Stage Kiss
A bawdy pseudo-Elizabethan gender-bent comedy in blank verse, with apologies to Shakespeare.
“This spunky production plants a big sloppy smooch on its audience.” -Adam Feldman, Time Out New York (4 stars, “Best Bet”)
“Curious and creative…an aesthetic smorgasbord…with nods to boy actors, blank verse, and the Theatre of the Ridiculous.” -Leonard Jacobs, Backstage
“A delight from start to finish. Truly puts the ‘play’ back in play.” -Martin Denton, NYtheater.com
“Smart yet lighthearted…delightfully tongue-in-cheek.” -William Cordeiro, OffOffOnline (Pick of the Year)
“[L]ight-hearted, fun-loving, libido-heavy amusement.” O’Hagan Blades, Theatre is Easy
Liza Wade Green. Sets by David Bengali. Costumes by Sarah Riffle.
Two young women, both in disguise and believing the other one to be a man, meet while hiding in the woods and fall deeply in love (and lust). With some help from the goddess Venus, the two quickly learn that love is a many-gendered thing, puncturing a Pandora’s box of sexuality and desire.
Andy Phelan and Liz Eckert. Photos by Carrie Leonard.
Andy Phelan