Bride of Wildenstein By Marsian De Lellis Co-Written by P.J. McWhiskers Directed by Derron Wood Music Composition: Josh Senick Sound Design by E. Martin Gimenez Sound Effects by Sarah Marie Ibrahim Sound Operation by Moira Lael MacDonald Puppet Building by Chase Woolner, Greg Ballora, Sarah Sowell ”Bringing Dreams to Life”: David Jordan Lighting Design by Brandon Stirling Baker Dramaturgy by Leila Ghaznavi Costume Design: Hunter Wells, Corset Design Lee Frank Vargas, Rachel Weir
InBride of Wildenstein – The Musical, an aging socialite grows fur and claws to recapture her philandering game hunter husband’s attention. Using puppets and masks to augment the body, this solo cabaret performance playfully unpacks desire and the contagion of identity with songs that examine the making of a monstrosity.
The weird and tragic love story wildly reimagines tabloid accounts of the real-life “cat woman”, Jocelyn Wildenstein. As the protagonist’s marriage dissolves, she begins to reinvent herself through drastic measures. But biomedical and surgical procedures to become more feline only heighten her sense of estrangement and embolden her quest to find a fiercer sense of self.
