Mannequin by Jennifer Blaine, Directed by Heather Woodbury
Thu May 18, 2023 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM EDT
Online, Zoom
Description
MANNEQUIN is a musical dramedy about Olive, an elderly Jewish shopkeeper of a defunct fur store, and Patti, a young teen new to Philadelphia. Together they escape into memories of other eras, their imaginations, and magical realism to find terrain where they forge a bond and find their true selves. Amidst the backdrop of 2019-2020, they navigate the rise of hate and anti-semitism, while the mannequins serve as a playful Greek chorus and urgent conscience for our time. The solo performance features Jennifer Blaine, "a master of voices and characters who uses that gift to explore social phenomena to sometimes poignant, always comedic effect," (City Paper) and is directed by Obie-award-winning solo performance genius Heather Woodbury. Blaine plays 14 human and mannequin characters in this Zoom performance which asks the audience whether being witness to history is enough, or do we need to act to face the challenges of our time. Will we be mannequins or partake in the journey to actualize ourselves? Won't you join us for this remarkable evening? Music and Book By Jennifer Blaine Accompaniment By Andrew Mullin Musical recordings by Clayton Matthews, Nick Davio, and Jonny Stax