Champagne + Sodomy: The Art & Crime of Oscar Wilde – Play – The Williams Project

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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Other Video +/- Pictures: See pictures in video and under video by Truman Buffett Photography.

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
NameRole
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 PurcellDirector
An-lin Dauber†Production Designer
Nick O’Leary Video Designer
Robin MacartneyProps Designer
Brandon David RielAssociate Set and Lighting Designer
Briana SchwartzAssistant Costume Designer
Tori Thompson*Stage Manager
Nicola KrauseAssistant Stage Manager
Charlinda BrewsterGraphic Design
PhotographerTruman Buffett
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the USA
†Member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE

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