I Am a Mistery
Written by Margo Hammond
Directed by Bob Devin Jones
Theatre
Join us for I Am a Mistery, a play based on the life of the enigmatic Amanda Lear. Throughout her life as a model, artist’s muse and disco queen, Lear—who has been linked to both Salvador Dalí and David Bowie—has denied and yet playfully fueled the rumors that she is transgender. One of her teasing disco songs—the deliberately misspelled “I’m a Mistery”—inspired this play’s title.
Written by Margo Hammond, the play is directed by Bob Devin Jones, with performances by Eugenie Bondurant, Michael Gregory, Mary Rachel Quinn and Jim Sorensen who all appear in multiple roles. Beginning on an imaginary set of the now defunct To Tell the Truth quiz show where two female actors and one male actor all claim to be Amanda Lear, I Am a Mistery explores the lives of these multiple Lears. So who is the real Amanda Lear? “Come decide for yourself at this play about gender matters that will have you pondering whether gender matters,” says Hammond.
After the October 10th performance, the play’s creative team will curate a talkback about the play’s themes: society’s obsession with gender and labels and the importance for artists to find their own unique ways of defining themselves. You are invited to join in the discussion.
