Catch the Butcher

by Adam Seidel

FULL LENGTH: Nancy sets off to find a serial killer, and when she discovers herself in his basement, she likes it.

FULL LENGTH: Nancy sets off to find a serial killer, and when she discovers herself in his basement, she likes it.

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Catch the Butcher

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  • Cheryl Bear: Catch the Butcher

    A fantastic twist on a nightmare scenario that explores human nature and the relationship with a serial killer in the most fun and playful way. Great work.

    A fantastic twist on a nightmare scenario that explores human nature and the relationship with a serial killer in the most fun and playful way. Great work.

  • Daniel Damiano: Catch the Butcher

    A cleverly twisted dark (stress the dark) comedy, involving a serial killer's abduction of a young woman. Just when you think the play's broodingly intense opening will lead to an unrelenting, horror-filled chasm, you are surprised by the turn it takes.

    A cleverly twisted dark (stress the dark) comedy, involving a serial killer's abduction of a young woman. Just when you think the play's broodingly intense opening will lead to an unrelenting, horror-filled chasm, you are surprised by the turn it takes.

  • Dave Osmundsen: Catch the Butcher

    A dark comedy that almost shouldn’t be as funny as it is. By exploring the twisted dynamic between a tortured serial killer and his overly curious would-be victim, Seidel has crafted a fascinating play that explores our fascination with each other- and how that fascination devolves when confronted with the real person. Darkly funny and super compelling, this is a great piece for theatre companies looking for an unconventional comedy with a real human core.

    A dark comedy that almost shouldn’t be as funny as it is. By exploring the twisted dynamic between a tortured serial killer and his overly curious would-be victim, Seidel has crafted a fascinating play that explores our fascination with each other- and how that fascination devolves when confronted with the real person. Darkly funny and super compelling, this is a great piece for theatre companies looking for an unconventional comedy with a real human core.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Lake country playhouse, Year 2022
  • Type Reading, Organization Greenhouse Theatre Center , Year 2014
  • Type Reading, Organization Panndora Productions, Year 2013

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Panndora Productions - at Long Beach Playhouse in Long Beach CA, Year 2013
  • Type Professional, Organization Cherry Lane Theatre, NYC, Year 2015
  • Type Professional, Organization The Pulp Stage , Portland, OR, Year 2016
  • Type Professional, Organization Theatro Illisia, Athens Greece, Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Organization Ensemble Stage , NC , Year 2022

Awards

  • Pandorra's Box Winner
    Pandorra Productions
    Winner
    2012