SAN FRANCISCO
November 6–15
The iMPACt Center for Art & Dance
The Madness of Lady Bright
WRITTEN BY
LANFORD WILSON
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
NATHAN COTTAM
LANFORD WILSON
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
NATHAN COTTAM
The Madness of Lady Bright is a poignant one-act play about Leslie Bright, an aging Drag Queen living alone in a New York City rooming house. Over the course of one evening, a series of encounters force him to confront his loneliness, isolation, and fear of growing old. Blending humor with heartbreak, the play explores the universal need for companionship and human connection while reflecting the particular social marginalization experienced by gay men in 1960s America.
Drawing on Leslie’s fascination with Giselle and her own dedication to an ephemeral love, Mannakin Theater & Dance weaves choreography into the production for fresh experience with this modern classic.
A Mannakin Theater & Dance production presented in Minneapolis and San Francisco.
Our Mission
Mannakin Theater & Dance crafts story-driven performances that resonate with the universe of audiences by drawing on timeless human themes and fusing arts genres through a creative process that values collaboration and inclusive artistry.
The iMPACt Center for Art & Dance is the San Francisco home of Mannakin Theater & Dance — and a home for artists and arts organizations across the Bay Area. Through affordable space, shared resources and creative collaboration, iMPACt supports artists in making, developing and presenting new work.
Mannakin Theater & Dance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. EIN: 47-4112170
Mannakin Theater & Dance
Registered Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
iMPACt Center for Art & Dance
1625 Bush St,
San Francisco, CA 94109
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+1 (415) 377-1837
info@mannakindance.org
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P.O. Box 881822
San Francisco, CA 94188
Officers
Nathan Cottam
Artistic and Executive Director
Traci Cottam
Assistant Director
