THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA McBRIDE
by Matthew López (Tony Award winning playwright of The Inheritance)
(May 22 - June 8)
Rhode Island Premiere

He’s young, he’s broke, his landlord’s knocking at the door, and he’s just found out his wife is going to have a baby. To make matters even more desperate, Casey is fired from his gig as an Elvis impersonator in a run-down, small-town Florida bar. When the bar owner brings in a B-level drag show to replace his act, Casey finds that he has a whole lot to learn about show business—and himself.

“Stitch-in-your-side funny...full of sass and good spirits.”
—The New York Times

“López demonstrates a...stellar gift for amusing dialogue and farcical humor...highly entertaining.”
 —The Hollywood Reporter

“...[an] irresistible crowd-pleaser...Chasing buzzy themes of identity and transformation, GEORGIA MCBRIDE is by turns sweet and salty and deceptively deep...confirms [López’s] status as a writer worth hearing from.”
 — New York Daily News

“...a delightful, genderbending farce...a funny and often glorious tribute to the art of drag...López delivers a strong message on tolerance for the entire spectrum of human sexuality, while creating a barrelful of fun in the process.”
— Variety

“[A] heartfelt, feel-good comedy...a spirited defense of drag as a form of cultural protest and a way of life.”
 — AM New York