on between two queens with precious ephemera and violet temper
on between two queens with precious ephemera and violet temper
on between two queens with precious ephemera and violet temper
The Mutilated
Contemporary Arts Center, 2015
as Bruno / Maxie & Lighting Designer
By Tennessee Williams
Produced by Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
Directed by Cosmin Chivu
On a night filled with carols, misfits, sailors, hookers, cops, quarter rats, grifters, secrets, betrayals, and wine, Trinket Dugan is a Texas oil heiress and cancer survivor hiding away at the Silver Dollar Hotel. Celeste Delacroix Griffin is a hustler in every sense of the word who—by discovering a deep, dark secret of the heiress Dugan—jumpstarts the two on a humorous journey that will, in all hopes, resuscitate their friendship in just enough time to share a mystical experience that will change their lives. In doing so, it demonstrates how thin the line is between the dreadful and the joyful in a clever character rendering of humanity’s penchant for finding a laugh in tragic circumstances.
PERFORMANCES
November 2015, Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans
"The triumph of the play does not belong to a hero or a villain, to the noble or the cold-hearted... We can easily get behind a Christmas story in which a boy on crutches receives the kindness of a reformed man. But what about a story in which a sex worker and her on-again-off-again benefactor rekindle their relationship?" -Laurence Ross, Pelican Bomb
"The offbeat nature of Williams’ script, combined with production elements that emphasize a romantic and fantastical notion of the New Orleans setting, results in a production that moves between worlds." -Brad Rhines, HowlRound.com
"The comedy captures living on the margins with a mix of romantic charm and petty horror" -Will Coviello, Gambit Weekly