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Based on Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century by GREIL MARCUS
​Lipstick Traces was originally created and produced by Rude Mechs
The world premiere production took place in Austin, TX at The Off Center in 2000
MAY 26–29, 2022
Directed by
​Becca Johnson-Spinos
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1534: John of Leyden proclaims himself the Favorite of Heaven, runs naked through the streets of Munster, Germany, and forms a society free of laws or private property.
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1976: John Lydon proclaims himself an “antichrist,” helps launch a movement to ‘destroy passersby,’ and permanently changes popular culture. Coincidence?
A Narrator with a Ph.D. joins Sex Pistols’ manager and self-proclaimed mastermind, Malcolm McLaren, to recount an alternative history of the 20th century via the Sex Pistols, the Cabaret Voltaire, the May ’68 riots, and a handful of medieval heretics. Lipstick Traces is a physically ecstatic and intellectually nervy theatrical vision of “movements in culture that raised no monuments… movements that barely left a trace.”
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Performance Dates
Thursday, May 26, 7:30pm
Friday, May 27, 7:30pm
Saturday, May 28, 2pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, May 29, 2pm
Performance Location
Studio Theatre
Addison Theatre Centre
​15650 Addison Rd.
Addison, TX  75001
Reviews
“Outcry’s production—their first adult production since the pandemic began –is absolutely fantastic, just jaw-droppingly good. ... I could go on, and on, but simply put, it’s hard to imagine a better, more energetic group for taking on Lipstick Traces than Outcry Theatre, and it was a privilege and a pleasure to watch. I’ll be waiting on the edge of my seat to see what the company comes up with next.”
-Jill Sweeney, Onstage NTX
“I have seen previous Outcry Theatre productions and have always been impressed by the total commitment to the material on the part of the actors. Lipstick Traces is no exception. The ensemble work is crisp and, considering how continuous and frenetic the energy is, the momentum never lags. The precision the cast exhibits in some of the dance numbers is breathtaking. Yet, each cast member gets their moment to shine, and they revel in that opportunity. ... This show is amazingly well done.”
-Chris Hauge, John Garcia's The Column 
“Evincing a piece like Lipstick Traces could have been a nightmare, but you’d never know from this sublime, chaotic, defiant performance. I know I’m tripping on adjectives, but need to do justice to this remarkable theatre troupe, and this cyclonic piece in particular.”
-Christopher Soden, Sharp Critic

CAST

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RICHARD HUELSENBECK
Logan Beutel
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THE NARRATOR
Jenna Caire
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STEVE JONES
Finn Hardge
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GUY DEBORD & HUGO BALL
Jason Johnson-Spinos
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JOHNNY ROTTEN & TRISTAN TZARA
Brayden Lawrence
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MALCOLM MCLAREN
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Ryan Maffei
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THE HERETIC
Harrison Polen

CREATIVE TEAM

DIRECTOR
Becca Johnson-Spinos
​STAGE MANAGER
Elizabeth Cantrell
​COSTUME DESIGNER
Katie Guiou
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LIGHTING DESIGNER
Jake Brinks
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SOUND/PROJECTION DESIGNER
Jason Johnson-Spinos
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DRAMATURG
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Emory Otto
Lipstick Traces playbill
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Brayden Lawrence as Johnny Rotten. Photographs by Jason Johnson-Spinos.
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Photos by Marcy Bogner
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Funded in part by the City of Plano, ​the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Town of Addison
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