The Josephine Louis Theater resembled a children’s storybook coming to life when Northwestern theater group Imagine U opened “Frida Libre” on Friday. The show, which draws inspiration from the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, aims to bring Mexican and Latine culture to life through the Spanish language, according to show director Ismael Lara Jr. .
In February 1923, Polish-Jewish playwright Sholem Asch’s controversial Yiddish play “God of Vengeance” opened on Broadway, attracting criticism for portraying prostitution, queer relationships and Jewish culture onstage. Two weeks later, the show’s entire cast was arrested on charges of obscenity. Now, a century later, the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts is staging.
Wearing a simple black T-shirt that says “GENDER IS OVER! IF YOU WANT IT,” Chicago-based actor Will Wilhelm (Communication ’14) spoke with The Daily about their non-binary identity and upcoming performances at Northwestern. Wilhelm will perform a solo show Friday at Josephine Louis Theater entitled “Gender Play: Or What You Will.” The show explores William.