Violet Mirage

Looking Glass is a radical cut of Robert Greene and Thomas Lodge’s A Looking Glass for London and England, which was published in London in 1594. The play follows the biblical tale of Jonah focusing on the people of Nineveh. There are three distinct, hedonistic plots that weave together by Jonas’ arrival in Nineveh. A king living like a god that might marry his sister or her lover, a clown too invested in the philosophy of ale, and two men trying to dismantle capitalism after one loses the family cow. This is the first production since the theatres closed in 1642, and this production is very queer, very debaucherous, and uses the line between sex and religion as a jumprope.

Violet Mirage is a new theatre collective with this being its second production, and first under this name. Their first production, Studio Apartment, was written by founder Che Flory and had a tour across the East Coast early 2025. It is a modern queer tragedy following two portrait models illegally living in an artist studio dealing with whiteness, class, and sex. Archival recordings are available at cheflory.com. Looking Glass is the company’s first foray into the early modern canon, but it is sure to not be the last.

Cast and Crew
Performers
Asher Alcantara: Rasni, Master Mariner, and Smith’s Wife
Tori DeLaney: Crete, Alcon, Smith, Ruffian, Sailor, Cilicia, and 2 Searcher
Cory Drozdowski: Radagon, Adam, and Thrasibulus
Che Flory: Paphlagonia, Usurer, Angel, Devil, Lord, and 1 Searcher
Jasmine Hawkins: Remilia, Peter, Judge, Jonas, Clesiphon, and Priest
Casey Hennessy: Alvida, Signor Mizaldo, Samia, and Merchant

Production Roles
Directors: Casey Hennessy & Che Flory
Costumes: Asher Alcantara
Set/Props: Tori DeLaney
Lights/Sound: Casey Hennessy
Fight Direction: Cory Drozdowski
Intimacy Direction: Che Flory
Publicity & Marketing: Jasmine Hawkins

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