Elevator Thoughts (aka Tweet): “Champagne + Sodomy: The Art & Crime of Oscar Wilde” show by The Williams Project at Base: Experimental Arts + Space featuring “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde” play by Moisés Kaufman and “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde. Directed by Ryan Guzzo Purcell & starring Grant Chapman. Photos by Truman Buffett.
Synopsis from the Theatre: At Champagne + Sodomy: The Art and Crime of Oscar Wilde, a new immersive theatrical event, you’ll be thrust from the decadent drawing room to the reactionary courtroom with a champagne flute still in your hand. Pairing Wilde’s beloved comedy The Importance of Being Earnest with the story of his persecution by the state, as told in Moisés Kaufman’s docu-play Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, The Williams Project presents an evening-length, genre-defying performance exploring how our culture is obsessed with queer art but terrified of the queers who make it.
Performance Date: 8/5/23 (Closing Show)
Type: Immersive Theatrical Event/Play
World Premiere: Yes and no – It was a developmental workshop featuring two combined plays. Because of the show’s developmental nature, the theatre company requested no reviews and I did not include any opinion elements in this post.
Was This the First Time I Attended a Production of this Show: Yes
Length (Including Any Intermission): 2.5 hours
Intermission Included: Yes
Theatre Company: The Williams Project
Venue: Base: Experimental Arts + Space
Venue Physical Address: 6520 5th Ave S #122, Seattle, WA 98108
Price: $0-$60
Dates: July 28 to August 5, 2023 – Sorry, for the late post! I attended the closing performance.
Seating: General Admission Seating/Standing
Parking: Free street parking on 5th Ave South in front of the art space entrance.
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Cast and Production Team: See after pictures and video below
@showsiveseen "#Champagne + #Sodomy: The Art & Crime of Oscar Wilde" closing show by The Williams Project at Base: Experimental Arts + Space featuring "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde" #play by Moisés Kaufman & "The Importance of Being Earnest" by #OscarWilde. Directed by Ryan Guzzo Purcell & starring Grant Chapman. Photos by Truman Buffett. Post: showsiveseen.com/6318 #theatre #showsiveseen ♬ Dress – Charlotte Sands
| Name | Role |
| Nicholas Japaul Bernard* | Lady Bracknell, Clarke, Lockwood, Narrator 2, and Others |
| Grant Chapman* | Algernon, Oscar Wilde |
| Rebecca Gibel* | Jack, Harris, Carson, Gill, Narrator 3, and Others |
| Ricky Spaulding | Gwendolyn, Lord Alfred Douglass, Parker, Atkins, Narrator 1, and Others |
| Jomar Tagatac* | Lane, Queensberry, Wood, Mavor, Narrator 4, and Others |
| — | — |
| Oscar Wilde for The Importance of Being Earnest Moisés Kaufman for Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde | Playwrights |
| Ryan Guzzo Purcell | Director |
| An-lin Dauber† | Production Designer |
| Nick O’Leary | Video Designer |
| Robin Macartney | Props Designer |
| Brandon David Riel | Associate Set and Lighting Designer |
| Briana Schwartz | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Tori Thompson* | Stage Manager |
| Nicola Krause | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Charlinda Brewster | Graphic Design |
| Photographer | Truman Buffett |
†Member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE