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Show Description
Looking Glass is a radical cut of Robert Greene and Thomas Lodge’s A Looking Glass for London and England, which was published in London in 1594. The play follows the biblical tale of Jonah focusing on the people of Nineveh. There are three distinct, hedonistic plots that weave together by Jonas’ arrival in Nineveh. A king living like a god that might marry his sister or her lover, a clown too invested in the philosophy of ale, and two men trying to dismantle capitalism after one loses the family cow. This is the first production since the theatres closed in 1642, and this production is very queer, very debaucherous, and uses the line between sex and religion as a jumprope.
Violet Mirage is a new theatre collective with this being its second production, and first under this name. Their first production, Studio Apartment, was written by founder Che Flory and had a tour across the East Coast early 2025. It is a modern queer tragedy following two portrait models illegally living in an artist studio dealing with whiteness, class, and sex. Archival recordings are available at cheflory.com. Looking Glass is the company’s first foray into the early modern canon, but it is sure to not be the last.
Cast and Crew
Performers
Asher Alcantara: Rasni, Master Mariner, and Smith’s Wife
Tori DeLaney: Crete, Alcon, Smith, Ruffian, Sailor, Cilicia, and 2 Searcher
Cory Drozdowski: Radagon, Adam, and Thrasibulus
Che Flory: Paphlagonia, Usurer, Angel, Devil, Lord, and 1 Searcher
Jasmine Hawkins: Remilia, Peter, Judge, Jonas, Clesiphon, and Priest
Casey Hennessy: Alvida, Signor Mizaldo, Samia, and Merchant
Production Roles
Directors: Casey Hennessy & Che Flory
Costumes: Asher Alcantara
Set/Props: Tori DeLaney
Lights/Sound: Casey Hennessy
Fight Direction: Cory Drozdowski
Intimacy Direction: Che Flory
Publicity & Marketing: Jasmine Hawkins
Artist & Show Details:
So far no one connected to the project has participated in KC Fringe, but we are still assembling a team and that might change
Andraea –
A fast paced dynamic portrayal of various delimnas faced in different ways, motivated by different desires. Characters are played with fluidity by different actors and the interview weaving of different storylines does require attentiveness comprehend. The actors are fully committed to their characters and convey emotional content convincingly.
andraea –
Fresh energy and rapid fire delivery. Convincing emotionally, dynamic and sincere. Roles are switched between actors with fluidity and simple costume changes. Familiarity with the Jonah and Nineveh story is helpful to get the inside jokes.
Oscar W –
Super funny AND super horny!! What more can a fella ask for??
The ensemble was incredibly talented and handled the dense prose with ease. They were all able to switch seamlessly through several characters and honor the pace and passion of the story simultaneously.
Mouna Baba –
I’m not very familiar nor interested usually in older texts, so I was pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable this show was and how much of it I understood. Great acting all around and special shoutout to Cory- his grasp of the language/clarity of dictation was sooo impressive and also he plays an amazing drunk. Bravo Violet Mirage!
David Wheaton (verified owner) –
I’m not a theater aficionado, but I really enjoyed all the actors’ passionate and talented deliveries, the smooth & fast-paced staging of scene changes, and the overall production skills that enhanced the interwoven stories. I loved the queer and ironic spin on a biblical story and antiquities still relevant and symbolic for contemporary times and issues.