BOY MY GREATNESS at Hudson Guild Theater

BOY MY GREATNESS Written and Directed by Zoe Senese-Grossberg

"The quick comedians Extemporally will stage us, and present Our Alexandrian revels. Antony Shall be brought drunken forth, and I shall see Some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness I’ th’ posture of a whore.” -Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra, Act V, Scene II

In this world premiere production, written for the Firebird Players ensemble, an eye is turned to the forgotten adolescent boys who originally took on Shakespeare’s leading ladies. At the Globe Theater in the summer of 1606, six boy players warm up, run lines, gossip, and fall in and out of love all in between rehearsals for the premieres of Antony and Cleopatra and Twelfth Night. As the plague and rising religious conservatism threaten their way of life, they are all forced to reconsider their futures on the stage. A play about growing up, gender, and a chapter of theater history we seek to forget.

Content Warning: This play features mature themes including discussions of transphobia, suicide, and child abuse.

Starring: Rae Bell, Sophie Falvey, Leo Lion, Benny Rendell, Eli Wasserztug, and Juli Worth

Creative Team Writer Director: Zoe Senese-Grossberg Production Manager: Nick Roblee-Strauss Costume Designers: Julie Scharf and Lauren O'Hear Lighting Designer: Alex Nemfakos Scenic & Makeup Designer: Katie Homer-Drummond Props Designer: Max Romanov Fight Director: Adam Burby Intimacy Director: Maeve Hogan Band: Wyatt Camery and Justin Pelofsky