Northlight Theatre: Yesterday marked the first day of rehearsal for our 2017-18 Season. Every theatre artist knows the feeling of the “first day.” Like the first day of school, it’s a giddy, excited, and nervous feeling that keeps us up the night before, anticipating the people we will meet and the play we are about to discover. Starting our process for The Legend of Georgia McBride was no different.
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I will definitely be keeping my eyes open for this show. The Legend of Georgia Mc Bride, should like it has a plot that could go far. It is defiantly a story line that can go far, especially in the political climate we are sorta in again. Yet this feels different. I think it could either be amazing or incomplete. For so long the idea of drag queens have been associated with the queer community. But as I think about this topic I have seen a large increase in straight people, Men specifically being more exerting, but further more interested in the culture. So with out knowing the muse that inspired this new show and his experience, i am lost to how i truly feel about straight men doing drag. I thin it is just such a new concept that Im not sure how to fairly judge this with an open-end. I personally like my understanding of fringes being challenged and learning about a new subculture.
The Northlight Theatre has taken a huge leap is creating art that is both risky, innovative, and vocal. More and more, theatre in the modern world is slowly developing into one thats far more inclusive of all people, including those who do drag. The artistry in and behind drag is far more than just a form of entertainment, its a hard drawn out story who's dialogue has developed throughout the years. Its amazing that The Legend of Georgia Bride differs from other shows about drag, like Priscilla... to create a story that goes beyond the big entertainment qualities of a drag show, but humanizing drag queens and analyzing those stories. What really struck me was the change in meaning for the play as times changed, Shouse mentions that it was first rehearsed after the supreme court ruled that same sex marriage is lawful, and is now being performed in a time where diversity is being threatened. It's that type of agelessness that McBride benefits and thrives on, I'm pumped to hear much more about this show in the future.
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