2019
Rub A Duck
Written and performed by Frank Wo/Men Collective at Blue Genie Art Bazaar.
Rub A Duck is an experimental multidisciplinary physical theatre work—a slippery, mad-paced pressure cooker social experiment in real time. Thirteen collaborators ranging in multi-talented abilities—dancers, actors, singers, and design artists —dynamically co-fabricate a trippy theatrical experience that ultimately mimics and mocks human subconscious.
Set in a wet'n'wild dreamscape, Rub A Duck sets forth unaccustomed perspectives, absurd notions, and sensorial stimulation through movement, text and a cappella soundscapes. Devised collectively by multitalented and multi-discipline art makers, Rub A Duck will deliver genre-bending, mind-turning entertainment that will leave you soaked and satisfied.
Ages 18+ for nudity and mature content
Co-Directors/Performers:
Kelsey Oliver & Roberto Di Donato
Devising Collaborators:
Participant 1: Erica Saucedo
Participant 2: Alexa Capareda
Participant 3: Roberto Di Donato
Participant 4: Kelsey Oliver
Participant 5: Travis Tate
Chorus: John Christopher, Cassie Reveles, Khali Sykes
Soundscaper: Walter Nichols
Distinguished Imposer: Billie Secular
Technical Director/Scenic/Lighting Design:
Chris Conard
Film Artist:
Joe Cornelison
Costume Design & Curation:
Aaron Flynn & Kelsey Oliver
Costume Fabrication: Aaron Flynn
Boot Fabrication Assistant: John Christopher
Hooded dress by John Christopher
Black raincoat by Happy Loco
A BIG LOVE THANKS:
Blue Genie, Salvage Vanguard Theater, Rude Mechs, Ballet Austin, Cornucopia Popcorn, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, MoHA, Cole Dulworth, Taylor Kokas, Stephen Laughrun, Aduro Film, Pat and Alex Bassiakou Shaw, Katie Drackert, Jordan and Rachael Conard, Kate Taylor, Alex Miller, Natalie Foster, Patrick Bryant, Diana Lynn Small
Volunteers:
Katelyn Yeary, Rae Fredericks, Rachael Hanlon, Clay Moore, Judd Farris, Andrew Rodriguez, Abigail Rose, Daniel Sullivan, Kriston Woodreaux, Katie Gunderson, Anna Eisley, Megan Tabaque, Emily McLaughlin, Jackson Cosgrove, Logan Smith, Nathan Patterson
Photographers:
Sarah Annie Navarrete, Matt Bradford, Ursula Barker, Jamie Massaro
Videographers:
Jordan Moser, Jorge Sermini, Maggie Bailey
Frank Wo/Men Collective is fiscally sponsored by Salvage Vanguard Theater.