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Jun 15, 2022 · The show’s three actors (Breslin, Foley, and Rodríguez) embody multiple characters, including Michael and Patrick (stereotypes of brash gay men), Jurgen (a white supremacist meme creator), Lord ...
Oct 26, 2020 · Breslin and Foley hopped on a Zoom call with MEL for a wide-ranging chat about tackling white gay male complicity, compensating performers on TikTok and openly watching the sordid new season of The Real Housewives of Orange County. (Interview edited for length and clarity.) Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley on the set of Circle Jerk in Brooklyn.
Jan 6, 2021 · Charles Ludlam, one of the acknowledged progenitors of Fake Friends’ work, writes in his Ridiculous Theater Manifesto, “You are a living mockery of your own ideals. If not, you have set your ideals too low.”. Or, as one of Breslin’s characters says midway through the Circle Jerk, “If you want to be disruptive to normative thought ...
Oct 20, 2020 · In their playwriting guise, Breslin and Foley acknowledge the influence of Charles Ludlam’s 1984 farce, “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” in which two actors play eight characters. (At one point ...
Nov 25, 2020 · Combining lessons from live television filming, advances in technology, and an extremely online sensibility, creators Patrick Foley and Michael Breslin made a show that could be a model for others.
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Jun 14, 2022 · Just Want to Put On a Show. By Juan A. Ramírez. June 14, 2022. Patrick Foley and Michael Breslin in Circle Jerk. Photo: Emilio Madrid. In 2020, Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley—the creative ...
Circle Jerk. (play) Circle Jerk is a 2020 American multimedia play by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley. [1][2] The play was originally produced by Fake Friends Theater and Media Company, Caroline Gart, and Jeremy O. Harris. It was directed by Rory Pelsue. It featured dramaturgy by Ariel Sibert and performances from the authors and Catherine ...
