Contradict this!
A Birthday Funeral for Heroes
Directed by John Jarboe
Written by John Jarboe and Ensemble with MK Tuomanen
Produced in partnership with:
Cherry Street Pier (2018)
LaMama Experimental Theater (2019)
Ensemble:
Daniel de Jesús
Elah Perelman
Jackie Soro
Pax Ressler
Veronica Chapman-Smith
Anthony Martinez Briggs (Philadelphia)
Fernando Contreras (New York)
“On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the much lauded homo poet Walt Whitman's birth and the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret is throwing a pageant for the ancestors. Part trial, part birthday, part funeral, this spectacle will feature original music performed by a host of misfits, drag artists, queers, and a local choir. Come with friends, complaints, heroes and villains alike. All are welcome to the death, birth, and reckoning of the great poet.”
-Bearded Ladies Cabaret
crew:
Music Director: Heath Allen
Set Design: William Boles
Costume Design: Tyler Mark Holland
Lighting Design: Reza Behjat
Sound Design: Daniel Perelstein-Jacquette
Props Design: Sara Outing
Dramaturg: Sally Ollove
Stage Manager: Nic Labadie-Bartz
Production Manager: Calvin Anderson
Assistant Stage Manager: Melody Wong
Assistant Costume Design: Scott McMaster
Musicians:
Heath Allen
Josh Machiz
Jimmy Coleman
The Whitman Choir directed by Liz Braden and organized by Emily Bate & Veronica Chapman Smith
