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Red Bastard: Lie With Me<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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#CoHoSummerfest Week 4<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Red Bastard: Lie With Me<\/b><\/p>\n

by\u00a0<\/b>Eric Davis<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

July 6 \u2013 9, 2017<\/b><\/p>\n

Despicable. Embarrassing. No Happy Ending.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

What kind of monster would have an affair? You\u2019re about to find out\u2026 Every-single-one-of-you.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\nRed Bastard: Lie With Me<\/span><\/a>\n

A comedy monster. A diabolical clown. A whore, a fascist, an anarchist. Red Bastard has been called all of these things while simultaneously receiving international critical acclaim<\/a> for his notorious self-titled show. Sellout crowds at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and beyond have been cajoled, provoked, pushed, seduced, and dared to participate under the Red Bastard regime. But Eric Davis, the man behind Red Bastard, knows that even a bulbous bouffon can take a softer approach when it comes to love. In Red Bastard: Lie With Me<\/a>, July 6-9 at CoHo Summerfest, Davis explores the lies we tell our lovers and the bastards who made us lie in the first place with wry humor and twisted tactics. We asked Davis about his own relationship with Red Bastard and pushing the boundaries of performance to create a theatre experience like no other.<\/p>\n

COHO<\/strong>
\nThe CoHo office staff is equally delighted by, enthusiastic about, and terrified of Red Bastard, which seems appropriate because you’ve called him a whore, an anarchist, and a fascist. The performances can be a pretty polarizing experience for the audience. Do you find that Eric Davis the performer and Red Bastard the character have contrasting goals when interacting with the audience? How do you and Red Bastard work together to figure out what each audience needs\/wants during a performance?<\/p>\n

ERIC DAVIS<\/strong>
\nNow that LIE WITH ME is coming together, I realize it’s a very different type of show than RED BASTARD (though it has the same character).\u00a0It will have different tactics.\u00a0It deals with love which must be more gentle.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Red Bastard is a part of me – not the whole – obviously, so he gives voice to my id, I believe.\u00a0So I must be Super Ego.\u00a0 Red Bastard would have endless appetite.\u00a0I keep the reins on him, though. Somebody sane must be in charge.\u00a0I was in a mask workshop where someone was performing in a mask, and was unable to take it off in the end. They’d given way to the mask and the instructor had a very difficult time bringing them back.\u00a0It literally ended in convulsions and a wrestling match. \u00a0It made an impression on me.\u00a0Someone has to be in charge and keep things grounded.<\/p>\n

COHO<\/strong>
\nWhat famous person, living or dead, would Red Bastard most like to meet? And how would that interaction play out?<\/p>\n

ERIC DAVIS<\/strong>
\nJesus Christ. I think Red Bastard would give him a few warnings of what people were going to do in his name. Better write it all down yourself.\u00a0Before they fuck it all up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Red Bastard doesn\u2019t mess around, and neither should you. Lie with Davis and Red Bastard before they return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival<\/a> this August \u2013 if you dare<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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