Be Our Guest with Bowtie Production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Director MEREDITH SHEDDEN and Cast JESSIE JAMES & LUCA MCPHEE)

Bowtie Productions was founded in 2019 with the goal of creating collaborative theatrical experiences for early-career artists in the GTA. Led by like-minded arts performers and creators from the Toronto theatre community, Bowtie strives to illuminate impactful stories and produce intimate, rarely produced pieces of fan-favourite theatre.  Bowtie hopes to continue providing opportunities for artistic expression, community building and professional growth within the Toronto arts community. HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (2024) Hedwig and the Angry Inch tells the tale of how a “slip of a girlyboy” from communist East Berlin, Hanschel, becomes the “internationally ignored song stylist” known as Hedwig after a botched sex change operation. The show daringly breaks the fourth wall, as Hedwig directly tells the audience of her past tribulations and heartbreak in the form of an extended monologue paired with rock songs. With a little help from her band and her back-up singer Yitzhak, Hedwig examines her quest for her other half, for love, and ultimately for her identity.  Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace  September 1-7, 2024 CAST JESSIE JAMES as HEDWIG LUCA MCPHEE as YITZHAK CREW DIRECTED by MEREDITH SHEDDEN MUSIC DIRECTED by ETHAN ROTENBERG PRODUCED by IAN KOWALSKI SET AND PROP DESIGN by QUÝNH DIEP LIGHTING DESIGN by NIALL DURCAN COSTUME DESIGN by IRENE LY SOUND DESIGN by PARKER MERLIHAN WIG DESIGN by BRANDON DARCEL WIG SUPERVISION by HANNAH DULONG PROJECTION DESIGN by ALEX GROZDANIS TECHNICAL DIRECTION by MATT HALLWORTH STAGE MANAGED by TALFRYN QUIRING ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGED by JENNA BROWN Logo Design by Valentina Caballero Graphic Design by Macy Nguyen