“The fakery has real world consequences just as much as the reality.” In a reality where “some people don’t question what they’re seeing, theater and facade has taken on such credible relevance, and has caused so many tragedies,” he goes on. “This feels like an incredibly theatrical time, where you don’t know if what you’re looking at is fake.” “The plot revolves around a misinformation campaign,” said Breslin. Without Harris, it seems unlikely that Lena Waithe would boost the show to her near 1 million insta followers, or that Rachel Zegler would live tweet its first performance:
The rare crossover theater star, Harris has utilized his victory lap following Slave Play’s record 12 Tony nominations to plug Circle Jerk across Twitter, Instagram and, of course, TikTok.
Significant as Harris’ financial backing is, his online cheerleading for the show may be an even greater contribution. HBO said sure (or sure whatever), and Circle Jerk is among the first beneficiaries, along with an upcoming virtual reading of Will Arbery’s Heroes of the Fourth Turning.
As part of his two-year overall deal with HBO, Harris made an unusual ask: throw in a few extra thousand dollars so I can support weird theater. Streaming live from MITU580, a hybrid new media space in Gowanus, the team feels they’ve found the show’s ideal iteration rather than a pandemic compromise.īacking up the experiment is Slave Play and “Daddy” playwright Jeremy O. Projecting onto 8-foot tall iPhone screens was a particular challenge. Even then, it was proving a tough fit for a traditional staging. The plot: on Gayman Island in frigid January, the owner of a summer vacation home has just been canceled - but hatches a plot to exact his revenge.īreslin and Foley presented earlier iterations of Circle Jerk at Ars Nova and Dixon Place, and had planned to bring the show to Rattlestick in July. Rory Pelsue co-directs, and dramaturg Ariel Sibert rounds out Fake Friends’ core company. Cat Rodriguez completes a three-person cast playing nine characters total. What is a meme-stream? “It’s a timesuck in tech rehearsal, is what it is,” says star, writer and director Michael Breslin, not too helpfully.įake Friends is founded by Breslin and Patrick Foley, who also stars/writes/directs in Circle Jerk - running through Oct 23rd. Audiences can expect sitcom tropes, TikTok montages, digital fakery, “incredibly depraved” wigs, and a meme-stream. “Multi-camera live-stream theatrical event” is what company Fake Friends is going with. And the whole thing broadcasts from a hybrid theater/new media space in Gowanus. Lighting, hair & wig, sound and prop designers.
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