BASH'd: great music, great theatre, great activism

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WINNER! 2008 GLAAD Media Award for New York Theatre - Off-Off-Broadway production

WINNER! 2007 2007 New York International Fringe Festival for Outstanding Musical

Written and performed by: CHRIS CRADDOCK & NATHAN CUCKOW




Music by: AARON MACRI




Directed by: RON JENKINS

BASH'd played Off-Broadway at The Zipper Factory Theater http://www.thezipperfactory.com

BASH'd! chronicles the tale of a pair of lovers, one of whom is bashed, prompting the other to take revenge. It is told entirely through rap, spoken word and poetry, turning the often homophobic musical genre to our own purpose.

BASH'd! is loosely based on the real life spike in hate crimes in Alberta, Canada during the national debate on equal marriage for gays and lesbians. Since this debate, same sex marriage has been legalized in Canada, despite the fervent protests of the religious right. In America the struggle continues. BASH'd! explores the effect of homophobic violence and the emotions associated with being any marginalized population. Though the topic is serious, the play itself is fast paced, high energy and full of laughs.

BASH'd proudly supports the Anti-Violence Project
http://avp.org/

photos by David Morgan & Ian Jackson of Epic Photography

Check out the reviews for BASH'd:

Variety
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117937488.html?categoryid=33&cs=1

Village Voice
http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0827,bash-d,499299,11.html

The New York Times
http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/theater/reviews/25bash.html?ref=theater

Talkin' Broadway
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/ob/06_23_08.html
nytheatre.com
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/showpage.php?t=bash6749

Theatremania
http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/14309

Backstage
http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/nyc/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_...

The New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06242008/entertainment/theater/gays_get_a_good_ra...

The International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/23/arts/Theater-Review-Bashd.php

CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2008/06/24/bashd-newyork.html?ref=rss

Gay City News
http://gaycitynews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19829792&BRD=2729&PAG=461...

Pink Is The New Blog
http://pinkisthenewblog.com/home/bashd-in-nyc/

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  • Where did you get the Bash'd music from? I've been looking for it *forever*!

  • @musiccritic44 They had allowed me to use parts of songs ala B-roll. I wish they would release a recording!

  • Based on your recommendation, I saw BASH'D recently when I visited NYC. I think you hit the nail on the head on every point. It's raw, it's passionate, it's non compromising etc. If someone wants to know what an artist's vision is like before anyone thinks about making it commercial...this is it!

  • I am so glad you liked it!! :)

  • Thanks for sharing this! I love theatre and thought provoking is even better yes.  Great video.

  • awesome! Thank you!

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  • I saw this last night. I really loved it. I am straight yet i still felt the anger for what homosexuals have to put up with every single day.

  • OMC (oh my Cher), the dark haired guy of "Bash'd" needs me to give him a tongue bath, Stat! ;-) I adore that you are wearing a 'Scissor Sisters' tshirt, i LOVE them. I saw them a yr ago March, and got a hug and Autograph from both Jake Shears, and (the UberSexy) 'Baby Daddy'. 'B.D' was even more delicious in person (even tho he had a closed high-collar shirt on-not fair). You are always a pleasure to watch. Gayly, NaughtyPuppetShow ;-P

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  • Please tell me where you got the songs from, they sound like they're from a soundtrack. 

  • meehso bored any guys want to rescue me

  • It's just a theatre piece. It was playing Off-Broadway, but has closed unfortunately. Hopefully, they will tour it someday.

  • Way to go, guys! We need shows like this. Not only because of the gay issue, but because it's just a great show. C.

  • That was good. Thanks passin' around the word of Bash'd. It sounds really interesting

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