Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED

Written by Artistic Director David Cerda and directed by Cheryl Snodgrass, The Drag Seed will play February 24 – March 20, 2022 at The Chopin Upstairs Theatre.

By: Feb. 25, 2022
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Hell in a Handbag Productions will continue its 20th anniversary season with a revival of its popular comedy The Drag Seed, an unauthorized parody of the 1956 psychological horror-thriller film The Bad Seed.

Written by Artistic Director David Cerda and directed by Cheryl Snodgrass, The Drag Seed will play February 24 - March 20, 2022 at The Chopin Upstairs Theatre, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at handbagproductions.org and thedragseed.eventbrite.com. The press opening is Sunday, February 27 at 7 pm.

Please note: Handbag will require proof of full vaccination and masking at all performances. The entire cast and crew is fully vaccinated and tested regularly.

Handbag is also pleased to announce that following its Chicago run, The Drag Seed will play a limited engagement March 31 - April 10, 2022 at the legendary La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City, featuring the full Chicago cast.

The revival features ensemble members David Cerda*, Sydney Genco*, Ed Jones*, Elizabeth Lesinski*, Tyler Anthony Smith* and Danne W. Taylor* with Kelly Anchors and Patrick O'Keefe. Understudies: Nicky Mendelsohn*, Elizabeth Rude and Jamie Smith.

Carson (Patrick O'Keefe) is a perfect little boy who likes to dress like the perfect little girl and they're deadly serious about crowns and pronouns. Carson's mother, Connie (Ed Jones), loves and accepts Carson but wishes Carson wasn't so competitive. Carson always gets what they want, and they really want to win the drag pageant at their very progressive school - The Josephine Baker Rainbow Academy for Gifted Students. When Carson loses to Summer Breeze, they vow to get that crown - one way or another...

The production team includes Lauren Nichols (scenic design), Gregory Graham (costume design), Liz Cooper (lighting design), DJ Douglass (sound design), Pamela Parker* (props design), Keith Ryan* (wig design), Sydney Genco* (make-up design), R & D Fight Choreography (fight choreography), Abby Teel (production manager) and Drew Donnelly* (stage manager).

*Denotes Handbag Ensemble Member

Photo Credit: Rick Aguilar Studios.

Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED
Kelly Anchors, David Cerda and Ed Jones

Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED
Kelly Anchors and Patrick Oa??Keefe

Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED
Sydney Genco and Ed Jones

Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED
Danne W. Taylor, Tyler Anthony Smith, Ed Jones and Elizabeth Lesinski

Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED
Sydney Genco, Ed Jones and David Cerda

Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED
Ed Jones and Patrick Oa??Keefe

Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED
Patrick Oa??Keefe, Danne W. Taylor and Tyler Anthony Smith

Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED
Patrick Oa??Keefe

Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED
Ed Jones and Patrick Oa??Keefe

Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED
Patrick Oa??Keefe and Ed Jones

Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED
Sydney Genco and Ed Jones

Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEED
Ed Jones



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