The Rabbit Queen

In 1726, the world was hoodwinked by a poor, illiterate woman named Mary Toft who managed to fool the finest doctors, scientists, and nobles into believing she could give birth to rabbits. Delivering on that promise, Mary performed the mesmerizing spectacle 17 times over, securing her place in history as "The Rabbit Queen.” The story of Mary’s viral hoax and subsequent cancellation is one that touches on themes of bodily autonomy, women’s reproductive freedom, gender and class roles, and the dangers of blindly trusting authority figures and the media. This new musical is raucous, irreverent, comedic and fast-paced. Produced by Color and Light Theatre Ensemble with developmental partnership from NMI. 

“THE RABBIT QUEEN is funny and raunchy and artfully done. It’s a can’t miss event this Fringe.” ~~~Naomi Farkas, Gia on the Move

“Clever, wild, outlandish, funny, and even at times quite poignant. Over the top characters kept us in stitches throughout.” 

“Tons of catchy songs.”

“Everyone’s performances were dialed in and on the same page. A true ensemble.”

“Catchy tunes, lyrical barbs, huge bold performances.”

“A Fringe standout!!”

“THE RABBIT QUEEN is perfectly orchestrated. It absolutely blew me away.” 

The writing team includes:

JAIME LYN BEATTY (lyrics) is a versatile performer, writer and producer and a founding member of Team Starkid and an associate artist with Rogue Artists Ensemble. Her credits include off-Broadway, Google, Netflix, Nickelodeon, The Superbowl, The Getty Villa & The New York Fringe Festival.

ILANA GORDON (book) is a writer, producer, stand up comic, and a regular contributor to humor sites like McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The American Bystander, and Reductress. She has also contributed writing to NPR’s “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!”, Input Mag, Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, The A.V. Club, The Daily Dot, and dot.LA.

LAURA WATKINS (music + lyrics) is a Los Angeles based Composer/Lyricist whose credits include American Reunion (Universal), The Longest Ride (Fox), and The Newsroom (HBO), along with many other network television shows. Her musical theatre work includes music/lyrics for Comic-Con the Musical (ASCAP/Dreamworks workshop 2016, Hollywood Fringe Festival 2017, apples and oranges Arts THEater accelerator 2018) and Glass Ceilings (workshopped at SAG & The Rockwell Table and Stage).

More information available at www.rabbitqueenmusical.com.
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Color & Light Theatre Ensemble will be returning to the Hollywood Fringe for the 4th time this year. Past productions include:

THE POKEMUSICAL
Winner! Best Fringe Festival Musical and Best of Fringe Extensions. Recipient of an extended Los Angeles run.

GIRAFFENSTEIN
Winner! Official Pick of the Fringe Selection & ENCORE! Producers’ Award Extension

Merely Players
Winner! Best Full-Length World Premiere Musical (StageSceneLA), StageSceneLA’s Top Ten of the Fringe, See It La (See It or Skip It LA) and ENCORE! Producers’ Award Extension