Surviving Twin

Surviving Twin

A solo piece many years in the making, Surviving Twin is what the singer-songwriter calls a “posthumous collaboration” with his writer father. Part concert, part dramatic reading, part family slide-show, it is a hybrid theatrical form consisting mainly of songs written by Loudon III, along with readings of magazine columns written by his late father, Loudon Jr., and photographs that span four generations of the Wainwright clan. Despite a troubled past in this father-son relationship, Loudon III has carefully chosen, arranged and rehearsed these pieces, taking the best of his own and linking them with samples of his father’s best

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A solo piece many years in the making, Surviving Twin is what the singer-songwriter calls a “posthumous collaboration” with his writer father. Part concert, part dramatic reading, part family slide-show, it is a hybrid theatrical form consisting mainly of songs written by Loudon III, along with readings of magazine columns written by his late father, Loudon Jr., and photographs that span four generations of the Wainwright clan. Despite a troubled past in this father-son relationship, Loudon III has carefully chosen, arranged and rehearsed these pieces, taking the best of his own and linking them with samples of his father’s best self, then bringing them to a polish with the help of director Joseph Haj and UNC Playmakers Rep.

Loudon Wainwright, Jr. (1924-1988) was most widely known as an editor and columnist for LIFE. In 1963 he started the magazine’s first personal column “The View From Here” which, despite interruptions, he was still writing up until his death. In 1988 Charles Champlin, then The Los Angeles Times Arts Editor wrote, “The column was always a pleasing paradox, a self revealing and even confessional voice, thoughtful, concerned and unpretentious amid the grandeurs of photo journalism.”

Loudon Wainwright III (b. 1946) is a singer- songwriter, actor and published author. He has recorded over 26 albums including the 2010 Grammy Award winning High, Wide, & Handsome. Critic Stephen Holden of The New York Times writes, “[Loudon III] wrings more truth out of his contradiction than any other songwriter of his generation.” As an actor he has appeared on TV (M.A.S.H., Ally Mc-Beal, Undeclared), in movies (Big Fish, The Aviator, Knocked Up), on Broadway (Pump Boys & Dinettes), and Off-Broadway (Hot Lunch Apostles). In 2017 Penguin/Randomhouse released his new autobiographical memoir, Liner Notes, followed in 2018 by his “audiobiography” Years In The Making, a 2-CD retrospective featuring orphaned album cuts, live recordings, radio appearances, home demos, and more.

Video

Netflix trailer, "Surviving Twin" produced and directed by Judd Apatow and Christopher Guest (2018)

eTown webisode #1309 (2017)

FORMATS

Standard Performance

One-man theatrical hybrid of pulp, picture, and song starring Loudon Wainwright III.

ITINERARY

09.03.2020 MI, Traverse City
Dennos Museum
09.04.2020 MI, Ann Arbor
The Ark
11.12.2020 AZ, Phoenix
MIM Music Theater
11.13.2020 NM, Albuquerque
South Broadway Cultural Center
11.14.2020 CO, Fort Collins
The Armory
11.15.2020 CO, Denver
Daniels Hall
12.04.2020 PA, Sellersville
Sellersville Theater
01.07.2021 CT, Old Saybrook
The Kate
02.07.2021 OR, Portland
Alberta Rose Theatre
02.11.2021 CA, Sacramento
Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts
02.12.2021 CA, Berkeley
Freight and Salvage
09.05.2021 MI, Grand Rapids
Listening Room

PROMO ASSETS

Documents

> “The Principle Ghost: Thoughts on Loudon Wainwright III’s ‘Surviving Twin'” (by Mark Perry, Dramaturg/ PlayMakers Repertory Company) | PDF
> Artist Bio (rev 8/2018) | PDF | DOC
> Press Reviews | PDF

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