The Wild PartY
BOOK, LYRICS & MUSIC BY ANDREW LIPPA
DIRECTED BY SEAN ELIAS^
September 30 - October 9, 2016
Baltimore Theatre Project
Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party was an Off-Broadway gem that garnered an array of industry accolades, including Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Obie awards. Adapted from Joseph Moncure March's 1928 narrative poem of the same name, The Wild Party tells the story of Queenie and Burrs. In a relationship marked by vicious behavior and recklessness, they decide to throw a party to end all parties. In Iron Crow Theatre's queering of the piece, The Wild Party exists in a dreamlike state, somewhere between sexual fantasy and nightmare. As guests arrive, we meet an assortment of characters who exemplify what it means to live beyond the binary and on the edge while Queenie “sets the stage” for a brutal game of lust, jealousy, and deception. One wild evening gives us a stark insight into the danger and risk inherent within the game some call love.
CAST
Jessica Bennett as Kate, Allison Bradbury as Queenie, Adam Cooley as Oscar D’Armano, Kathryne Daniels as Mae, Terrance Fleming as Jackie / Black Understudy, Fred Fletcher-Jackson as Sam, Scean Flowers as Jackie Understudy, Nick Fruit as Max, Silvern Groomes, Jr. as Black, Brice Guerriere as Phil D’Armano, Rose Hahn as Nadine, Valerie Holt as Madelaine True, Jesse Marciniak as Eddie, Justin Mazzella as Burrs, and Emily Small as Dolores.
PRODUCTION
Musical Direction by Ben Shaver and Choreography by Robert Mintz. Stage Management provided by Ambre Tirehote with Assistant Stage Management provided by Kacey Coffin. Set Design by Ryan Haase with Lighting Design by Janine Vreatt^ and Assistant Lighting Design by Thomas P. Gardner^. Costume Design by Betty O'Hellno with Assistant Costume Design by Whiskey Joy. Sound Design by Chris Aldrich with Dramaturgy by Ann Turiano^.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"...a web of debauchery that is fantastically entertaining and totally fascinating...a larger than life production, bursting at the seams with inventive touches, great pacing, and a sharp eye for details. Sean Elias’ vision for this production of The Wild Party makes it crystal clear why we need him, and Iron Crow, around for a long, long, long time." - MD Theatre Guide
"'Go big or go home,' they say, and Iron Crow has done that with this impressive and uncompromising season opening production of The Wild Party." - DC Metro Theatre Arts
"The atmospheric, determinedly racy approach underlines the wild in Wild Party." - The Baltimore Sun
"What can I say? It’s the show to see in Baltimore right now and the Crows are the ones to beat. You’d be a fucking fool to miss it." - The Bad Oracle
"Deceptively delicious and deviously delightful there is so much more than meets the eye when it comes to ICT’s first musical theatre production in over half a decade." - TheatreBloom
"Director Sean Elias shifts the show’s perspective to what he calls a ‘sense of queerness,’ and the result removes the period piece limitations, giving the production a tingling freedom and daring.” - DC Theatre Scene
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
#1 Show of the Week - MD Theatre Guide
Top 10 Stage Productions of 2016 - Baltimore City Paper
Best Direction in Musicals in Professional Theatres - DC Metro Theatre Arts
Best Performances in Professional Theatres - DC Metro Theatre Arts
Best Musical - Baltimore United Local Stage and Hidden Independent Theater Awards
Best Costume Design - Baltimore United Local Stage and Hidden Independent Theater Awards
Best Stage Management - Baltimore United Local Stage and Hidden Independent Theater Awards
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical - Baltimore United Local Stage and Hidden Independent Theater Awards
^ Indicates Iron Crow Theatre Resident Artist.
