The Taylor Swift/Unabomber Play to Premiere at Cannonball Festival This September

Philadelphia's Cannonball Festival will present the premiere production of revelations from the first and last ever rehearsal of THEY SAY I DID SOMETHING BAD: an unauthorized Taylor Swift parody musical about the life of the unabomber ted kaczynski presented by the bridgebrook college drama club.

Performances will take place on Thursday, September 11 at 6:00 PM and Saturday, September 13 at 11:30 AM at The Proscenium at The Drake (302 S Hicks St, Philadelphia, PA).

The 90-minute play, written by Courtney Taylor and directed by Abby Davis, is an unhinged dramedy about college theatremakers, true crime, and rape culture. The full team returns to stage the piece, following a standout developmental workshop at The Tank in March 2025 and rave-reviewed readings in 2024. As part of this year’s Fringe Festival, the play will receive its Philly-premiere production, presented by Cannonball Festival.

In revelations... Riley (Emi Lulley), an edgy playwright in love with her closeted best friend Cheyenne (Sara Abebe), creates an unruly new musical after the arrest of the high school teacher who groomed her. The piece takes a surreal turn with the arrival of Ecoterrorist Taylor (Paige Flottman) and the Unabomber (Regina Famatigan), forcing Riley and Cheyenne to search for connection and tenderness at the end of the world.

The piece marks the latest collaboration between Taylor and Davis, who previously partnered on The Guy Who Killed Bigfoot (Fresh Fruit Festival 2024) and No Entrance (Neurodivergent New Play Series). Davis made her Off-Broadway debut earlier this year directing Annie Brown’s 5th Grade Science Presentation at Soho Playhouse’s Lighthouse Series.

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