FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade
in association with The Dirty Blondes
present a staged reading

SEX by Mae West

September 29 - October 2, 2016
UNDER St. Marks Theater

SEX, about a sharp-witted prostitute looking for true love, was initially shut down in 1927 during its Broadway run, and its writer and lead actress Mae West was jailed for "lewdness and corrupting the youth." Each evening of SEX will feature a talk back with a special guest to explore just how extreme the play was for its time, and how it's still relevant today. 

PRESS

Sex: the play that put Mae West in prison returns to New York

A theatre group has teased out the proudly feminist subtext in West’s play, which was banned for obscenity but launched the actor into superstardom

-The Guardian

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Director Courtney Laine Self on Presenting Mae West’s 1927 Broadway Hit ‘SEX’

-Blogcritics

INTERVIEW: The Dirty Blondes Talk About SEX

-The Happiest Medium

CAST

Alan Dronek

Stephen Elrod

Travis Emery

Alexandra Frost

Susannah Jones

Lauren Riddle

Alan Dronek, Stephen Elrod, Travis Emery, Alexandra Frost, Susannah Jones and Lauren Riddle

TALKBACK GUESTS

Feminist poetry by Maya Osborne and guests​
Native New Yorker LindaAnn Loschiavo is a journalist, dramatist and Mae West Historian.
Juniper Fleming previously directed, produced, and performed in an all sex worker revival of SEX, at Dixon Place Theater in June 2016
Veronica Varlow is a siren born of the 1940s Fantasy of Pinup Girls and Femme Fatales. 

CREATIVE

PLAYWRIGHT, Mae West
​STAGE MANAGER, Dallas Floer
​LIGHTING DESIGNER, Daniel Huston
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, Ashley J. Jacobson
MARKETING ASSOCIATE, Hannah Lemkowitz
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE, Turquoise Olezene
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Elizabeth Sarkady
DIRECTOR, Courtney Laine Self