Bridgerdown
by La Fenice

Apr. 24 - May. 09
Wednesdays, Fridays-Saturdays

 

In this meat market dressed in silk, the gentlemen best mind their manners. These ladies have very particular taste.

A mysterious widow and her lovely daughter have swept back into London for the Season. They are charming. They are elegant. They have excellent taste — in gowns, in company, and in dukes.

Austin's award-winning La Fenice presents Bridgerdown, a commedia dell'arte spectacular that asks the age-old question: what exactly does it take to get ahead in Regency society? The answer involves a rich duke, a marriage plot, and certain skills the widow and her daughter acquired during their years abroad that they haven’t quite gotten around to mentioning.

Part glittering romance, part sharp-edged farce, Bridgerdown weaves the breathless social intrigue of Bridgerton together with the, shall we say, particular appetites of Sweeney Todd — all brought to life through La Fenice's signature masked, mad-cap post-modern commedia style.

The ton has had it coming for years. The ladies are simply prepared to do something about it.

THE COMPANY

Bridgerdown stars celebrated Austin performers Adrian Prado, CB Feller, Chelsea Manasseri, Kate Meehan, Kelly Hasandras, Nate Dunaway, Stephanie Delk, and Tobie Minor — an ensemble of formidable talents, each one capable of charming the wig off a viscount before he knows what's happened to him.

ABOUT LA FENICE

La Fenice Theatre Company is Austin's award-winning Commedia dell'Arte ensemble. Rooted in the oldest traditions of Italian masked comedy and committed to the joyful spirit of live performance, La Fenice creates original works that are as wild as they are precise — spectacles built to surprise, delight, and unsettle.

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Bridgerdown
by La Fenice ensemble
La Fenice

 

April 24 – May 9, 2025

Venue:  Butterfly Bar, Vortex Rep, Manor Road, Austin, Texas

Fridays & Saturdays at 10:00 PM  |  Wednesdays at 8:00 PM

Tickets are Pay-What-You-Can — because every seat should be filled and everyone deserves a night at the theatre.