Cell Block Sirens of 1953
by Andrew Shoffner and Christopher Ward
Iowa Premiere
“slammer spoof delivers
salacious punch”
John Busbee,
ArtScene Magazine
(full review - adobe pdf)“kooky songs, characters a lock in ‘Cell Block’”
Des Moines Register
(Jeffrey Bruner’s
full review - adobe pdf)
ORIGINAL RUN
May 19-28, 2006
The cast and crew
| Hope Allen | Kyle Chizek |
| Guard/Doctor | John Cisar |
| Stella Crumm | Anita Smith |
| Queenie Smith | Barb Martin |
| Schatze Laverne | Ben Eichner |
| Gwen/Welch | Scott Cartwright |
| Pearl Wilbur | Amanda Banks |
| Shanghai Mabel | Patty Uy-Westlund |
| Director | Andréa Markowski |
| Music Director | Bruce Martin |
| Choreographer | DJ Horrigan |
| Lighting Designer | Jarrod Bodensteiner |
| Stage Manager | Lyra Halsten |
About the show
Cell Block Sirens of 1953 does to women-in-prison what The Rocky Horror Show did to Sci-Fi.
They’re women! They’re in prison! And they’re doin’ a musical!
What could be better than women acting like animals in prison? How about men in drag playing women acting like animals in prison?
You’ll be arrested by the developments that unfold as you follow our ingénue Hope Allen from her trial to her days in Cell Block Q.
From delousing to cavity searches our innocent young maiden doesn’t stay that way for long. Throw in a musical (and prisoner) loving doctor, a sadistic warden, crazy inmates, catchy songs, and an alligator - Hope will be lucky if she gets out alive.
WARNING: This show contains strong language, sexual situations, gun shots and police sirens.
$TRICK9 AND THE TRUTH to perform after the Saturday evening shows
Saturday evenings after the performances, conservative gangsta rap group $TRICK9 and the Truth perform at no extra cost! Catch them on their site at www.yostrick9.com to watch videos and download their singles.
Here’s a sample of their rhymes:
Baby Maker (mp3 format)
