"Wickedly Intelligent Humor" - Variety |
"The delicious crackle and pop of a galloping, honest-to-God, all-American satire!" NYTimes |
"Dynamite. It's like Tarantino tackling the WWF." – NY Post |
"Wickedly Intelligent Humor" - Variety | "The delicious crackle and pop of a galloping, honest-to-God, all-American satire!" NYTimes | "Dynamite. It's like Tarantino tackling the WWF." – NY Post |
THE PLAY
By Kristoffer Diaz
Think pro-wrestling is all outrageous masks and pyrotechnics? Think again - there's so much more in this fresh, funny, and high-octane Pulitzer Prize finalist that transforms the West Theatre into an arena. The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity slams together thrilling spectacle, incredible characters, and geopolitical allegory into an invigorating theatrical experience you can't find on pay-per-view. In wrestling, as in life, behind every winner lies the story of a really excellent loser.
Winner, 2011 Obie Award, Best New American Play
Finalist, 2010 Pulitzer Price for Drama
Winner, 2008 National Latino Playwriting Award
NYTimes Critics' Pick
“A unique combo of vigorous physicality and wickedly intelligent humor.”
CAST AND TEAMS
CAST
ALEXANDER "XANDER" GOLD Joe Jabroni/Bill Heartland/Old Glory
RUCHIR KHAZANCHI Vigneshwar Paduar
CEDRIC LEIBA JR* Macedonio Guerra
SHON MIDDLEBROOKS Chad Deity
VINCENT TENINTY* Everett K. Olson/Ring Announcer
UNDERSTUDIES
DAMIAN DENA Macedonio Guerra
JORDAN WILLIAMS Chad Deity
JOHN T. SMITH Everett K. Olson/Ring Announcer
CREATIVES
DEXTER J. SINGLETON Director
BARON PUGH Scenic Designer
RUBY KEMPH Costume Designer
JOHN D. ALEXANDER Lighting Designer
BETH LAKE Sound Designer
CJ BARNWELL Projection Designer
SCOTT RUSSELL Fight Choreographer
EMELY ZEPEDA* Production Stage Manager
ALEXANDER GOLD Wrestling Coach
ADDITIONAL CREATIVES
ANA MUÑOZ 1st Assistant Stage Manager
CODA BOYCE 2nd Assistant Stage Manager
EMILY DAVIS Props Lead
Season Lineup
