He wrote and starred in his early plays offoffbroadway beginning in 1978, generally in drag roles, and also acted in the works of other playwrights. I m p o r t a n t a n n o u n c e m e n t as you are well aware. August 12 september 10, 2016 nine performances only. Used in class to introduce the process of writing plays, shorts and briefs is a labor of love and a vast wealth of wisdom, economy, and artistry. In our production, two male actors, tommy callan and kyle cornell, were crosssex cast to play female characters, chicklet and marvel ann respectively. As the title suggests, psycho beach party, set in 1962 malibu beach, is a parody of 1950s psychodramas, 1960s beach movies and 1970s slasher films. Pdf vanya and sonia and masha and spike download full pdf. Screenwriting for neurotics university of iowa press. On the beach is a 1957 postapocalyptic novel written by britishaustralian author nevil shute after he emigrated to australia. Pages in category plays by charles busch the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. Great fun, was never going to win an oscar but mr busch is on top form, doing his best bettejoan and the silly plot is handled by some tongue in cheek acting by.
Official website of charles busch, actor, playrwight, cabaret entertainer, novelist, screenwriter, drag legend, star of the film psycho beach party and author of broadways the tale of the allergists wife. Spoof of 1960s beach party gidget surfing movies mixed with slasher horror films. Florence forrest, a notsoinnocent girl in 1960s malibu, becomes chicklet, the first girl surfer at malibu beach. The tale of the allergists wife, vampire lesbians of sodom, psycho beach party, the lady in question, red scare on sunset by charles busch. Sep 10, 2014 the ensembles second effort is charles buschs psycho beach party playing sept. After going to the cinema with her friend, chicklet has a. Film clips of movies written by and starring charles busch and documentary the lady in question is charles busch. Charles busch has always been able to wear the hell out of a wig, but its his twisted penchant for bygone hollywood genres, from beach party flicks to psycho biddy thrillers, that brings the house down, show after show. Charles busch a parody of 1950s psychological suspense thrillers and 1960s surfer movies, psycho beach party follows the story of surfer florence chicklet forrest, a gidgetlike character who has been. When psycho beach party, charles busch s raucous theatrical spoof of gidget, beach party movies and teen slasher films, opened off broadway in 1987, it hilariously upended constricting.
Charles busch s psycho beach party is a comic trash compactor of a play that takes an already silly genre early 1960s surf and beach blanket movies and sends it to camp heaven. Charles busch s 1987 cult classic, psycho beach party, draws its inspiration from the sobaditsgood surfer and slasher film culture from the 1960s through to the 80s. Details about 1988 four plays by charles busch hardcover book vampire lesbians, psycho party. Lauren ambrose, nicholas brendon, thomas gibson, kimberley davies, matt keeslar, charles busch, beth broderick, danni. Psycho beach party red bones theatre over the past five years, charles busch has made a name for himself by parodying dead or dying movie genres. This is one of the few screenwriting books you can actually read with pleasure. As the title suggests, psycho beach party, set in 1962 malibu beach, is a parody of 1950s psychodramas, 1960s beach movies and 1980s slasher films. Red scare of sunset books that changed the world view larger image by. Charles busch, actor, playrwight, novelist, screenwriter, drag legend, cabaret performer, star of the film psycho beach party and author of broadways the tale of the allergists wife. Johns college, with campuses in annapolis and santa fe nm, provides a fouryear great books program investigating and discussing the great works in literature, philosophy, history, social. Drawing on rhonda blairs work on crossdressing, mazer argues that actors who embrace the not me and the notnotme of their characters allow audiences a double vision that is not only pleasurable. He is famous for crossdressing in his films he appears in and theatrical presentations he does. Search for library items search for lists search for.
Psycho beach party is a 2000 comedyhorror film based on the offbroadway play of the same name, directed by robert lee king. Charles busch wrote both the original play and the screenplay. Busch is the author of such plays as vampire lesbians of sodom one of the longestrunning plays in offbroadway history and psycho beach party, a cross between gidget and spellbound. In 2003, busch received a special drama desk award for career achievement as both performer and playwright. He then went on to perform in othello with the harwich junior theatre in the fall of 1994 as michael cassio. Charles busch as gertrude garnet of the lady in question. The play focuses on chicklet, a teenage tomboy who desperately wants to be. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first. Two 5x7 blackandwhite glossy publicity stills from sam rudy of shirley herz associates, 165 west 46th street, new york, ny 10036 9.
After psycho beach party, casey will be reuniting with the award winning team of slut for fourth wall theatres inaugural production this june. Psycho beach party is a 2000 comedy horror film based on the offbroadway play of the same name, directed by robert lee king. Psycho beach party premiered on july 20, 1987 at the players theatre, new york city. We launch our main stage season on november 9, 2018 with psycho beach party by charles busch. Spoof of 1960s beach partygidget surfing movies mixed with slasher horror films. Psycho beach party 2000 the movie trailer plus selected scenes.
The play was previously presented at the limbo lounge. Vanya and sonia and masha and spike pdf download full pdf. Full length play, comedy 6f, 5m gidget, frankie and annette beach party epics, and hitchcock psychological suspense thrillers such as spellbound and marnie are given a shotgun marriage. Spoof of 1960s beach party gidget surfing movies mixed with slasher horror films stars lauren ambrose as florence forrest, a notsoinnocent girl in 1960s malibu who becomes chicklet the first girl surfer at malibu beach, only florence suffers from dissociative identity disorder and occasionally her alter ego ann bowman, a sexually aggressive, foulspeaking girl, comes out in. Psycho beach party by charles busch directed by christopher hill 26 march 4 april 2020. Charles louis busch born august 23, 1954 is an american actor, screenwriter, playwright and female impersonator, known for his appearances on stage in his own camp style plays and in film and television. Charles busch left and julie halston in the lady in question. Jul, 2009 marvel ann, 17, psycho beach party by charles busch grace, fob by david henry hwang you will probably have to buy the play they are from, unless you are lucky enough to find them in a library. With lauren ambrose, nicholas brendon, thomas gibson, kimberley davies.
The novel details the experiences of a mixed group of people in melbourne as they await the arrival of deadly radiation spreading towards them from the northern hemisphere following a nuclear war a year previously. Based on charles busch s hilarious longrunning stage play, psycho beach party is a wickedly fun satire of hollywood movie genres. He wrote and starred in the film versions of his plays, psycho beach party. Two lions productions presents the lady in question is. Charles buschs psycho beach party in conversation with cheek by jowls crossdressed performances. The tale of the allergists wife and other plays book. First, ive seen almost every 60s beach party movie though im sure charles busch has most people beat on the number of times they were watched and this is not only a hilarious parody, but the 60s detail down to the costumes, sets, makeup, and hair is so deadon i wouldnt have been surprised to see donna loren or deborah walley show up. The original gidget was created by frederick kohner in his 1957 novel gidget, the little girl with big ideas reprinted. Pyscho beach party ran for a year offbroadway and was subsequently adapted into a film screenplay by busch for the robert lee king directed film, which was released in 2000. Psycho beach party by charles busch, vampire lesbians of sodom and sleeping beauty or coma by charles busch, the tale of the a. The tale of the allergists wife, vampire lesbians of sodom, psycho beach party, the lady in question, red scare on sunset as want to read. Charles buschs psycho beach party is a comic trash. It was directed by kenneth elliott and presented by theaterinlimbo, kenneth elliott, and gerald a. Now serving food for thought something clear by tennessee williams mayflower room provincetown inn one commercial st.
Charles busch is the author and star of such plays as the divine sister, vampire lesbians of sodom, the tribute artist and the tale of the allergists wife, which ran for nearly two years on broadway and received a tony nomination for best play. Gidget, frankie and annette beach party epics, and hitchcock psychological suspense. The tale of the allergists wife and other plays bookshare. In 1993, busch published an autobiographical novel, whores of lost atlantis, which is based on his experiences with theatreinlimbo.
Isbn 9781593500252 9781593500252 softcover, alyson books, 2008. Monologues for men play women psycho beach party charles busch secret lives of the sexists charles ludlam. Busch, charles an american actor, screenwriter, playwright and female impersonator born on august 23, 1954 and known for his appearances on stage in his own campy plays and in film and television. Because charles busch found inspiration from several sources for the storyline, characters, and references made in psycho beach party, we thought we would take a look at the history of those inspirations, so we might understand the show even better. He wrote and starred in his early plays offoffbroadway beginning in 1978, generally in drag roles and influenced by tropes of classic hollywood women. The screenplays of charles busch busch, charles on. Buschs highly nuanced artistry soon becomes the gold standard for drag performance in new york. The lady in question is charles busch a new documentary by. On september 24, 2009, theatre vcu opened its production of psycho beach party, written by charles busch and directed by steve perigard. As the author and star of such plays as the lady in question, red scare on sunset, psycho beach party, vampire lesbians of sodom and shanghai moon, charles busch. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Charles bush is the author and star of such plays as psycho beach party, times square angel, the lady in question, red scare on sunset, you should be so lucky, queen amarantha, and shanghai moon his play vampire lesbians of sodom ran five. Overview gidget, frankie and annette beach party epics, and hitchcock psychological suspense thrillers such as spellbound and marnie are given a shotgun marriage.
Only florence suffers from dissociative identity disorder and, occasionally, her alter ego ann. Join facebook to connect with charles busch and others you may know. A notsoinnocent girl in 1960s malibu becomes the first girl surfer at malibu beach, only she suffers from dissociative identity disorder and occasionally her alter ego, a sexually aggressive, foulspeaking. When psycho beach party opened in 1987, charles busch. Were back, and this year were bringing you a season to shout about, featuring a 1960s beach party gone horribly wrong, a tale of forbidden love in the midwest, and a tony award winning new york musical from the creator of hamilton, plus so much more. Two head forms with brunette wigs, both for psycho beach party.
He wrote and starred in his early plays offoffbroadway beginning in 1978, generally in drag roles, and also acted in the works of other. Chicklet forrest, a teenage tomboy, desperately wants to be part of the surf crowd on. Chicklet lauren ambrose cant hardly wait, hbos six feet under, a wannabe surfgirl with a split personality, becomes the primary suspect after a string of humorously gruesome murders terrifies the teen set. Busch has swum straight into the mainstream and stays comfortably afloat there. February 6, 2016 tags charles busch, psycho beach party screenplay, psycho beach party script, robert lee king amy adams scripts miltary brat and mormon, amy adams has proven herself as quite the actress over the last 12 years. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Lesbians of sodom and psycho beach party, to his broadway hit, the tale of the allergists wife. Vampire lesbians of sodom psycho beach party the lady in question. Bette, live at the continental baths featuring caitlin jackson as bette midler. Psycho beach party, times square angel, the lady in question, and red scare on sunset, all play offbroadway and establish busch as one of the few theater artists who maintains his own company, writing plays and starring as leading lady in every work.
162 393 735 112 1167 667 444 242 849 1077 160 913 738 981 1536 1068 527 1145 315 249 789 47 686 341 1401 1015 864 340 371 1231 522 68 912 830 1205 683 1062 1032 978 553 1445 685 514 63 707 468 1135