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The knockout production, “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity,” takes the stage at theHippodrome Theatre in downtown Gainesville Friday, Jan. 27 , through Feb. 12. The play uses professional wrestling as a comedic analogy for sophisticated themes of stereotyping and capitalism in America.
Delve into the world of professional wrestling in a gripping, funny, compelling play acclaimed as ‘vibrantly…ridiculously entertaining’
"I really think it's going to be unlike any show that a TheatreSquared audience has ever seen," says Dexter Singleton, director of T2's new production, "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity."
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, a hilarious, incisive satire that takes on the world of professional wrestling—while, in the process, powerbombing racism, xenophobia, and the American appetite for spectacle—opens at TheatreSquared on April 13 and will run through May 8.
REVIEW: "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity" by Red Theater is the smart wrestling play that amps up cultural stereotypes and hopes you're in on the joke. (3.5 stars)