Directing
"Robin Marcotte's choreography...is electrifying and harrowing."
- Philadelphia Weekly review of "Beauty Is"
The Pleasure Men
Inspired by comedian, actress, singer, writer and sex symbol Mae West's play, The Pleasure Men utilizes music, cross dressing and sexuality to investigate what helps us get through the night. When the original production was produced in 1928, the theater was raided and closed down for indecency. PSU director Robin Marcotte and cast have taken The Pleasure Man, deconstructed it and created a new play that incorporates Mae West as a character and connects the play in relevant and revealing ways to contemporary life. Aerial work, jazz music, double entendres, high drag and drama will make the evening one to remember. Mature content and situations. Not recommended for those who blush easily.
Inspired by comedian, actress, singer, writer and sex symbol Mae West's play, The Pleasure Men utilizes music, cross dressing and sexuality to investigate what helps us get through the night. When the original production was produced in 1928, the theater was raided and closed down for indecency. PSU director Robin Marcotte and cast have taken The Pleasure Man, deconstructed it and created a new play that incorporates Mae West as a character and connects the play in relevant and revealing ways to contemporary life. Aerial work, jazz music, double entendres, high drag and drama will make the evening one to remember. Mature content and situations. Not recommended for those who blush easily.
The Green Fairy Cabaret
Philadelphia School of Circus Arts (PSCA) presents another dazzling flight to 1900s Paris with The Green Fairy Cabaret. Fly with the “Green Fairy” as she brings aerial feats, comedy, juggling and spectacular physical skills to the 15th Annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe. Daytime performances are family friendly. Nighttime shows have special rewards and are recommended for audiences 21 or older.
Philadelphia School of Circus Arts (PSCA) presents another dazzling flight to 1900s Paris with The Green Fairy Cabaret. Fly with the “Green Fairy” as she brings aerial feats, comedy, juggling and spectacular physical skills to the 15th Annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe. Daytime performances are family friendly. Nighttime shows have special rewards and are recommended for audiences 21 or older.
Still Life with Iris
In Nocturno, memories do not reside in people’s minds but instead are kept in their coats, called “Past Coats.” The rulers of Nocturno, “the Great Goods,” are determined to have the best of everything on their island—they take Iris away from her home be their daughter. To ease the pain of this separation, they remove her Past Coat, leaving her with no memory of her home or her family. Iris goes on a journey to free herself from the Great Goods and reclaim her memories, her past and her true family.
In Nocturno, memories do not reside in people’s minds but instead are kept in their coats, called “Past Coats.” The rulers of Nocturno, “the Great Goods,” are determined to have the best of everything on their island—they take Iris away from her home be their daughter. To ease the pain of this separation, they remove her Past Coat, leaving her with no memory of her home or her family. Iris goes on a journey to free herself from the Great Goods and reclaim her memories, her past and her true family.