatrick, and singer-songwriter Al Scorch, with rotating appearances by other special guests. These friends, family members and guest artists serve as memory, prompting Tony with a haiku, question or story of their own.
The performance also includes short musical interludes, concluding with a book signing with the artist. Some of Fitzpatrick's latest etchings, drawings, collages and prints will be available for purchase, following the show.
This production follows the publication of Tony's newest book, The Sun at the End of the Road: Dispatches From an American Life, a collection of dispatches, haiku, poetry, collages, etchings and drawings, edited by Marika Mashburn, designed by Danny Torres and published by Eckhartz Press in Chicago, Illinois.
About the Artists
Tony Fitzpatrick is a Chicago-based artist best known for multimedia collages, printmaking, paintings and drawings. Fitzpatrick's work is inspired by Chicago street culture, cities he has traveled to, children's books, tattoo design and folk art. Fitzpatrick has authored or illustrated ten books of art and poetry. His work appears in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Art Institute in Chicago and the National Museum of American Art in Washington, DC. The Neville Brothers' album Yellow Moon and several Steve Earle albums feature Fitzpatrick's art. As an actor and writer, Tony’s career includes productions with Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, 16th Street, Collaboraction and other fine Chicago institutions. He has worked on thirty films and starred in two seasons of Amazon’s Patriot. In 2021, Tony was commissioned to design a large-scale mural, Night and Day in the Garden of All Other Ecstasies for Steppenwolf.
Marika Mashburn (she/hers) has worked as an actor, casting director and producer in Chicago since 2002, working with Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, Northlight, The House, PlayMakers Laboratory (formerly Barrel of Monkeys), Griffin and many others. She was raised in a trailer home in the middle of a cornfield in Oklahoma and trained at Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Film: Reporting for Christmas (Hulu), Princess Cyd, Imperfections. TV: Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Wordscape (Emmy Award). Podcast: Incoming (line producer and casting for Ambie-nominated Comedy Fiction podcast, #1 in over 100 countries, streaming everywhere). marikamashburn.com
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