HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Text by John Cameron Mitchell
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask
directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian
April 16-May 9
Tickets $20
Perishable Theatre,
95 Empire St. Providence, RI
http://www.perishable.org
Previews
Friday April 16 @ 7:30pm
Saturday April 17@ 7:30pm
Sunday, April 18 @ 7:30pm SOLD OUT
Press Opening
Monday April 19 @ 7:30pm
Performance Schedule
Thursdays April 22, 29 & May 6 @ 7:30
Fridays April 23, 30 & May 7 @ 7:30
Saturday April 24, May 1 & May 8 @ 7:30
Sundays April 25, May 2 & 9 @ 7:30pm
She has rocked audiences all over the world and
NOW it’s Rhode Island’s turn to experience.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Providence, RI: Perishable Theatre, Rhode Island’s Research and Development Theatre.
Perishable Theatre’s black box transforms into a rock club for the final show of the 2009-2010 musical season. The RI premiere of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, text by John Cameron Mitchell and music/lyrics by Stephen Trask, will be appearing April 16 through May 9, and is directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian with music direction by David Tessier.
Audiences everywhere are familiar with Hedwig, who fell in love with an American G.I. and underwent a sex-change operation in order to marry him and flee to the West. Unfortunately, nothing worked out quite as planned – and now Hedwig is stopping in Providence, RI on a tour with her band, The Angry Inch, following her erstwhile lover Tommy Gnosis as he plays a local arena. HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH is a powerful statement on sexual and gender ambiguity while also a story of failed and redeemed love.
About the production:
The Perishable production is directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian with music direction by David Tessier.
Megan Sandberg-Zakian is a theater-maker based in Providence, Rhode Island.
This January, Megan added to her lengthy resume directing the New England premiere of Lydia R. Diamond’s Harriet Jacobs for the Underground Railway Theater which also was recently performed at Perishable Theatre. Megan is a graduate of Brown University and is currently an MFA candidate in Interdisciplinary Arts at Goddard College. For more info go to http://www.megansz.com/bio.html.
John Cameron Mitchell is an American writer, actor, and director. He is best known for his motion pictures HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH and Shortbus. In 1998, Mitchell wrote (along with composer Stephen Trask) and starred in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, which won an Obie Award. Three years later, he directed and starred in the feature film version of the play for which he won Best Director at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. His performance was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. Both the play and the film were critical hits and have spawned cult followings around the world.
Stephen Trask is an award-winning American musician and composer. Trask's real-life band Cheater performed as Hedwig's band "The Angry Inch". He received an Obie Award for the play and a Grammy award nomination for the movie.
The transgendered Hedwig is played by local actor Alexander Platt, with Liz Gotauco as her sidekick Yitzhak. Hedwig’s band The Angry Inch appears on the stage the entire performance, led by David Tessier and featuring local musicians Brandon Capaldo, David Rabinow and Paul "Zeus" Souza.
About Perishable Theatre: Perishable is RI’s research and development theatre. Led by Executive Artistic Director, Vanessa Gilbert, Perishable Theatre focuses on connecting RI audiences with innovative performance. http://www.perishable.org.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Text by John Cameron Mitchell, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask
April 16-May 9
Tickets $20-$10 http://www.arttixri.com
or 401-621-6123
Or for more information go to http://www.perishable.org
Special group rates make this a VERY affordable, exciting theatrical experience for your group. Groups of 6 or more, tickets $15 each, student groups only $12 each. 401-331-2695 X 103.
*There is adult language and rock music in this production.
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