Document Type
Grant Application
Project/Presentation Title
Participants
see attached
Date
9-2008
Project Period
FY 2008-2009
Event Sponsor
Cultural Affairs and Distinguished Lecture Series
Project Abstract/ Summary
Based on the true story of Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton who became stars during the Depression, Side Show is a moving portrait of two women joined at the hip whose tragic comedic bondage creates riveting theatre. The musical includes an extraordinary cast of characters, freaks as they were called in the days of vaudeville. Told in song, the show follows their progression from England to America, around the vaudeville circuit and to Hollywood on the eve of their appearance in the 1932 movie Freaks.
Repository Citation
University of Maine- School of Performing Arts, "Side Show" (2008). Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series. 163.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ca-lectureseries/163
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