The Town Hall Affair

The Wooster Group THE TOWN HALL AFFAIR Directed by Elizabeth LeCompte Based on the film Town Bloody Hall, directed by Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker With Enver Chakartash, Ari Fliakos, Mia Fliakos, Greg Mehrten, Gareth Hobbs, Erin Mullin, Scott Shepherd, Maura Tierney (New York & Los Angeles 2017), Lucy Taylor (San Francisco 2017), and Kate Valk Lighting: Jennifer Tipton and Ryan Seelig Sound: Eric Sluyter, Gareth Hobbs Video and Projections: Robert Wuss Additional Video: Zbigniew Bzymek Assistant Directors: Enver Chakartash, Matthew Dipple Costumes: Enver Chakartash Stage Manager: Erin Mullin Technical Directors: Eric Dyer, Joseph Silovsky Production Manager: Bona Lee Video DAILIES: Zbigniew Bzymek The Wooster Group’s piece THE TOWN HALL AFFAIR is based on Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker’s film Town Bloody Hall, which documents a raucous 1971 debate on Women’s Liberation held at Town Hall in New York City. The debate participants included a panel of writers, provocateurs, and thinkers: cultural critic Diana Trilling, feminist author Germaine Greer, lesbian journalist Jill Johnston, and Norman Mailer acting as immoderate moderator. Production History 2016 May 11-27: The Performing Garage 2016 September 21-24: deSingel, Antwerp, Belgium 2016 October 6-8: Festival d’Automne à Paris, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France. 2017 February 4-March 4: The Performing Garage 2017 March 22-April 1: REDCAT in Los Angeles, California 2017 April 6-16: Z Space in San Francisco, California 2018 January 7-13: Sydney Festival, Syndey Opera House, Sydney, Australia Photo @ Paula Court. Courtesy of The Wooster Group.