Lovesong of the Electric Bear
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jul 13, 2010
Closed Aug 1, 2010
Opened Jul 13, 2010
Closed Aug 1, 2010
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Running Time:
2hr. 20min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 20min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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Snoo Wilson's fever-dream-like play, Lovesong of the Electric Bear, centers on the life and times of Alan Turing - mathematician, WWII code-breaker and father of computer science. The play takes Turing from his deathbed to his childhood and back again. Turing's teddy bear, Porgy, leads her "Master" through the story, acting as a combination of confidante, guide, tormenter and Greek chorus. Featuring a Disney-inspired soundtrack and a drag number. The cast includes Alex Draper as Alan Turing, Tara Giordano as Porgy, Martina Bonolis, Cassidy Boyd, Alex Cranmer, Claire Graves, Willie McKay, Peter Schmitz, Nina Silver and Lilli Stein.
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A stuffed bear takes a dead man on a magical whirlwind tour of his life. While the concept may sound overly cutesy, Snoo Wilson's Lovesong of the Electric Bear, presented by Potomac Theatre Project at the Atlantic Stage 2, is an effective and occasionally moving tale about Alan Turing (Alex Draper), a real-life British war hero and scientist.
Turing made history during World War II as a Nazi code-breaker, and was also a computer pioneer in the field of Artificial Intelligence. However, these achievements are sometimes overshadowed by his other claim to fame: his suicide after being prosecuted for "Gross Indecency" charges and undergoing chemical treatments to "cure" him of his homosexualit[...]