Antonio!

July 25th, July 26th, July 28th at 9:30pm

July 27th, July 28th at 7:00pm

Description:

What if The Bard wasn’t just reusing a character name, but was instead inspired by one hopelessly romantic pirate looking for love in all the wrong places? Antonio! is a queer pirate punk musical that reframes - and reclaims! - iconic characters from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Merchant of Venice. With his band The Fools, Antonio expresses the joys, frustrations, and rebellions of queer love in a world that might not have been quite ready for it. See this world premier of a new musical from Butch Mermaid Productions before the crew sails the high seas to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Created and performed by an international team of trans and gender diverse artists from New York, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Scotland.

Creatives

Andy Manning (they/them) - performer

Ania Upstill (they/them) - co-creator / performer

Evan Michael Smith* (he/she/they) - performer

Felix Crossley-Pritchard (he/him) - performer

William Duignan (he/him) - co-creator / performer

Jess Ducey (they/them) - producer

Milo Robinson (they/them) - designer

*this Actor is appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association

**Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.