THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING
theatre · absolute theatre and full circle theatrics · Ages 16+ · world premiere · 2hrs · ·June 08, 2010
GWWBK Press Release
Press/Media: Contact FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Racquel Lehrman, Theatre Planners May 14, 2010 (818) 342-4319 Absolute Theatre and Full Circle Theatrics presents The WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION… THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING …A Gender Bending Modern Day Fairy Tale Written by Jan O’Connor Directed by Richard Tatum HOLLYWOOD: In Jan O’Connor’s modern day comedic fairy tale, a struggle for power leads to deceit, gender identity crisis, and ultimately true love. Even though this satirical fairy tale takes place in medieval times, it is told through the perspective of a modern day storyteller. We are forced to now ask the question: have things really changed as much as we think? THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING has a playful and insightful manner of challenging traditional gender roles. "I will stop up the blood; I will bind down the breasts, I will add one, nay, two more socks. I will never be a woman because I have chosen to be a man."-Basil, Act 1 Once upon a time in a ...LOVE! WAR! GODS! FROGS!
A lion sacrifices his claws for love, and a fisherman granted three wishes finds that's not enough for two daughters. A new Royal learns that great power can be misused, while amphibious voters elect themselves a carnivorous queen!
