WHORE Premieres At Paradise Factory Theatre March 28
The World Premiere of Whore will play at The Paradise Factory Theatre, March 28 - April 13, with Opening Night slated for March 28. The production is directed by Lindsey Hope Pearlman and features original music by Suzanne Tufan.
Whore is a solo theatre piece telling a one of a kind story of survival, healing and transformation. It chronicles one woman's journey to womanhood; revealing how misogyny and prejudice bled into her childhood and young adult life. Whore will combine original music, movement, and multimedia to express the struggles, heartbreaks and triumphs of what it means to fall apart into many pieces and then put yourself back together again to become whole.
The production features a woman addressing her unique and complex story surrounding the topic of femininity and what it means to become a woman in the world: exploring her own personal history to inspire a deeper look into our own misconceptions about sex, sexuality, and femininity.
Performed and created by Suzanne Tufan (Lady Monmouth,The Picture of Dorian Gray/The Heights Players.)
Associate Producer Kimberly Dillon.
The creative team includes scenic and video design by Ingrid Larson, and lighting design by Elizabeth M. Stewart.
Performances take place at The Paradise Factory Theatre (between Bowery & Second Avenue), 64 East 4th Street, New York City, NY 10003. Subways: B/D/F to Broadway-Lafayette St, R/W to 8th Street, 6 to Astor Place. Tickets are $25 (general), $15 (students/seniors) and are available at https://www.artful.ly/suzanne-tufan/store/events. Running time: 80 minutes.
Performance schedule: Thursday, March 28 @ 8:00 pm (Opening night), Friday, March 29 @ 8:00 pm, Saturday, March 30 @ 8:00 pm, Thursday, April 4 @ 8:00 pm, Friday, April 5 @ 8:00 pm, Saturday, April 6 @ 8:00 pm, Thursday, April 11 @ 8:00 pm, Friday, April 12 @ 8:00 pm, Saturday, April 13 @ 8:00 pm
More info is available at www.whoretheplay.com
Suzanne Tufan (Actress/Playwright) Recent credits include: Theater: Dorian Gray (The Heights Players), Helena, A Midsummer Nights Dream, (Gorilla Rep Theater). Film: short films Cigarette Lips (dir. Katherine Castellaw), The Land Within and Mosaic (dir. Jeanette Louie), Aping the Beast (Elephant Xing Productions). TV/New Media: Co-star, Grimm (NBC), Lead in online series Combat Report (One Eighty Films Inc). She formed the band A Year Afar with Portland music mogul Jim Brunberg and sang lead and wrote music for the band which released the album Better Life in 2014. She is a proud graduate of The William Esper Studio where she studied under Suzanne Esper. www.suzannetufan.com
Lindsey Hope Pearlman (Director) is a Brooklyn-based director/writer. As a director, notable credits include MITU580, O'Neill, The Flea, Adobe Rose Theater, Edinburgh Fringe, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Dixon Place and Barn Arts Collective. Her play LUCY received an EST/Sloan Commission and was performed by an international ensemble. Her play VIV IS FOR VENGEANCE received an Honorable Mention from the American Playwriting Foundation's Relentless Award. Her viral video MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN received over 20 million views on Facebook and YouTube. Assistant Director, BANDSTAND on Broadway (TONY Award, Best Choreography 2017), Associate Director, A SIGN OF THE TIMES (Delaware Theatre Center). Participant, Mercer Writer's Colony 2018. Producer, George & Co.'s MISSION HAMLET - Under the Radar Incoming 2018! Co- Artistic Director, Up & Down Theatre Company. Member, BREAD Arts Collective. Graduate, London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA) B.A Hamilton College. https://www.lindseyhopepearlman.com
