THE DETAILS
TYPE OF SHOW
Virtual - On Demand (Theatre)
REGION
Brooklyn, NY
TICKETS
Pay-What-You-Can
RUN TIME
120 min
Recommended For
Ages 18+ / Adult Content
SHOW TIMES
Streaming on demand July 22-July 31, 2021.
Beauty Freak: A Staged Reading
BEAUTY FREAK is a new multi-media play exploring the complex and controversial life and legacy of the German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. Riefenstahl was born in Germany and rose to prominence as a silent film actress. In the 1930s, she turned her astonishing talents as the pioneering female filmmaker of her time to the service of the Nazi regime.
Set between 1935 and 1939 in both Germany and the United States, this source-based play explores the creation of art as propaganda and questions the culpability of the artist in how their work is consumed. This piece puts on stage the hatred and hypocrisy at the core of that regime, and places a magnifying glass over Riefenstahlā€™s unique life. Performed as a staged reading.
Written and Directed by James Clements
James Clements - Writer & Director
Pablo CalderĆ³n-Santiago - Director of Photography
Katherine Guanche - Editor
Derya Celikkol - Performer
Thalia Romina - Performer
Abram Blau - Performer
Ana Cristina DaSilva - Performer
Sam Hood Adrain - Performer
Beatriz Miranda - Performer
Tina Shepard - Performer
Max Beckman - Performer
Wes van Schaik - Performer
Produced by What Will the Neighbors Say? with support from A.R.T./New York and the Indie Theatre Fund
What Will the Neighbors Say?
GENRE(S)
Multimedia, Theatre, Staged Reading
CONTENT WARNING
Anti-Semitic, racist, sexist and violent language, ideas and imagery.
