Influenced by “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead,” this absurdist comedy features beloved (and underused) characters from the Potterverse pondering life’s big questions.
LOSANGELES – During a rehearsal for another Potterverse-themed show last year, Fringe veteran Graydon Schlichter wondered aloud what would happen if one tried to explore the complexities of life through the lens of Harry Potter. A friend then asked who would be the victims… or the protagonists.
The result is Crabbe and Goyle Are Dead, making its world premiere at studio/stage this June as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Crabbe and Goyle Are Dead is an absurd comedy exploring the existential crises happening off-stage during a very famous, and equally tumultuous, seven-year span at everyone’s favorite school of witchcraft and wizardry.
“With the larger Potter universe moving both to the past and to the future in new films and on stage, I think there is an opening to dig deeper into the original st
