Looking for Paul: Inez van Dam vs. the Buttplug Gnome (2016)
Produced by
Big in Belgium and REDCAT and Richard Jordan Productions Ltd and Summerhall and Theatre Royal Plymouth and Wunderbaum
Presented by
Venue
Run
April 26th, 2016 – April 30th, 2016
Awards & Nominations
Created by the company.
Synopsis
Inez van Dam lives and works in Rotterdam opposite the so-called “Buttplug Gnome,” a controversial public sculpture by contemporary American artist Paul McCarthy, whose work is known for satirizing mass media and consumerism. After receiving a US grant, Dutch theatre collective Wunderbaum brings Inez to LA to help her confront McCarthy and to develop her story as part of their residency.
The resulting work documents their journey and artistic process that explodes — sometimes very messily — into a debate on aesthetics and the politics and meaning of public art. (harbourfrontcentre.com)
Cast
| Walter Bart | Performer |
| Yannick Noomen | Performer |
| Matijs Jansen | Performer |
| Maartje Remmers | Performer |
| Marleen Scholten | Performer |
| Daniel Frankl | Guest Actor |
Creative Team
| Maarten van Otterdijk | Designer |
| Tobias Kokkelmans | Dramaturge |
Production
| Maartje van Doodewaard | Business Manager |
| Catinca Tilea | Production Manager |
| Josine Gilissen | Sales |
| Josine Gilissen | Press/Marketing |
| Eva van den Hove | Education |
| Margreet Bergmeijer | Manager |
