Simple Sentence: Hedwig & The Angry Inch is about the conflicts of self-identification.
Complex Sentence: Hedwig & The Angry Inch is about how we shed the expectations of others and the identities imposed on our bodies to find self-acceptance.
Concept
Theatre is out, debauchery is in. While previously a [flourishing doll-factory OR famed theatre featuring the 10-year run of ‘Barbie: The Musical TBD’], the Belasco has since fallen into disrepair. In an abandoned state, it’s been co-opted by the local “weirdos”: a home for squatters, a dance hall for clubbers, a thunderdome for exiles. Within this space that’s at odds with itself, Hedwig and her partner Yitzhak reconcile their own corporeal-vs-self identities and the expectations thrust upon them by others. The physical space and complimentary projections exacerbate this question of fragmented, unstable and changing identity through distortion, reflectivity, and juxtaposition. Ultimately, our heroes find and define themselves not to satisfy social norms, but their own best desires.
Who we once were or currently are, isn’t who we always have to be.
Visual Research
