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Creature/Comfort
Mann & Materials

at Life World

 

January 22 - 23 at 7:30pm

January 24 at 3:00pm and 7:30pm

It's a hot historical romance unlike any other: a mad scientist and his devoted assistant, their collection of monstrous experiments, and the FBI hot on their trail. Created by drag duo Mann & Materials, this campy synth-pop musical reminds us that monsters can’t be stopped, but they can be loved.

Director: Benita de Wit
Sound Production and Design: Aine Brown
Production Design: Kay Wasil
Writers: Excess Materials and Hugh Mann Race
Producer: Henry Lang

Find them: @creaturecomfortmusical @hughmannrace @excessmaterialsexcessmaterials

It's 1953, and Dr. Bartholomew Bright and his faithful assistant Kevin have one goal: to make the perfect monster. But with the FBI closing in, will their experiments succeed? Or will they be caught before Kevin has the chance to confess that his feelings for Dr. Bright are more than just scientific? Created by drag duo Mann & Materials, this campy musical comedy asks just how much we’ll transform for love. Featuring an original synth-pop score, fantastical monstrous puppets, and homosexual awakenings, Creature/Comfort invites its audience to find (and lovingly embrace) the monster within.

CW: This show contains gunshots​​

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The Exponential Festival is a 501c3 organization. Our activities are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Exponential is also supported, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council.

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