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Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
a dynamic, modern reworking of Shakespeare’s Richard II. Set in a community center deep in rural America, and inspired by 1970s psychedelica and southern ghost stories, the piece weaves together old and new text, political media archives, live music, dreamscapes, and drug trips to tell a story about what—and who—we choose to believe.
“Phenomenal… Ruthless… A sacred experience.” — The Tartan
Rodrigo y Gabriela: In Between Thoughts… A New World
National Rock Tour
DESIGNED AND DIRECTED FOR GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING ARTISTS RODRIGO Y GABRIELA. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE PERFORMANCES AT RENOWNED VENUES SUCH AS LOS ANGELES’ YOUTUBE THEATRE, COLORADO’S RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATER, NASHVILLE’S RYMAN AUDITORIUM, AND BROOKLYN’S KINGS THEATRE.
“It is hard to put into words how powerful this performance was… If you were one of the attendees, count yourself among the lucky ones.” — Glide Magazine
THE WAGGING CRAZE
ARS NOVA’S ANTFEST + PRAGUE FRINGE FESTIVAL
AN ABSURDIST OPERATIC RE-WRITING OF AMERICAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY IN THE 1960s,THE WAGGING CRAZE LEAPS DOWN A DIZZYING RABBIT HOLE OF MASCULINITY AND SPIRITUAL AWAKENING, RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF U.S. PUBLIC POLICY. USING MONOLOGUE, POP SONGS, AND DOCUMENTARY REPORTING, THE WORK TRACES THE HISTORY OF A MYSTERIOUS MALE BONDING RITUAL CALLED “WAGGING” AS IT ELECTRIFIES THE JOHNSON AND NIXON ADMINISTRATIONS, PLUNGING AMERICA INTO A FRENZY OF CHAOS AND DECADENCE.
“BELIEVE ME, IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE WAGGING CRAZE YET, YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO.” — BARRY MICHAEL OKUN, GO OUT