BOY MY GREATNESS "The quick comedians 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
Written and Directed by Zoe Senese-Grossberg
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
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
Ages: 13+ with parental guidance.
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Hudson Guild Theater is at 441 W 26th St, New York, NY 10001, New York, NY.
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