Drama @ Bennington presents: Peerless by Jiehae Park

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Bennington Drama 2023 Student Production presents:
Peerless by Jiehae Park
Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27 at 9:00 pm
VAPA Lester Martin Theatre

A modern and darkly comedic take on Shakespeare’s “Scottish Play” Macbeth, Peerless follows two Asian-American twins, M and L who care only about two things: academic success and each other. So when D, a one-sixteenth Native American classmate, gets “their shoo-in” spot in The College instead, they begin to strategize on how to get what they think they deserve by any means necessary. They figure they’ve got only one option and it’s bloody! Jiehae Park’s dark comedy is a savage satire on the highly ambitious and cut-throat world of academia, teenagers, pressure and race. Peerless received its world premiere at Yale Rep in 2015 and made The Kilroys’ 2015 List of the best new plays by female playwrights.

Directed by Alisha Bade Shrestha and Stefanos Zogopoulos

Featuring Alisha Bade Shrestha, Alyssa Pong Le Ann, Cass Williams, Milo Lis and Tennyson Perkins

Faculty Supervision by Shawtane Bowen

Stage Manager: Cadence Rose

Assistant Stage Manager: Sarah Kramer Lee

Set and Projection Design by Bailey Kasdon

Costume Design by Luciana Figliulo

Composition and Sound Design by Kai Kennedy Schaffer

Lighting Design by Parker Lawrence

Dramaturgy by Sheila Kwake

Animation by Ahmed Shuwedi

Fight Direction by Chris Edwards

Transitions by Jenny Taher and The Company

Fight Captain: Tennyson Perkins

For ticket reservations, email tickets@bennington.edu beginning Thursday May 18, 2023.

Content Warnings: Mention of Suicide, Violence, Racial Slurs, Death, Flashing Lights, Loud Noises and Herbal Cigarette Smoking