If you're in the Philadelphia area, please join me on Sunday, Nov. 12, when I'll be speaking after the InterAct Theatre Company's matinee performance of Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Adapted from Manuel Puig's acclaimed novel prior to its incarnations as a powerful film and Broadway hit musical, the original stage play remains a searing drama about two Argentinean men -- a gay window dresser and a socialist rebel -- forced to share a claustrophobic jail cell. Imprisoned by an oppressive government for their beliefs and their lifestyle, each man comes to find solace in the other's company, as the line between the erotic and the political begins to blur. Intimate, intense, tender and startling, Kiss of the Spider Woman reveals an unlikely love story in the most inhuman and grueling of circumstances.
After the show, as part of InterAct's "Speaker Sunday" series, I will talk about Amnesty International's work on behalf of people who (like the two characters in the play) are imprisoned for their beliefs or their lifestyle.
I was a guest at the show's opening night performance, and it was superb. I can't wait to see it again on Sunday.
Location: Mainstage at The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA
For more information, or to purchase tickets: InterAct Theatre, 215-568-8079 or www.interacttheatre.org
*Special Ticket Discount: InterAct is offering a special discount offer to Amnesty members and supporters through the run of Kiss of the Spider Woman, which will be onstage through November 19. Get a weekday ticket for only $13 (normally $22) or a weekend ticket for only $15 (normally $25). Mention discount code AMN when ordering by phone at 215-568-8079, or type the code AMN in the Promotional Code area when ordering online at www.interacttheatre.org.
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