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Title | And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens (Iowa Director Festival) | ||||||||||
Playwright | Tennessee Williams | ||||||||||
Director | Michael C. Flores | ||||||||||
Stage Manager | Emma Merkes | ||||||||||
Category | Mainstage, Thayer Theatre | ||||||||||
First Rehearsal | December 2 | ||||||||||
Load In/Tech /Dress | January 29-February 5 | ||||||||||
Performances | February 6-8 & 13-15 | ||||||||||
Roles to be cast | Age (Presentation) | Gender (Presentation) | Description | ||||||||
CANDY DELANEY | 20s, 30s | Male Identifying, Nonbinary | A wealthy, flamboyant, and successful New Orleans interior decorator and drag queen who rents out the upstairs of her home to Alvin and Jerry. Candy is on the rebound from a 17-year long relationship when she meets Karl, a sailor she picks up at a gay bar. | ||||||||
KARL | 20s, 30s, 40s | Male Identifying | A sailor who Candy picks up at a gay bar and brings home. Karl is initially ill-at-ease with fraternizing with Candy but is transfixed by her charm. On her birthday, he walks out on her. | ||||||||
JERRY | 20s | Any Gender Identity, Non-Binary | A gay man from Alabama who rent the upstairs of Candy’s building. | ||||||||
ALVIN | 20s | Any Gender Identity, Non-Binary | A gay man from Alabama who rent the upstairs of Candy’s building. | ||||||||
Synopsis | Having a “weakness for youth,” Candy’s romantic partner of seventeen years has left her alone to manage her life as a respected landlord and drag queen. With her thirty-fifth birthday looming, Candy seeks out love in all the wrong places, willing to do anything to rekindle the love she lost. | ||||||||||
Notices | This show will return early from winter break for rehearsals beginning on Tuesday, January 14. Candy will undergo a transformation into drag during the performance. Fight Breakdown
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Please fill out our callback survey before the end of your callback: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9RVLEoOGIXXe1HE
Please know we return from Winter break a week early for rehearsals (Jan. 14th-19th).
Emma Merkes, Stage Manager: emma-merkes@uiowa.edu
Abbie Talken, Assistant Stage Manager: abbie-talken@uiowa.edu