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THE SHOWGIRL

BY MATTHEW LOVERANES

Harlem, 1979. The lead dancer at the seedy studio soul has just been found dead, and rookie detective John Gonzales is called in to investigate her murder.   But what starts as a routine case turns into an obsession as John's world blurs into a surreal landscape of secrets, sex and soul music. Red Scare's first play without an original score, The Showgirl nevertheless made use of a wide selection of disco-era hit songs.

Gryphon Theatre
14 - 18 April 2015

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“Director Cassandra Tse has infused this glittery disco noir with a sinister underbelly.”

Kris Wehipeihana, The Wellingtonista

CAST

Det. John Gonzalez: Jordan L. Rivers

Luz Cruz: Brittany Goss

Raul Amoroso: Rodney Bane

Fontella Pendavis and others: Deborah Eve Rea

Ari Sugarman and others: Ed Blunden

Maria Gonzales and others: Maria Jones

De Castro and others: Margaret Ortega

CREW

Director: Cassandra Tse

Choreographer: Stacey Neale
Production Manager: Bruno Shirley
Stage Manager: Freya van Alphen Fyfe
Costume Designer: Lisa Kiyomoto-Fink
Lighting Designer: Aaron Blackledge

Makeup Design: Brittany Goss & Lisa Petra

Photography & Graphic Design: David Lafferty

Fontella's Portrait by: Mark Anstis

PRESENTED WITH THE SUPPORT OF
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