The Accidental Patriot is the third installment of Stolen Chair's CineTheatre Tetralogy, an original 1930s-style swashbuckler (as Sophocles might have written it if he’d been under contract to Warner Brothers), set against the tumultuous backdrop of the American Revolution.  This mash-up of Greek tragedy and Errol Flynn-era pirate films features both rapier duels and rapier wit as it satirizes heroism, patriotism, altruism, and all of the other flimsy –isms that move us to action.

Jon Stancato talks about how the company was founded, discusses its unique collaborative process, covers all of the production from the early years until the end of the 6th season, and even reveals the origin of Stolen Chair's name.

Listen to it here and you can read what Ian W. Hill had to say about the interview here.

Radio Profiles is a project of Art Radio WPS1.org developed in association with The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Bomb Magazine, and The Film-makers’ Cooperative. Designed to operate as an audio guide to downtown Manhattan cultural groups, the project is centered on a collection of short audio portraits of organizations, spaces, and activities as described by the people who manage them.

With a cast of eighteen, live music, and even a high seas naval battle, The Accidental Patriot is the largest scale project we’ve ever conceived.   It is also at least twice as expensive as our entire 5th season, in large part because we finally have the resources to begin paying our artistic collaborators for their work.

Box office income contributes only 1/4 of our operating budget.  Though support from the city and the state allows us to dream bigger, we still depend upon your support to transform our dreams into reality.  Your tax-deductible donation of $200 can dress our eponymous tragic hero in full costume, and $500 buys swords for him and his crew.  $1,000 (less than $3 per day if you set-up recurring donations) rents the Milagro Theater for our entire opening weekend.  Even your donation of $10 buys us a full hour of rehearsal space!

We hope you’ll consider offering your support for one of NYC’s most innovative independent theatre companies and donate today!