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Leo Hurley, music
Charles Osborne, libretto THE BODY POLITIC The Body Politic follows Iphis, a transgender man from Afghanistan, who emigrates to North Carolina at the height of the Afghan War. As his LBGT social circle collides with the traditional American Family, this explosive new musical exposes the daily bigotry facing the trans community, and the divisive prejudices of the post-9/11 world. The Body Politic made worldwide headlines last year when it was presented at the North Carolina General Assembly in response to the state’s discriminatory “bathroom bill”, House Bill 2. UPCOMING PERFORMANCES: New York Musical Festival July 18th - 23rd Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Playwrights Horizons 416 W. 42nd Street New York, NY 100036 TICKETS HERE Commissioned and premiered by Juventas New Music Ensemble, Boston Center for the Arts, May 2016 |
