About performance
Set in an Argentinian prison cell in a country under authoritarian rule, two polar opposites discover that love may spring in the most unlikely of places. Poignant and chilling, funny and sensual, this intimate two-person drama runs the thrilling gamut of fantasy, danger and finally – inspiring and eternal hope.
Content Advisory: Contains adult content. Recommended for mature audiences ages 16 and up.
“WOW!... STUNNINGLY ACTED, DIRECTED AND DESIGNED… live theater at its most heart-stopping and thought-provoking. It held me spellbound.”
-Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
“POWERFUL … a complex and intriguing production… It’s a love story; it’s a political commentary; it’s an elegy to the power of two people regarding each other in their full and noble humanity.”
-Jeanette Quick, Teatricus.com (San Francisco)
“POTENT AND INTIMATE… ENTHRALLS … ensnar[es] its audience in the time-tested tale.”
-Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
“STAGE RAW TOP 10… RECOMMENDED …finely crafted… the two performers execute the production’s most difficult delicate moments in artful tandem.”
-Deborah Klugman, Stage Raw
“BREATHTAKING beautifully layered, complex and erotically charged… a gorgeous production.”
-Alisa Hayashida, South Pasadenan
TRAILER & GALLERY
Kiss of the Spider Woman Production Photos
Header photo by Craig Schwartz. Pictured: Ed F. Martin and Adrián González.
Sponsors
Sponsors:
Jay Lesiger & Tom Klebba
Student Matinee Sponsors:
Steve Smelt & Jonathan Smilove
Additional Information
Special Performances
Symposium
Join us 6:45pm for a free lecture by ANW’s Resident Dramaturg, Dr. Miranda Johnson-Haddad.
March 29, 2023
Pay What You Choose
Pay What You Choose tickets will be available to purchase online for as low as $5 starting at 12pm on the Monday before the performance with the choice to pay $5, $10, or $15 (excluding handling fee). Tickets can also be purchased at the Box Office after 2pm day of the performance. Cash only. Suggested price of $10.
March 29, 2023
March 30, 2023
Opening Night
Join us for a free post-show cast party after the 8pm performance.
April 1, 2023
Trans Chorus of Los Angeles
Join the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles for a pre-show performance of pieces inspired by Kiss of the Spider Woman.
April 8, 2023
Post-Show Conversations
After select Friday 8pm and Sunday 2pm performances, join us after the show for a conversation with the actors.
April 7, 2023
April 9, 2023
April 14, 2023
April 21, 2023
artists + cast
The Artists
Director: Michael Michetti§
Stage Manager: Lucy Houlihan*
Assistant Stage Manager: Karin Naono
Scenic Designer: Tesshi Nakagawa
Lighting Designer: Jared A. Sayeg†
Costume Designer: Carolyn Mazuca
Sound Designer: Robert Oriol
Composer: Alex Mansour
Intimacy Director: Carly DW Bones
Properties Designer: Stephen Taylor
Casting: Victoria Hoffman
Dramaturg : Dr. Miranda Johnson-Haddad
Light Board Op: Jacob Padilla
The Cast
Molina: Ed F. Martin*
Valentin: Adrián González*
The Warden Voiceover: Leandro Cano*
The Guard Voiceover: Rafael Goldstein*
Understudy Molina: Michael Evans Lopez*
Understudy Valentin: Thony Mena*
§ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
† Designer is represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829 of the IATSE
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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