Created by Meg Araneo

Featuring Tony Torn, David Skeist, Michael Mullen, and Meg Araneo

Dramaturgy by Jess Applebaum

This work-in-progress presentation of Salomania is the culmination of material developed during our residency at The Catwalk Institute. It takes as its starting point the story of Salome, a dancing girl who in exchange for a dance before a lustful king asks for and receives the head of a prophet. A simple story that has twisted and turned over centuries. The production is a carnivalesque exploration of the precarity of this life and the “cruel optimism” we cling to in our bid to survive it.

Presented with support from The Catwalk Institute and The Thomas Cole National Historical Site.

CREATIVE TEAM

Jess Applebaum
Dramaturg

Michael Mullen
Jester

David Skeist
Baptist

Tony Torn
Herod