Two Headed Rep Presents World Premiere Play in Rep with Reimagined Büchner Classic

Two Headed Rep presents it's fifth consecutive rep in three years with the commissioned World Premiere of Jahna Ferron-Smith's KARAOKE AT THE GOLDEN SUN CONVENTION CENTER in rep with a new translation and adaptation by Leonie Bell of Georg Büchner's LEONCE AND LENA. Two plays, one evening of theater. Performances are October 20-27 at Access Theater 380 Broadway, 4th Floor NY, NY 10013. Tickets from $25, available at www.twoheadedrep.com.

KARAOKE AT THE GOLDEN SUN CONVENTION CENTER by Jahna Ferron-Smith, directed by Molly Clifford

This Merger is happening. Sandwiched between team building exercises and more team building exercises is a mandatory karaoke hour at The Golden Sun Convention Center where everyone has to sing for their job. While Lenny and Vince vamp onstage and Elena and Janet hide in Stairwell D, Big Boss Pete is in the back still working with the numbers and there's not enough Svedka & OJ to assuage everyone's existential panic: Who's getting fired? Who's staying hired? And which is worse? Don't worry. No matter what happens, everyone gets tote bags, toothpicks, and a killer selection of midi files to take with them on the road to whatever comes next.

Georg Büchner's LEONCE AND LENA translated and adapted by Leonie Bell, directed by Lily Riopelle

When Prince Leonce learns that he's to wed Princess Lena - a woman he's never even laid eyes on - he and his BFF run away (to Italy!) to escape his fate and chase his ideals. Meanwhile, in another kingdom, Princess Lena learns she's to marry a prince named Leonce. Unwilling to be boxed in to the role of compliant wife to some dude she's never met and certainly doesn't love, she and her BFF run away (to Italy!) to escape her fate and chase her ideals. Oh, and this is a fairytale, so you can guess what happens next. Georg Büchner's raucous satire lampoons aristocracy, pseudo-philosophical bluster, and political echo chambers all while asking the question: who gets to rest easy knowing that fate will take care of everything in the end?

An AEA approved showcase featuring Charles Baran*, Molly Carden*, Will Dagger, Eric Folks*, Quinn Franzen*, Grace Gilmore, Michael Grew*, Zach Fike Hodges*, Zia Lawrence, Ying Ying Li*, Charlie Tolan, Akyiaa Wilson, and Layla Wolfgang. Set design by Cate McCrea, costume design by Nicole Slaven, lighting design by Cheyenne Sykes, sound design by Jessica Hart, Stage Management by Daniel Bedoya and Hanako Rodriguez.

*Appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Two Headed Rep produces new and classic plays in repertory. We create adaptations of classics that are politically responsible as well as fun, and commission new work, inspired by these classics, from playwrights whose perspectives have historically been excluded from the theatrical canon. By inviting a spectrum of diverse responses to the classics, we create a more equitable, inclusive, and innovative canon for future generations to inherit.

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