Inspired by the true tale of Lucy Temerlin,a chimpanzee raised as a human in the home of a psychoanalyst and his wife, Chimpskin is a psychedelic fable of identity, empathy, the birds and the bees, tipsy chimpanzees, and all the ways our parents f**k us up.
Devised by an international cast for the Hollywood Fringe, Chimpskin uses movement and metaphor to honor the life of a woman stuck between worlds, evolving and devolving, taught and abandoned, before choosing her own identity.
Featuring:
Damla Coskun
Christian Gnecco-Quintero
Rebekah O'Kelley
Pablo Castelblanco
Frannie Morrison
and
Nathan Nonhof
Stage Managed by Meagan Truxal
Directed and Produced by Ben Landmesser
This devised piece by the Puckwit Gang beautifuly depicts her life story through evocative movement, haunting music, and strong performances from the ensemble.
Produced on a shoestring budget in an intimate space at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, the performance piece, Chimpskin is an exemplar of what the Hollywood Fringe Festival is all about, that is to say, a bold experimental, non-commercial show that can be seen nowhere else...See this remarkable show before it is gone.
The Puckwit Gang's "Chimpskin" is a stylishly clever history of Lucy (1964-1987), the chimpanzee raised by Maurice and Jane Temerlin, as a human child. Lucy was even taught American Sign Language in order to communicate with her human “parents” and would come to use some 140 signs...
This devised piece by the Puckwit Gang beautifuly depicts her life story through evocative movement, haunting music, and strong performances from the ensemble.
Produced on a shoestring budget in an intimate space at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, the performance piece, Chimpskin is an exemplar of what the Hollywood Fringe Festival is all about, that is to say, a bold experimental, non-commercial show that can be seen nowhere else...See this remarkable show before it is gone.
The Puckwit Gang's "Chimpskin" is a stylishly clever history of Lucy (1964-1987), the chimpanzee raised by Maurice and Jane Temerlin, as a human child. Lucy was even taught American Sign Language in order to communicate with her human “parents” and would come to use some 140 signs...
