Looking Glass is a radical cut of A Looking Glass for London and England by Thomas Lodge and Robert Greene, printed in London in 1594. The play follows the biblical tale of Jonah focusing on the people of Nineveh. There are three distinct, hedonistic plots that weave together by Jonas’ arrival in Nineveh. A king living like a gd that might marry his sister or her lover, a clown too invested in the philosophy of ale, and two men trying to dismantle capitalism after one loses the family cow. This is the first production since the theatres closed in 1642, and this production is very queer, very debaucherous, and uses the line between sex and religion as a jumprope.
Performers
Asher Alcantara
Rasni, Alcon, Master Mariner, & Smith’s Wife
Cory Drozdowski
Radagon, Adam, Thrasibulus, & Sailor
Che Flory
Paphlagonia, Usurer, Ruffian, Angel, Cilicia, Devil, & 1 Searcher
Jasmine Hawkins
Remilia, Peter, Judge, Smith, Jonas, Clesiphon, Priest, & Lord
Topher Zane
Alvida, Signor Mizaldo, Samia, Merchant, & 2 Searcher
Production Roles
Directors: Casey Hennessy & Che Flory
Costumes: Asher Alcantara
Production Electrician: Topher Zane
Fight Direction: Cory Drozdowski
Intimacy Direction: Che Flory
Publicity & Marketing: Jasmine Hawkins