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Tonight we’re breaking up with irony. Our new squeeze is earnestness
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performance images c/o wilma theater
It’s a neighborly day in this beauty wood
A neighborly day for a beauty
Would you be mine?
Mr. Rogers always said: no matter how bad things are “you can never go down the drain.” With this in mind, the Bearded Ladies present John Jarboe as Mx. Rogers in this Musical Healing Ritual for Adults.
Using and abusing iconic songs from the program, the Beards put this idea to the test. In this performance, expect a goldfish funeral, gay romps into the land of make-believe, and some earnest questions about irony.
production information
Written and performed by John Jarboe
Directed by Suli Holum
Musical arrangements by Heath Allen
Costumes and Set by Rebecca Kanach
Lighting by Oona Curley
Dramaturgy by Sally Ollove
La Mama, NYC, Jan 2018 (premiere)
Joe’s Pub, NYC, April 2018
The Wilma Theater, Philadelphia, June 2018
Oberon at the American Repertory, March 2019, part of the Afterglow Festival