Because I Am Your Queen (A Feminist Fantasia)
by Mina Samuels
Directed and Lead Advising by Barbara Pitts McAdams
by Mina Samuels
Directed and Lead Advising by Barbara Pitts McAdams
Illinois Theatre Krannert Center for the Performing Arts - Studio Theatre March 28th, 2019 - April 7th, 2019 Scenic Design: Eleni Lukasczcyk Costume Design: Larissa Almanza Lighting Design: Brant Thomas Murray Sound Design & Original Music: Brandon Reed Media Design: Anja Hose Movement Director: Philip Johnston |
Photos taken courtesy of Dellaperrone Photography & Anja Hose
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About The Play
Because I Am Your Queen: A Feminist Fantasia is a world premiere devised play made in collaboration with Illinois Theatre and Tectonic Theatre Project's company member Barbara Pitts McAdams. Combining movement, theatrical story telling, and a technique of creating theatre called Moment Work, myself, several designers, and the acting company sat with Barbara and created this story from scratch with only Mina's words to guide us.
Where do Queens go when the curtain falls? Six queens from plays written by men are convened at a spa in the dark matter universe by three physicists and Gloria Steinem and given the opportunity to rewrite their stories. Mary Stuart and Lucretia Borgia confront the persistent rumors that they are husband-murdering sluts. Queen Elizabeth and Cocteau's La Reine whisper about sovereignty and virginity. Medea is shunned. Hermione presides. The physics experiment is in progress.
Where do Queens go when the curtain falls? Six queens from plays written by men are convened at a spa in the dark matter universe by three physicists and Gloria Steinem and given the opportunity to rewrite their stories. Mary Stuart and Lucretia Borgia confront the persistent rumors that they are husband-murdering sluts. Queen Elizabeth and Cocteau's La Reine whisper about sovereignty and virginity. Medea is shunned. Hermione presides. The physics experiment is in progress.
The Sound Design
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