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Masterclass
Brokentalkers & Adrienne Truscott
April 3–6

https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/masterclass/

“Damn me, it’s hilarious.” —The Sunday Independent
★★★★★ “Inspired interrogation of ‘the great male artist’” —The Stage
★★★★ “Scoring pertinent points about the abusiveness inherent in the genius cult” —The Guardian

Blending together Adrienne Truscott (Spiegeltent at Bard emcee, Wild Bore, Asking For It, The Wau Wau Sisters)’s genre-straddling work and savagely comedic discourse on gender with internationally renowned theatre company Brokentalkers’ (The Examination, Have I No Mouth, The Blue Boy) formally slippery dramaturgy, the award-winning Masterclass is a parody like no other—uncovering excruciating truths about privilege, gender, and power.

Taking shape as an interview, Masterclass doesn’t hold back. Performed by ‘fed-up feminist’ Adrienne Truscott and ‘all-around good guy’ Feidlim Cannon, Masterclass begins as a cockamamie masterclass between two familiar archetypes—the self-mythologizing male artist (Truscott) and a sycophantic interviewer (Cannon). It’s fun. It’s familiar. There are wigs. But there is something more at play.

This wickedly funny take-down of the macho artist has been performed to critical acclaim across the world, including the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Festival, RISING Melbourne, Southbank Centre London, Brighton Festival, Teatro do Bairro Alto Lisbon, and many more. Now it’s New York’s turn!