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RADIO BETTE from The Goat Exchange is created in collaboration with Oscar and Tony-nominated actor Ruth Negga. Inspired by a rare rehearsal recording of a 1951 Bette Davis radio broadcast from the Lux Radio Theater, the piece unfolds live, as performers listen to the original recording and recreate it in real time. As…
RADIO BETTE from The Goat Exchange is created in collaboration with Oscar and Tony-nominated actor Ruth Negga. Inspired by a rare rehearsal recording of a 1951 Bette Davis radio broadcast from the Lux Radio Theater, the piece unfolds live, as performers listen to the original recording and recreate it in real time. As the cast channels the voices and personas of legendary screen icons including Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Baxter, and Thelma Ritter, the boundaries between actor and character begin to blur. The result is an arresting interrogation of identity, celebrity, performance, persona and ownership. RADIO BETTE is both an homage to classic Hollywood and contemporary experimental theatre, about the layers of performance that shape public and private selves.
Directed by Chloe Claudel and Mitchell Polonsky
Creative Producer Kerrigan Quenemoen
Consulting Producer COBA
Set Design Forest Entsminger
Lighting Design Finn Bamber
Music and Sound Design Mitchell Polonsky
Stage Manager Mya Piccione
Performed by Marcus Amaglo, Chloe Claudel, Roberta Colindrez, Paul Lazar and Ruth Negga
Talking Theatre 26 Sep, 7.30pm, post-show. With Ruth Negga, Chloe Claudel and Mitchell Polonsky.
Open captioned performance: 27 Sep, 2.30pm
