Feeding Beatrice: A Gothic Tale

Wisconsin Premiere

Feeding Beatrice: A Gothic Tale

November 3-20, 2022

WRITTEN BY Kirsten Greenidge

DIRECTED BY Jen Uphoff Gray

“This play is a thought-provoking, sobering, but often times laugh-out-loud gothic tale, smartly crafted to work on many complex intellectual levels.”
– Broadway World St. Louis

A Gothic Tale

June and Lurie are the proud new owners of an old gothic home that takes “fixer-upper” to a whole new level. For starters, they have a haunting new houseguest – and she’s ravenously hungry. They do their best to keep her fed and happy, but the insatiable Beatrice demands more, burrowing deeper into their lives. As she unearths secrets with explosive consequences, this young couple must decide what they are willing to do to exorcise Beatrice forever.

A creepy, dark comedy that evokes the terror of Jordan Peele’s Get Out and the suspense of Hitchcock’s Psycho, Feeding Beatrice deftly explores questions of race, class and the American Dream.

Overture Center for the Arts

201 State St,
Madison, WI 53703

Sponsored By:

Nancy Ciezki & Diane Kostecke

CUNA Mutual Group

Madison 365

In-kind support provided by Kohler Co.

About the show

Runtime:
2 hours, 20 minutes
15 min. intermission

Performance Dates:
November 3-20, 2022

Age Recommendations:
Not for children under 17

CONTENT ADVISORY:
Feeding Beatrice is suitable for adults and older teenage audiences. The gothic tale contains mature themes and actions, supernatural elements, and adult language. Please be aware that this production has moments in which racial epithets are used.

Accessibility

We strive to make our performances available to the entire community. This guiding principle captures the theater we aim to be.

We’re proud to be a resident company at Overture Center, which provides practical accessibility for a variety of needs.

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LECTURE SERIES

Each Saturday evening during the run of Feeding Beatrice, we are featuring a special lecture series that dives deeper into the themes of this urgent and spine-tingling ghost story. Each lecture will be presented on the Rotunda Stage, next to the Playhouse lobby.

Horror, Blackness and the History of Horror Noire – WATCH NOW on YouTube
Saturday, November 5th at 6:30pm
Presented by Dr. Sumana Chattopadhyay

Redlined: Madison’s History of Racial Discrimination in Housing – WATCH NOW on YouTube
Saturday, November 12th at 6:30pm
Presented by Kacie Lucchini Butcher

The Legacy of Lorraine Hansberry – WATCH NOW on YouTube
Saturday, November 19th at 6:30pm
Presented by Khalid Y. Long, PhD / Dramaturg for Feeding Beatrice

Cast

Candace Thomas

June Walker

Jamal James

Lurie Walker

Sherrick Robinson

LeRoy Walker

Alexandra Salter

Beatrice

Desmond Hawkins

Understudy

Gracie Halverson

Understudy

Dasi Green

Understudy

Marques Causey

Understudy

Creative Team

Noele Stollmack

Scenic Designer

Jono De Leon

Lighting Designer

Ren LaDassor

Costume Designer

Joe Cerqua

Sound Designer and Composer

Pam Miles

Props Designer

Kevin Zimmer

Technical Director

Simona Simkins

Assistant Director

Khalid Y. Long, PhD

Dramaturg

Jacob Ashley

Choreographer

Kristi Ross-Clausen

Stage Manager

Abbi Hess

ASM

A behind the scenes look at Feeding Beatrice, featuring interviews with the cast, dramaturg and director.

Preview: ‘Feeding Beatrice’ is a good scare that will also make you think
– By Gayle Worland | Wisconsin State Journal

Essay: The Social Fabric of American Society in Kirsten Greenidge’s Feeding Beatrice: A Gothic Tale
– By Dramaturg Khalid Y. Long, PhD | Madison365

Interview with playwright Kirsten Greenidge: ‘Feeding Beatrice’ author knows how to haunt a house
– By Lindsay Christians | The Cap Times

Artistic Associate Marcella Kearns explores the themes and inner-workings of this Wisconsin premiere, with an inside look at our production design and creative process.

Wisconsin Premiere