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Identifier
LeadingLadiesPlaybill_Page_05
Creation Date
4-17-2026
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Theatre and Performance Studies
Description
FROM THE DIRECTOR - DayDay Robinson
When I think of farce, I think of fast pacing, mistaken identities and people digging themselves into holes they can’t get out of. Leading Ladies absolutely delivers on that. At first glance, this show looks like pure entertainment. And it is entertaining. But what kept me leaning in wasn’t the comedy, wigs and disguises. It was the transformation of the characters.
Leo and Jack begin this story with a ridiculous plan to make money. That’s it. But when they step into drag/women’s clothing, something else happens. They don’t just pretend to be someone new. They start discovering parts of themselves they didn’t exist. In the process, other characters such as Meg begin to figure out what they actually want in their own lives. Right now, drag is often politicized. This play reminds me that drag is also theatre. It’s transformation. It’s stepping outside yourself to see more clearly. That’s what actors do every day. That’s what theatre invites all of us to do.
I keep thinking of this play as a ”zoo.” Florence, Doc, and Duncan stomp around like they own the place. Meg, Audrey and Butch feel like they’ve been pacing in cages. And our two “leading ladies” shake everything up just enough for the locks to loosen.
I hope you laugh a lot tonight and I hope you enjoy the show!
Publisher
Arkansas State University
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Playbill
Keywords
farce, comedy, drag, humor
