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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The show will follow the lives of eight women working together in a house burlesque troupe, spotlighting a different performer each week.  It will have the tone of the 1930s Depression era, but exist out of time, blending playful performances on stage at the theater with grounded character driven moments off- and back-stage.  It will also include dance choreography and improvised burlesque.
The show will follow the lives of nine women working together in a house burlesque troupe, spotlighting a different performer each week.  It will have the tone of the 1930s Depression era, but exist out of time, blending playful performances on stage at the theater with grounded character driven moments off- and back-stage.  It will also include dance choreography and improvised burlesque.


Owing to the somewhat risqué nature of burlesque, several performers in the show have chosen to employ [[pseudonyms]].
Owing to the somewhat risqué nature of burlesque, several performers in the show have chosen to employ [[pseudonyms]].

Revision as of 11:55, 19 February 2014


Hurly Burly is an upcoming improvised burlesque narrative mainstage show at The Institution Theater.

Summary

The show will follow the lives of nine women working together in a house burlesque troupe, spotlighting a different performer each week. It will have the tone of the 1930s Depression era, but exist out of time, blending playful performances on stage at the theater with grounded character driven moments off- and back-stage. It will also include dance choreography and improvised burlesque.

Owing to the somewhat risqué nature of burlesque, several performers in the show have chosen to employ pseudonyms.

The show will run Fridays in May and June of 2014.

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