The Legend of Georgia McBride | Boston University CFA School of Theatre Program Book

THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE WRITTEN BY Matthew Lopez DIRECTED BY Kolton Bradley

MARCH 25 - 27, 2022 STUDIO ONE 855 COMMONWEALTH AVE

Artistic Team Director Choreographers Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Technical Director Stage Manager Production Manager

Kolton Bradley Joy Clark Lilly Rose Valore Steven Velasquez Gabe Bagdazian Eduardo Ramirez-Kortright Sean Doyle Autumn Munsell Chris Daly Ricky A. Moats

Cast Casey Tracy Mills Rexy Jo Eddie Jason

Kendall McShane Julian X Nick Zuluaga Tori Omoregie Sam Regueros Charlie Berger

Design & Production Teams Assistant Director Assistant Stage Manager Associate Production Manager Production Assistant Run Crew

Sirena Lopez Sienna Siciliano Hannah Eckert Noah Wrafter Mia Bregman Jennifer Platt

“Lost and Found” Music by Joe Tippett Lyrics by Matthew López "PADAM PADAM" Norbert Glanzberg / Henri Contet © Ed. Salabert c/o Universal Music Publishing Originally commissioned by The Old Globe, San Diego, California (Louis Spisto, Executive Producer) Originally developed and produced at the Denver Center Theatre Company (Kent Thompson, Artistic Director)

Design & Production Teams Assistant Scenic Designers Paint Charge Properties Masters Paint / Scenic Build Crew Assistant Costume Designer Drapers Wig Designer Make-up Designer Crafts Artisans

Costume Build Crew Wardrobe Crew

Assistant Lighting Designer Master Electrician Assistant Master Electricians Light Board Operator Lighting Crew Assistant Sound Designer Sound Board Operator Sound Crew House Manager Front of House Staff

Sarah Lloyd Guthrie Morgan Marc Vento Sarah Lloyd Students of Stagecraft, Scenic, and Scenic Painting courses Lisa Coleman Evan Petrow Sam Martin Emma George Evan Johnson Sasha M. Nemi Lato Stacey Brannon Amanda Caswell Students of Costume and Stagecraft courses Maya Bailey Maya Sabatini Rebecca Kleeman Quinn Nayenezgani Nicole Hartshorn Molly Beall Denali Baker Lena Broach Gabby Cadden-James Students of Lighting and Stagecraft courses Fei Wang Julia Rothstein Students of Sound and Stagecraft courses Blair Campbell Kamran Bina Annika Bolton Alexandra Dagen Lila English

A Note from the Director I haven’t decided if I am proud to say or more ashamed that I have seen every episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Every episode! That’s 14 seasons, 175 episodes, 184 queens. I love the art of drag. So when I read THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE I was instantly obsessed. The play is a tribute to the art of drag with all its glitz, glamor and fabulousness. I knew immediately that I had to share this story with the BU community.

The art of drag has become a cultural phenomenon. Thanks to shows like Drag Race, RuPaul has dragged drag into every living room in America - and beyond.

As I started my research for the play, I found a wonderful book titled, Why Drag? The book is a collection of over a hundred drag queens reflecting and philosophizing about what drag means to them. The resounding answer is that drag is a freedom of expression which allows them to be something, someone else for a while. The iconic Lady Bunny states, “Drag is my armor, my mask that gives me confidence - confidence to read the audience, to tear it up on the dance floor, or to perform on stage.”

For the lead character Casey, this is exactly what Georgia McBride is for him.

Georgia McBride is his alter ego that allows him to transform from the broke, naive Casey to the glamourous Georgia. From the very first scene, as Casey transforms into Elvis Presley the audience is watching a transformation happen on stage.

The designers, actors and I latched on to the reverberating theme of transformation. We asked ourselves, how does the world of the show change from beginning to end? For the actors I asked, how does your character change, grow or transform throughout the play? Because not only do the characters change externally, but internally they transform their way of thinking. That’s what I love about the play, below the glitzy surface, THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE reminds us that the only way to live is if we grow. The only way to grow is to change, learn and transform.

Kolton Bradley

New York Premiere at the MCC Theater September 9, 2015 (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, & William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director)

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