Monthly Archives: July 2020

The Fre

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Feb 28 – Mar 20, 2020* (The Flea Theater, New York / *performances interrupted due to the Covid-19 pandemic)

By Taylor Mac
Directed by Niegel Smith

In the land of two bridges, a rambunctious group of fun loving anti-intellectuals, The Fre, spend their days cavorting in the mud. Into their midst returns Hero, now a dandy aesthete, who longs to finally sever the bridges and escape the mad mud pit. But first he must convince the leader Frankie Fre and the other fatuous inhabitants that there is a better life outside of the swamp – even as his heart calls him to stay. In this queer love story, audiences will literally and figuratively jump into the mud (a giant ball pit) with the Fre as we hash out our current cultural divide. 

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Southern Promises

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Mar 11 – Apr 14, 2019 (The Flea Theater, New York)

By Thomas Bradshaw
Directed by Niegel Smith

Provocateur Thomas Bradshaw returns to The Flea, revisiting his incendiary 2008 play SOUTHERN PROMISES in a new production helmed by Artistic Director, Niegel Smith. On his deathbed, a plantation owner vows to set his slaves free, but his wife rejects the request and chaos soon erupts on the plantation. Based on slave narratives and featuring an all PoC company of actors, SOUTHERN PROMISES is a brilliant examination of the deeply disturbing and utterly corrupting power of  American slavery and its lasting grip on our country’s hearts and institutions.  The Flea ends its Color Brave Season bringing this haunting reality onto the stage of The Sam. 

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