Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Take A One-Woman Drag Show About Machismo And Consent. Now Have A Man Perform It. What Happens?

At the Edinburgh Fringe this past summer and currently in London, Los Angeles actor Natalie Palamides performs her solo show titled Nate, in whch she plays an unrepentantly dopey douchebag. For two nights this week, Palamides had the show’s director, Phil Burgers (who performs as a clown under the stage name Dr. Brown), stepped in for her while she called out directions from just offstage. Did the gender swap change everything about the show? Brian Logan went to find out.



Article source here:Arts Journal

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