2019 Denison Fringe Festival: “Mae West: After Dark”

The Department of Theatre presents the 2019 Denison Fringe Festival.

Denison University’s Fringe Festival presents “Mae West: After Dark,” a student production created and performed by Francesca Mouery ’19, directed by Will Knoop ’21 with stage manager Helen Thornton ’20. The legendary actress…The playwright…The Diamond, herself. Mae West was known for her wit and glittering persona, whether working the extravagance of a Vaudeville stage or playing out dreams on the silver screen of Hollywood. But, this broad of a woman was more than just blonde hair and innuendo. Paving the way through her groundbreaking plays and writings, she established herself as one of the nation’s most influential playwrights and activists. This play pays tribute to the genius stylings of Solo Performance of Denison University’s past (à la Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain: Tonight!) and let’s audience get to know the real “Queen of Sex” in all her glory. Whether you know a lot about the blonde bombshell herself or want to get to know who Mae West is for sure… Why don’tcha come up sometime, and see her… in “Mae West: After Dark.”