Queen Christina of Sweden, who dresses and lives as a man, and Philippe, Duc D’Orleans, brother to King Louis XIV and who dresses as a woman while maintaining a career as a military leader, are locked in a battle of wits and wills. A sensory event made up of a mixture of music, live singing, and verbatim interviews culminates to answer the question- “Do you dare to be who you really are?”
CHRISTINA~PHILIPPE
BY PER BRASK
STARRING KRISTI HANSEN & TREVOR SCHMIDT
WITH ADDITIONAL CONTENT BY KRISTI HANSEN, DARRIN HAGEN & TREVOR SCHMIDT
LIGHTING DESIGN BY ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULL
SET DESIGN BY ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULL & TREVOR SCHMIDT
SOUND DESIGN AND COMPOSITION BY DARRIN HAGEN
STAGE MANAGED BY KERRY JOHNSON
COSTUME DESIGN BY TREVOR SCHMIDT
WIG DESIGN BY JUDY MORLEY
OPENING: MAY 1 CLOSES: MAY 9
LOCATION: WESTBURY THEATRE, ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS, 10330-84 AVENUE
PRESENTED AS PART OF THE FRINGE THEATRE ADVENTURES’ ARTS AT THE BARNS SERIES