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| Fatboy Romeo premiered at The Studio at Cherry Lane
in August
2006 as part of the New York International Fringe Festival.
Click here
to see highlights of the production |
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| Fatboy
Romeo was one of 15 shows (of over 200) to be named
"Tops at the Fringe" by amNewYork.
"This is by far
the least tragic Romeo and Juliet that I've ever seen or thought possible...Fatboy
Romeo posits the Montague lover as a silent, obese little
guy who eats everything in sight and Juliet as the frighteningly buxom,
pitifully narcissistic wench who somehow falls in love with him...Fatboy
Romeo is
undeniably fun to watch." "Freeman's concept is solid--a
mission to expose America's cultural gluttony through an archetypal
tale...The Romeo puppet is particularly inventive...Impassive and
unblinking, he is the ultimate ugly American consumer, impervious to
feeling on his single-minded quest to feed himself." "The leading man is spot-on...As designed and executed, Fatboy
Romeo the puppet succeeds as a poignant stand-in for the deadening
compulsions that motivate pop culture." |
| Promotional Photographs Pictured left to right: Patrick Toon and Danielle Thorpe. Photos by Neal J. Freeman. |
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| Production Photographs Click for a larger version. Pictured: Ryan Michael Jones, Kieran Kredell, Emma Park-Hazel, Trisha Pfister, Danielle Thorpe, Patrick Toon. Photos by Neal J. Freeman. |
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Fatboy Romeo |
©2006-2008 Engine37 Theater Company |