May 27 - June 19, 2016
Los Angeles Premiere
Sheila Callaghan
Agnes and Valerie are half-sister strippers on a rampage, screwing and killing their way through every hotel room across America. Or are they? Reality shifts with the arrival of Desert Storm vet Rodney and his best friend, a wannabe screenwriter named Owen, whose ambitions and fantasies begin to warp the sisters’ story. Special appearance by an aerobicizing Jane Fonda.
That Pretty Pretty; or, The Rape Play is a raucous and raunchy subversion of our culture’s distorted — often downright violent — representations of women. Son of Semele presented Callaghan’s Roadkill Confidential in 2012, and her work has enjoyed hit productions at several LA theaters over the past 24 months.
Director: Marya Mazor
Featuring: Will Bradley, Betsy Mooreº, Cindy Nguyenº, Tope Oni, Paula Rebeloº
Scenic Designer: Aubree Lynn
Costume Designer: Lena Sands
Sound Designer: John Zalewski
Lighting Designer: Josh Epstein
Fight Choreographer: Edgar Landaº
Technical Director: Shen Heckel
Stage Manager: Christina Bryan
º Former member of Son of Semele Ensemble.
LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award Nomination
Edgar Landaº – Fight Choreography