Beautiful Man
A scathing, hilarious satire of gender portrayals in popular culture.
Ashley Botting, Jesse LaVercombe, Mayko Nguyen, Sofia Rodriguez. Set Design by Gillian Gallow, Costume Design by Ming Wong, Lighting Design by Jason Hand, Photo by Joseph Michael Photography
L to R: Ashley Botting, Mayko Nguyen, Jesse LaVercombe, Sofia Rodriguez. Set Design by Gillian Gallow, Costume Design by Ming Wong, Lighting Design by Jason Hand, Photo by Joseph Michael Photography
L to R: Ashley Botting, Mayko Nguyen, Jesse LaVercombe, Sofia Rodriguez. Set Design by Gillian Gallow, Costume Design by Ming Wong, Lighting Design by Jason Hand, Photo by Joseph Michael Photography
Ashley Botting, Mayko Nguyen, Jesse LaVercombe, Sofia Rodriguez. Set Design by Gillian Gallow, Costume Design by Ming Wong, Lighting Design by Jason Hand, Photo by Joseph Michael Photography
“Yes, you sort of want to lick him and you sort of want to slap him and he wants Rosie to settle down, but she just can’t take the pressure, she can’t commit to the commitment.”
A scathing satire about the portrayal of women in film and television, three friends take us on a whirlwind tour of an upside-down world where women are the hunters, not the hunted; the heroes, not the victims; the subjects, not the objects, all while gazing at the semi-nude Beautiful Man. You’ll never watch your favourite binge-worthy shows the same way again.
Dark Comedy - 1 Act, 80 min / Cast - 3w, 1m
Production History:
Beautiful Man was directed by Andrea Donaldson in a workshop production at the Summerworks Festival in 2015 and received a full production at Factory Theatre in 2019 under Artistic Director Nina Lee Aquino and General Manager Jonathan Heppner.
Factory Theatre (Toronto), May 2019
Theatre Projects Manitoba, November 2016
Reviews
“There’s a great deal of rage underlying [Beautiful Man], but also many humorous elements, and so many things to admire about Shields’s acute observations and inversions of expectation . . . Every new play from her is a challenge, and a treat.”
— Karen Fricker, Toronto Star
“A brilliant, brutal reminder of the realities of being a woman in a society that values beauty and compliance. ”
— Samantha Edwards, Now Magazine
