Stroke of Genius: Pantomime Masturbation Throughout Performing Arts History
- Company
- Boiled Horse Productions
- Creators
-
Shane Mayforth, Vulva Va-Voom
- Runtime
- 56 minutes
Intellectual satire meets Monty Python silliness in this award-winning multimedia "lecture." Mount the dizzying heights of academia’s overtly phallic ivory tower to indulge in a piquant blend of intelligence and ridiculousness.
This comedy stars an eccentric professor who takes the art of "jackin' around" VERY seriously!
“Stroke's" tongue-in-cheek Humanities references are cleverly interspersed with hundreds of bawdy rapid-fire innuendos (polished to perfection during dozens of performances across the U.S.).
With original footage critics praised as "cinema-quality," "Stroke" makes expert use of slide decks and an unflappably straight-faced "teaching" style. Reviews and more on company website.
Credits
- Co-Writer
- Vulva Va-Voom
- Projections Designer
- Shane Mayforth
- Director
- Vulva Va-Voom
- Cast
- Shane Mayforth, Vulva Va-Voom
- Designers
- Sausage Conveyor by Gutter Fly Productions
- Poster Art
- Natasha Marie
Performances
| Date | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd July | 4:15pm | |||
| 5th July | 12:15pm | |||
| 6th July | 8:00pm | |||
| 7th July | 10:00pm | |||
| 9th July | 5:45pm | |||
| 11th July | 2:30pm | |||
| 13th July | 5:00pm |
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Venue
20 : Tarragon Theatre Extraspace
30 Bridgman Ave
Toronto
Ontario
M5R 1X3
Access
- Level of Physical Access
- Accessible
Covid-19 policy
- Masks
- Not required
More about the show and company
One transgender playwright/clown and one Puerto Rican actor/producer need your help to escape from the hellscape that is Florida. Their recent anti-MAGA activism piece, "Your Camp, Mein Kamp," was a great success at Orlando Fringe, but in all seriousness, they expect to experience governmental reprisals for their free speech. They are core members of the small Tampa Fringe community, which made international headlines last year when it was scapegoated by Governor Ron DeSantis...and as marginalized artists, they may soon seek asylum from prosecution.
Content advice
Not recommended for persons under 18 years of age Sexual content Audience participation Mature language
Audience participation details
This show takes the form of a college lecture. Audience members are occasionally asked to raise their hands or call out answers. Individuals may be called upon to participate.
Sensory description
- One actor stands and walks onstage, speaking at standard or loud volumes
- A projector shows short film segments and very detailed lecture slides
- This show has too much visual detail for a visually impaired person to enjoy most of the jokes.
- This show is too reliant on spoken words for a hard-of-hearing person to enjoy most of the jokes.