YOUR QUEEN PRESENTS: PETRUS to Play Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Edu Díaz will bring YOUR QUEEN PRESENTS: PETRUS, a solo show inspired by the true story behind Beauty and the Beast, to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival at Asian Arts Initiative.
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YOUR QUEEN PRESENTS: PETRUS at Asian Arts Initiative
Dates: 9/9/2026 - 9/11/2026
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A darkly comic solo show inspired by the extraordinary true story behind Beauty and the Beast, blending drag, clown, and handmade theatricality. Queen Catherine de' Medici recounts how she becomes a theatermaker and transforms Petrus Gonsalvus, a 16th-century man born in the Canary Islands with hypertrichosis, into the greatest spectacle of the Renaissance. Created and performed by Edu Díaz, developed with Associate Director Federica Borlenghi and Costume Design by Pablo Jesús Gatto. Presented as part of Cannonball at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
Cast and Creative Team for YOUR QUEEN PRESENTS: PETRUS at Asian Arts Initiative
Cast
Edu Díaz
Queen Catherine de' Medici
Creative Team
Edu Díaz
Creator
Edu Díaz
Performer
Federica Borlenghi
Associate Director
Pablo Jesús Gatto
Costume Designer
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YOUR QUEEN PRESENTS: PETRUS to Make NYC and Philadelphia Fringe Debuts
Edu Díaz will premiere Your Queen Presents: PETRUS, a solo show blending drag and clowning to tell the true story of Petrus Gonsalvus, the 16th-century man believed to have inspired Beauty and the Beast.
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