Two Stars In The Vast Dark
Found Creature
A trans-centric sci-fi event with original music & movement! A young space trucker & oddly self-aware bio-computer confront each other while stranded in the void. Can we connect across distance & difference?
Venue: Theatre In The Round
Tagged for: Sci-Fi, Physical Theater, Original Music, Spoken Word, LGBTQIA+ Content
Content Warnings: Adult Language, Mental Illness, Flashing Lights, Suicidal Ideation/Self-Harm
It’s queer.
It’s sci fi.
It’s a couple of visiting Fringe artists from Milwaukee.
That’s pretty much all I need to know.
There’s a fun little video trailer, too.
If you need more convincing, their bios definitely sold me as well:
Charlotte Grey (Creator/The BARD system)
Charlotte Grey (she/her) is a Milwaukee based musician and songwriter making her Fringe debut! She has been writing and performing original music under the name Deep Femme since 2016 and has loved science-fiction and fantasy basically since she learned to read. Two Stars in the Vast Dark began its life as an idea for a concept album inspired by songs about lonely space truckers and was further influenced by Charlotte's long fascination with AI. She's thrilled to share her electric dreams with Fringe and is so grateful for her collaborator and partner Theo for embarking on this great adventure with her.
Theo Leverenz (Creator/Ezra)
Theo Leverenz (they/he) is an interdisciplinary artist with a long history of dance, theatre, writing and visual art performance and creation. Theo's first Fringe was in NYC in 2015 as part of the ensemble of Milwaukee Physical Theatre Company Quasimondo's "Kamikaze Cutesauce: Cosplay Club" and they are thrilled to return to Fringe as a creator and performer for Two Stars in the Vast Dark. Theo first met Charlotte in January of 2020 while performing avant-garde spoken word and movement at the neighborhood open mic night that she was hosting. After the pandemic hit, Theo and Charlotte became part of the same "pandemic pod" and began dreaming up future collaborations. Theo believes in creating the kinds of characters that resonate with the performer, and he is grateful to have this opportunity to bring Ezra, his first explicitly transmasc character, to life. Theo is super excited to be able to break his performance hiatus with his partner in life and creating and to premiere this stellar show!
Update, here's the trailer embedded in the blog post:
UPDATE 8/3: The duo did a Fringe preview (complete with acoustic guitar) on Fringe Eve, the night before the festival began:
Here's some handy links to this year's Top 10, and Top 11-20 Lists, plus the full list of all returning favorites at this year's Fringe, plus a link to all the 2023 Minnesota Fringe Festival coverage.
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