lulu // aspects of a femme fatale
a performance experiment conducted over 7 productions by the red light district in residence at buddies in bad times theatre.
from 2014-2018 I was a core collaborator in theatremaker ted witzel’s collective deconstruction one of western drama’s most provocative and problematic figures—frank wedekind’s LULU. i had the pleasure of writing for the project, as well as fluidly shaped shifting roles at times directing, performing, designing, film-making, and washing stage blood off large plastic tarps in - 30 degree weather in my underwear. this project took me to berlin, to london, to the underworld, and into a lot of dark rooms with a red wig on.
lulu takes place somewhere between sex and death--pleasure and consequence--your place or mine...
for detailed info on each version, or to see excerpts from the productions, visit the red light district's website.
photos by Lyon Smith and Jeremy Mimnagh
lulu v.3 // who do lulu? you do lulu?