Synopsis
Lacey is a tattooed rock journalist who runs an influential summer music festival. When a major act drops out, Lacey saves the fest by booking the gifted but controversial MC #Frankie. But Lacey's coworkers take issue with #Frankie's misogynist lyrics, threatening to unravel everything she's built. David Mitchell Robinson’s plays include Carapace, Animals Nobody Loves, Terminal, and Augury. These and other plays have been produced, developed, or commissioned by the Alliance Theatre, Center Theatre Group, the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, Primary Stages, the Kennedy Center, Actor’s Express, Theater J, B Street Theatre, the Inkwell, Rep Stage, and Ohio University, where he received his MFA.Content Advisory
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Additional Information
The Imaginary Music Critic Who Doesn’t Exist was developed during a residency at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference in 2014. Executive Director: Preston Whiteway Artistic Director: Wendy C. Goldberg
Special Performances
August 11, 7pm Reading
August 15, 1pm Reading
August 15, 1pm Reading
Cast & Artists
The Artists
- Stage Manager: Ari Clouse
- Dramaturg: Polly Hubbard
- Directed by: Marti Lyons
- Author: David Mitchell Robinson