| Stalker Dramedy FOLLOWER Plays United Solo Festival on Halloween - Theatre Row, October 31, 7:00p | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 07:03 pm EDT 10/09/24 | |
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| United Solo Festival Presents Follower Written and Performed by Katheryn McGaffigan Co-directed by Maria Luisa Gambale October 31, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. United Solo Festival Theatre One at Theatre Row 410 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 General Admission Tickets are $52.50 (includes $5 service charge) For tickets, visit: https://bfany.org/theatre-row/shows/united-solo-theatre-fall-festival-2024-fall/ Website: Follower at United Solo Festival Runtime: 45 minutes (no intermission) (New York – October 9, 2024) – United Solo Festival presents Follower, a gripping exploration of the methodical mind of a female stalker. Paralyzed by feeling lost and trapped in her own life, she follows others to discover new ways to live. Written and performed by Katheryn McGaffigan and co-directed by Maria Luisa Gambale, Follower will be staged at the United Solo Festival on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at Theatre One at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street in NYC. A former runaway with a troubled past gets a second chance at life from the most unlikely project: following and meticulously researching her high-achieving college classmate, whose life is in stark contrast to her own. On a desperate quest for direction and identity, her innocent admiration for him quickly becomes obsession. If she studies his life closely enough, can she use it as a guide for her own transformation? As her fixation intensifies and her feelings for him grow more complex, this thought-provoking performance reveals the extremes we may go to find ourselves. An unparalleled examination of stalking, obsessiveness, limerence, self-identity, and resilience. "I wanted to explore the concept of following; we live in a society of following, driven by our number of followers and steered by the algorithms that follow us," said McGaffigan. "Following gone-too-far is stalking, but where is the line? The only voices that are viral about the topic of stalking today are male, as seen in shows like Netflix's Baby Reindeer and You. A strong, insightful female voice is long overdue in this compelling and controversial conversation. We haven't even begun to unpack the distorted, sensationalistic views of following and stalking that permeate our culture – and we're all participating in it to some degree at this point." The runtime is 45 minutes with no intermission. General admission tickets are $52.50, which includes a $5.00 service charge. For tickets, visit UnitedSolo.org. Direct ticketing link: https://bfany.org/theatre-row/shows/united-solo-theatre-fall-festival-2024-fall/ Excerpts of Follower were performed as part of the live storytelling event, The Tell (hosted and curated by Michael Leviton). United Solo™ is a theatre company based in New York City, dedicated to the genre of one-person performance. United Solo's goal is to present solo pieces, both local and international; discover original scripts; bring creators together; exchange perspectives; explore existential themes; and inspire creativity related to solo performance. Katheryn McGaffigan (playwright/performer) is an actor, writer, musician and polymath. Katheryn performed internationally in the gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. Her acting credits span from indiefilm to improv, mumblecore, international theater, and street performances. Katheryn is a published poet and regularly does readings throughout the city about eccentric humans and her early life following and performing for rock music bands on tour. |
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