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The GCTC presents: BASH’D!
MEDIA RELEASE: The Great Canadian Theatre Company is excited to present BASH’d! A Gay Rap Opera written and performed by Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow with music by Aaron Macri, at the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre, 1233 Wellington St. West (at Holland Ave.).
Following two preview performances on January 12 and 13, 2010, BASH’d! A Gay Rap Opera officially opens on January 14, 2010 and runs until January 31, 2010.
This high-energy, humourous and fast-paced musical is loosely based on the real-life spike in hate crimes in Alberta during the gay marriage debate of 2005. BASH’d! explores the effects of homophobic violence on a gay couple and on society as a whole, through the hip hop music sung by two gay rapping angels, T-Bag and Feminem. Jack and Dillon, one from the big city and the other who escapes the small town, meet and fall in love in their own Romeo and Romeo fairytale. But their “happily ever after” is destroyed by a brutal gay-bashing and one of the lovers vows revenge.
Originally conceived as a satire of the notoriously-homophobic hip hop genre, BASH’d! debuted as a fringe production and toured fringe festivals throughout Canada and the USA. The production earned the Outstanding Musical award at the 2007 New York International Fringe Festival; and NOW Magazine’s “Pick of the Fringe” and the “Patron’s Pick” awards at the 2007 Toronto Fringe Festival. BASH’d! also earned the 2007 Sterling Award for Outstanding Independent Production, as well as three other Sterling Award nominations. BASH’d also received the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding NY Theatre
In 2008, BASH’d! premiered Off-Broadway, in a three-month run that was acclaimed by critics, including New York’s “The Village Voice” Top 10 list for the 2008/2009 theatre season. The GCTC run is the show’s second stop on its 2009/2010 Canadian tour, after a nearly sold out run at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto. After the GCTC run, BASH’d! will be seen in Vancouver at The Cultch, in partnership with the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
BASH’d! A Gay Rap Opera is written and performed by Edmonton-based Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow. The music is by Aaron Macri and the director is Ron Jenkins. Lighting design is by Kerem Çetinel and the stage manager is Jenn Best.
To purchase tickets, please visit www.gctc.ca or call the Box Office at 613-236-5196
MEDIA CONTACT:
Kevin Falkingham
Marketing and Communications Manager
Great Canadian Theatre Company
613-236-5192 ext 229
