NAPOLEON’S WH*RE SISTER
NOMINATED: FRINGE AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL ‘25
WINNER: Playwright's Promise - Inkwell Theater
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NOMINATED: FRINGE AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY
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NOMINATED: LOUD KARMA PLAYWRIGHT AWARD
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NOMINATED: THEATRE THEATER PLAYWRIGHT AWARD
WINNER: Playwright's Promise - Inkwell Theater *** NOMINATED: FRINGE AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY *** NOMINATED: LOUD KARMA PLAYWRIGHT AWARD *** NOMINATED: THEATRE THEATER PLAYWRIGHT AWARD
The year is 1804. Napoleon Bonaparte has just been crowned Emperor of France and he would really like his younger sister to behave like a good girl. Her new husband, Prince Camillo Borghese of Italy, would appreciate the same.
Pauline has other ideas.
When Camillo commissions the renowned sculptor Antonio Canova to create a virginal statue of Pauline, she shocks the world by instead posing buck ass naked.
This play takes place at the party where the statue is unveiled.
At its heart, this is a story of men in power telling a woman what to do with her own body — and that woman tells them to f*** right off.
CAST LIST
Deborah Lee Smith as Prince Borghese, Pauline’s husband
Sarah J. Eagen as Helewise, faithful servant
Shannon Corbeil, Pauline Bonaparte, exhibitionist and rebel
Shelley Regner as Emperor Napoleon himself
Grace Stockdale (a Broadway star!) as Borghese & Helewise
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Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, our Seed & Spark campaign successfully raised 109% of our goal budget, allowing us to pay for our venue at The Broadwater Second Stage, our Hollywood Fringe Festival registration and marketing fees, our costumes and props, images by Grace Stockdale Photography, videography, and, of course, paying our talented cast. We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on!