Highways,
in Santa Monica, will be presenting English professor Rick Mitchell’s new, multimedia
play, Ventriloquist
Adrift; or Porno for Dummies (in which, lo and behold,
the author will also
perform), on Friday & Saturday, February 24th and 25th, at 8:30 p.m. A
theatrical exploration of race, identity, and performance in late 19th-century
America, the dark comedy is informed not only by vaudeville “humor,” but also
by relevant historical conflicts (and, of course, by conflicts of today). The
Saturday, February 25th show will be followed by an audience talk-back
moderated by
Dr. Anthony
Dawahare,
and featuring the play’s director, Roger Q. Mason, and the dramatist. To
reserve tickets, please call Highways at (310) 315-1459. For further
information, please go to the following webpage: http://highwaysperformance.org/highways/performance/rick-mitchell-ventriloquist-adrift-or-porno-for-dummies/
