Winner of ‘Outstanding Play’ at the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival
The SF Playhouse joined forces with PlayGround and BlueRare Productions to bring Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party to the 2009 NY International Fringe Festival where it wowed sold out houses and won top honors. Now, BlueRare is raising the bar even further…Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party opens OFF BROADWAY August 12, 2010!!!
Abe goes Off-Broadway! Abe at the Fringe
about the SF Production
World Premiere
by Aaron Loeb
directed by Chris Smith
Previews December 3-12
December 13, 2008 - January 17, 2009
What if President Lincoln was gay? Would you have to rethink everything?
As we re-imagine our national identity in the 21st century, Aaron Loeb’s World Premiere deconstructs our greatest icon in this hilarious farce. Told in three acts--the audience decides the order—with a nod to Inherit the Wind, a “Trial of the Century” determines the fate of a rural third grade teacher who outs Abe as gay at the annual Christmas Pageant.
Abe and the rest of the cast dance in styles from Ballroom to Salsa, and yet, the title belies the seriousness of the play’s ambition to address our deep national divide and bring red and blue states together to redefine what it means to be an American.
Abraham Lincoln’s Big, Gay Dance Party was commissioned and originally developed by PlayGround (James A. Kleinmann, Artistic Director).
Reviews
"Fantastic production . . . a hugely entertaining show"
-C.Jones,examiner.com
"An ...ambitious mashup of burlesque anarchy, elaborate narrative intrigue, serious sociopolitical themes and campy dance interludes."-D. Harvey, Variety
"One of the most provocative and interesting plays this year." -R. Connema, Talkinbroadway.com
"High spirited panache" -R. Hurwitt, SF Chronicle
"It's Hip and Fun and pertinent to today. And like all politics it's a delicious story about betrayal and revenge." -L.Hartgrave Forallevents.com
Production Photos
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Brian Degan Scott, Velina Brown, Joe Kady, Lorraine Olsen, Sarah Mitchell, Mark Anderson Phillips, Michael Phillis
Brian Degan Scott, Joe Kady, Lorraine Olsen, Mark Anderson Phillips, Sarah Mitchell, Velina Brown, Michael Phillis
(clockwise) Brian Degan Scott, Velina Brown, Lorraine Olsen, Sarah Mitchell, Michael Phillis, Joe Kady, Mark Anderson Phillips
Mark Anderson Phillips, Sarah Mitchell, Velina Brown, Brian Degan Scott, Lorraine Olsen & cast
Velina Brown & Mark Anderson Phillips
Lorraine Olsen, Brian Degan Scott, Michael Phillis, Sarah Mitchell, mark Anderson Phillips
Michael Phillis, Mark Anderson Phillips
Michael Phillis, Mark Anderson Phillips
Lorraine Olsen, Sarah Mitchell, Velina Brown, Michael Phillis, Mark Anderson Phillips, Joe Kady, Brian Degan Scott
Photographer: Zabrina Tipton
