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02.04 – 03.08.2020
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A rousing, romping, music-filled look at the real life of Julie d’Aubigny, a queer 17th century French swordswoman and opera singer, Revenge Song is a heroine’s journey toward self-discovery and acceptance. In this world premiere Geffen Playhouse commission, conversations about gender and sexuality blend together with the outrageous fun and superhero style of the Vampire Cowboys to create a genre unto itself—a hilarious, historical comedy with epic fight scenes and a punk rock attitude.
Revenge Song is inspired by the true-life story of Julie d’Aubigny, a 17th century French woman whose flamboyant lifestyle became the subject of gossip and legend within her own time.
The Vampire Cowboys’ story begins with young Julie, who at the age of 14 disguised herself as a boy to work in the stables of Count Louis de Lorraine (the horseman to King Louis XIV) where she trained to fence and fight. After discovering that Julie was in fact a girl, Louis brings her into the main house as his, ahem, “personal assistant.”
Subsequently, and in no particular order:
And that’s just a fraction of her stranger-than-fiction true life story. As the play’s narrator Madame de Senneterre says, “She floats in between destruction and desire. Too strong to be with men, but too weak to be with women.” This play was commissioned as part of the Geffen Playhouse's New Play Development Program thanks to the generosity of The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust. Major support for this world premiere production provided by the Edgerton Foundation New Play Production Fund. Developed in part with CalArts Center for New Performance and with assistance from the Orchard Project, Ari Edelson, Artistic Director.
Performance Information
This production contains strong sexual content, explicit language, stage violence, strobe lighting effects, theatrical haze, and is not recommended to those under the age of 14.
— Los Angeles Times
— Los Angeles Daily News
— Variety
Serannes, Gaston and others (thru 3/1)
Emily and others
Serannes, Gaston and others (after 3/8)
Louis, Gaulard and others
Julie
Madame de Senneterre and others
Albert and others
Meet Julie d'Aubigny
Revenge Song Production Photos
Introducing the Vampire Cowboys
Five French Facts
Revenge Song Fight Rehearsal Photos
Vampire Cowboys Production Photos
Meet the Vampire Cowboys
Meet Playwright Qui Nguyen
02.17.2020 / KCRW
02.18.2020 / Los Angeles Daily News
02.15.2020 / Broadway World
02.14.2020 / Los Angeles Times
02.14.2020 / Cultural Attaché
02.13.2020 / Los Angeles Times
02.13.2020 / Playbill
02.12.2020 / Los Angeles Blade
02.05.2020 / Variety
02.03.2020 / Broadway World
01.22.2020 / Geffen Playhouse Blog
An interview with director Robert Ross Parker
01.06.2020 / Geffen Playhouse Blog
Meet the cast of Geffen Playhouse's Revenge Song: A Vampire Cowboys Creation
01.02.2020 / Geffen Playhouse Blog
10.29.2019 / Geffen Playhouse Blog
“The best known geek theater company in America” returns to the stage with Revenge Song