Alison Garrigan

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name = Alison Garrigan

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Alison Garrigan (born September 1958) is an American actor, singer, and costume designer, the daughter of actors Jonathan and Jo Farwell. She is well-known for playing both male and female roles.

Career

She has performed in gothic/industrial bands as well and has a cabaret/nightclub act with Michael Seevers called Torch. [Cleveland Cabaret Project. (24 July 2007) [http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:T--d8YSuBLEJ:www.clevelandcabaret.com/biographies.htm+Garrigan+site:clevelandcabaret.com&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us Performer's Biographies] Cached by Google. Accessed 31 July 2007.] She is a self-described "goth-punk vampire bat". [Interview Accessed 5 November 2006. [http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/115666746555560.xml&coll=2] ]

She appeared in David Hansen's "I Hate This". [ [http://www.davidhansen.org/i_hate_this.html I Hate This] Play Website. Accessed 31 July 2007.]

She is married, a mother of a 26 year old, and is openly bisexual. [ [http://www.gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories05/december/1202058.htm] accessed 10 January 2007] [Interview Accessed 5 November 2006. [http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/115666746555560.xml&coll=2] ]

She played Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Cleveland Public Theatre's Christmas production of "The Rocky Horror Show" in 2006, having previously played the part of Janet.The Plain Dealer's Art Staff. (30 November 2006) [http://www.cleveland.com/weblogs/entertainment/index.ssf?/mtlogs/cleve_entertainment/archives/2006_11.html It’s a ‘Time Warp’ weekend] "The Plain Dealer". Accessed 31 July 2007.]

In January 2007 she starred in "Ms. Adventures" , 'a one-woman safari through the American gender jungle' by Michael Sepesy. [ [http://www.pluggedincleveland.com/events/13538/big-box-returns-to-cleveland-public-th.html Big [BOX returns to Cleveland Public Theatre - Cleveland Public Theatre - Cleveland, Ohio ] ]

In December 2007 she appeared in the musical "Pulp". Of her part it was said, "It's Alison Garrigan's Viviane, however, that dominates. The constantly employed Garrigan, whether in musical or straight parts, never fails to impress" [ [http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/31/girls-night-outted] retrieved December 27, 2007] and " [Garrigan] slinks around in a gown (she's also the costume designer) in a way sure to excite folks of any sexual orientation." [ [http://blog.cleveland.com/reviews/2007/12/two_cleveland_theaters_offer_a.html] retrieved December 27, 2007] . About her part in "The Breakup Notebook: The Lesbian Musical" in February 2008 it was said, "At the peak of comic perfection, Alison Garrigan etches out a nervous lesbian with bisexual pretensions". [ [http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/43/daughters-of-lesbos "Daughters Of Lesbos", Keith A. Joseph, The Cleveland Free Times, published & retrieved February 27th, 2008] ]

Roles

Male
* Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Show"
* Yitzhak in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
* Cassius in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar"
* Earl of Kent in "King Lear" [Jack, Carolyn. (19 July 2006) [http://www.cleveland.com/weblogs/reviews/index.ssf?/mtlogs/cleve_reviews/archives/2006_07.html Fatal flaw in this ‘King Lear’ was staging it in the wrong place] "The Plain Dealer". Accessed 31 July 2007.] [Howey, Christine. (19 July 2006) [http://www.clevescene.com/2006-07-19/culture/family-feud/ Family Feud] "Cleveland Scene". Accessed 31 July 2007.]

Female
* Zillah in "Bright Room Called Day"
* Morgan le Fey in "Discordia"
* Elaine in "The Dying Gaul"
* Delilah Strict in "Zombie Prom"
* Mazeppa in ""
* Miss Delilah Strict in "Zombie Prom"
* The occult tattoo artist in Rinde Eckert's opera "Highway Ulysses"
* Susan in "The Secretaries"
* Hester Salomon in Equus [Heller, Fran. [http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2007/02/09/features/arts/arts0209.txt ‘Equus’ treated to awesome production at Beck] "Cleveland Jewish News". Accessed 31 July 2007.]
* Viviane in the musical "Pulp" [ [http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2007/12/06/features/arts/carts1207.txt] retrieved December 27, 2007]

References

External links

* [http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2006/02/14/features/arts/barts0210.txt ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ a stellar Beck production] Review in "Cleveland Jewish News".