"Mime or Nothing"
Theater Wit - Chicago, IL
Feb 5-28 2027
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MIME OR NOTHING
Based on a true story, Mime or Nothing brings to life the extraordinary journey of Marcel Marceau—from Jewish resistance fighter to the world’s most celebrated mime. Through mesmerizing physical theater, mime, and storytelling, audiences follow Marceau from his daring wartime efforts to save children through silence to the creation of his iconic character, Bip, and his rise to international stardom. Behind the white face makeup lies a remarkable story of courage, loss, resilience, and hope—and a man who used the power of silence to make the world a more humane place.
ORIGINALLY DEVISED BY
Breon Arzell, Sazi Bhakti, Marc Frost, Jim Iorio, Justin Kimball, Richie Schiraldi, Jamia Taylor
Additional Devising w/ Northwestern U. MFA students:
Peach Balajadia, DeAnté Dennis Jr., Anthony Kairouz, Roberto Carlos Méndez, Tyler James Murphy, Gillian O’Daniel, Carlos Oliviera Sanchez, Ciclady Rodríguez, Darren Shin, Naijah Simon
Additional Devising w/ Roosevelt U. students:
Connor Cash, Lindsay Chyna, Tess DeGrazia, Ian Farrell-Freeland, Chris Hooper, Shayla Florence, Etta Kramer, Cash Krzysiak, Seneca Sims, Gavin Stewart, Jonathan Riley
Director
Marc Frost
Writer/Actor
Alice da Cunha
Artistic + Script Consultant
Courtney Knight
Content Manager
Ben Gonzales
Photo and Video
Matt Mason
Sound Composition/Design
Finnegan Chu
Costume Design
Tristan Predmore
Projection Design
SUPPORT THIS PROJECT
Theater Unspeakable's New Works Fund is made possible because of the generous donations of our Partners and friends like you.
CHICAGO PREMIERE - FEB 5-28, 2027
THEATER WIT
1229 W. BELMONT AVE
CHICAGO, IL 60657
MIME OR NOTHING "TRAILER"
Short trailer about the project.
VIDEOS ABOUT MARCEL MARCEAU
These videos are publicly available on YouTube.

