Circle Jerk (play)
Circle Jerk is a 2020 American multimedia play by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley.[1][2] The play was originally produced by Fake Friends Theater and Media Company, Caroline Gart, and Jeremy O. Harris. It was directed by Rory Pelsue. It featured dramaturgy by Ariel Sibert and performances from the authors and Catherine María Rodríguez.
Summary
It’s winter on Gaymen Island, a summer retreat for the homosexual rich and famous. This off-season, two White gay internet trolls hatch a plot to take back what’s wrongfully theirs. Cancelations, meme schemes, and political and erotica flip flops abound as three actors playing nine parts, play out this chaotic live-streamed descent into the high-energy, quick-change,
Accolades
It was a finalist for the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (October 20, 2020). "Review: A Satire of Social Media That Aims at Too Many Targets". The New York Times.
- ^ Shaw, Helen (November 25, 2020). "Circle Jerk's Recipe for a Viral Theater Hit". Vulture.
- ^ "General 2". Circle Jerk.
- ^ White gay culture gets the scathing, inventive and, somehow, live reckoning it needs in Circle Jerk|CBC Arts
- ^ Shaw, Helen (October 21, 2020). "Circle Jerk's Theatrical Erudition Includes a Dose of The O.C." Vulture.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (June 11, 2021). "Katori Hall's The Hot Wing King Wins 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama". Playbill.
- ^ "Finalist: Circle Jerk, by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 15 June 2021.