BPT Talks About Design: LORENA: A TABLOID EPIC by Eliana Pipes

Directed by Erica Terpening-Romeo

Scenic design by Meg McGuigan

Costume design by Emma George

Lighting design by Amanda Fallon

Sound design by Sean Doyle

BPT Talks About Design is a conversation series that focuses on the contributions of designers to new plays in process.

About the play: LORENA: A TABLOID EPIC spins out of the media hailstorm surrounding Lorena Bobbitt, who became a sensation after she used a kitchen knife to cut off her abusive husband’s penis in 1993. The tacky dystopia of American pop culture tumbles onto the stage in a series of funhouse vignettes that know no bounds, while The Playwright desperately tries to protect Lorena from the play which has clearly gotten out of her control. Then, a twist ending re-contextualizes Lorena’s outsized epic through the lens of a quieter sexual assault story that’s all too common. LORENA merges the personal with the political to reckon with our cultural sins, and bring Lorena’s story into the present day.

From wherever you are, via the videoconferencing tool Zoom. Audiences will need to download the free Zoom app to participate, and it is recommended they call in a few minutes before “curtain” time.