[A Dramaturg’s Note on (Gay) Marriage and (Queer) Assimilation] “This homosexual dream of perfect metaphysical union is not so much a reflected heterosexual ideal as it is the compensation for having wept in the darkness.” —THOMAS YINGLING, HART CRANE AND THE HOMOSEXUAL TEXT, 1990
“Gays and lesbians of all ages are obsessing over gay marriage as if it’s going to cure AIDS, stop anti-queer/anti-trans violence, provide all uninsured queers with health care, and reform racist immigration policies. […] If we imagine queer futures that don’t replicate the same violence and oppression many of us experience on an everyday basis as queer and trans folks, we must challenge the middle-class neo-liberal war machine known as the national gay marriage campaign.”
BLUEBEARD'S WIFE
—RYAN CONRAD, AGAINST EQUALITY, IN MAINE AND EVERYWHERE, 2009
“When lesbian and gay community leaders whip up the community to fight for the right to marry, it’s a further expression of America’s institutionalized greed in that it benefits only its demographic constituency. There’s no reaching out beyond sexuality and gender expression to benefit people who aren’t just like us, and honestly, that is so twentieth-century identity politics.” —KATE BORNSTEIN, OPEN LETTER TO LGBT LEADERS WHO ARE PUSHING MARRIAGE EQUALITY, 2009
“It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves.”
a tale of (gay) marriage and (queer) death
—ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT ANTHONY KENNEDY, OBERGEFELL V. HODGES, 2015
“If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why, oh why, can’t I?” —E.Y. HARBURG, “OVER THE RAINBOW,” 1939
Thursday, October 27 at 4PM Friday, October 28 at 4PM and 8PM Saturday, October 29 at 4PM Iseman Theater, 1156 Chapel Street
—CHARLES O'MALLEY, PRODUCTION DRAMATURG
The Studio Series productions are designed to be learning experiences that complement classroom work, providing a medium for students at Yale School of Drama to combine their individual talents and energies toward the staging of collaboratively created works. Your attendance completes that process.
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2016–17 SEASON
OCTOBER 27–29, 2016
YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA James Bundy, Dean Victoria Nolan, Deputy Dean Joan Channick, Associate Dean PRESENTS
BLUEBEARD'S WIFE a tale of (gay) marriage and (queer) death GENNE MURPHY DIRECTED BY RORY PELSUE BY
CREATIVE TEAM
CAST
PRODUCTION STAFF
ADMINISTRATION
Sound Consultant MICHAEL COSTAGLIOLA
in alphabetical order
Associate Production Manager VALERIE TU
Associate Managing Director FLO LOW
Production Dramaturg CHARLES O'MALLEY Stage Manager SARAH THOMPSON
Marie JULIANA CANFIELD Dex ANNA CRIVELLI Penelope COURTNEY JAMISON Anne/Adrian PATRICK MADDEN Bluebeard JAMES UDOM
Production Stage Manager PAULA R. CLARKSON Crew HARRY BEAUREGARD SOPHIA CHOI NIC VINCENT
Assistant Managing Director TRENT ANDERSON Management Assistants LAURA CORNWALL JAIME TOTTI House Manager GWYNETH MULLER
Yale School of Drama productions are supported by the work of more than 200 faculty and staff members throughout the year.
BLUEBEARD'S WIFE IS PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION.
SPECIAL THANKS
Eston J. Fung, Jeremy O. Harris
OCTOBER 27–29, 2016
YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA James Bundy, Dean Victoria Nolan, Deputy Dean Joan Channick, Associate Dean PRESENTS
BLUEBEARD'S WIFE a tale of (gay) marriage and (queer) death GENNE MURPHY DIRECTED BY RORY PELSUE BY
CREATIVE TEAM
CAST
PRODUCTION STAFF
ADMINISTRATION
Sound Consultant MICHAEL COSTAGLIOLA
in alphabetical order
Associate Production Manager VALERIE TU
Associate Managing Director FLO LOW
Production Dramaturg CHARLES O'MALLEY Stage Manager SARAH THOMPSON
Marie JULIANA CANFIELD Dex ANNA CRIVELLI Penelope COURTNEY JAMISON Anne/Adrian PATRICK MADDEN Bluebeard JAMES UDOM
Production Stage Manager PAULA R. CLARKSON Crew HARRY BEAUREGARD SOPHIA CHOI NIC VINCENT
Assistant Managing Director TRENT ANDERSON Management Assistants LAURA CORNWALL JAIME TOTTI House Manager GWYNETH MULLER
Yale School of Drama productions are supported by the work of more than 200 faculty and staff members throughout the year.
BLUEBEARD'S WIFE IS PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION.
SPECIAL THANKS
Eston J. Fung, Jeremy O. Harris
[A Dramaturg’s Note on (Gay) Marriage and (Queer) Assimilation] “This homosexual dream of perfect metaphysical union is not so much a reflected heterosexual ideal as it is the compensation for having wept in the darkness.” —THOMAS YINGLING, HART CRANE AND THE HOMOSEXUAL TEXT, 1990
“Gays and lesbians of all ages are obsessing over gay marriage as if it’s going to cure AIDS, stop anti-queer/anti-trans violence, provide all uninsured queers with health care, and reform racist immigration policies. […] If we imagine queer futures that don’t replicate the same violence and oppression many of us experience on an everyday basis as queer and trans folks, we must challenge the middle-class neo-liberal war machine known as the national gay marriage campaign.”
BLUEBEARD'S WIFE
—RYAN CONRAD, AGAINST EQUALITY, IN MAINE AND EVERYWHERE, 2009
“When lesbian and gay community leaders whip up the community to fight for the right to marry, it’s a further expression of America’s institutionalized greed in that it benefits only its demographic constituency. There’s no reaching out beyond sexuality and gender expression to benefit people who aren’t just like us, and honestly, that is so twentieth-century identity politics.” —KATE BORNSTEIN, OPEN LETTER TO LGBT LEADERS WHO ARE PUSHING MARRIAGE EQUALITY, 2009
“It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves.”
a tale of (gay) marriage and (queer) death
—ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT ANTHONY KENNEDY, OBERGEFELL V. HODGES, 2015
“If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why, oh why, can’t I?” —E.Y. HARBURG, “OVER THE RAINBOW,” 1939
Thursday, October 27 at 4PM Friday, October 28 at 4PM and 8PM Saturday, October 29 at 4PM Iseman Theater, 1156 Chapel Street
—CHARLES O'MALLEY, PRODUCTION DRAMATURG
The Studio Series productions are designed to be learning experiences that complement classroom work, providing a medium for students at Yale School of Drama to combine their individual talents and energies toward the staging of collaboratively created works. Your attendance completes that process.
2016–17 SEASON