Her Opponent is a restaging of excerpts from each of the three 2016 U.S. presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, with genders inverted. With the gender inversion, the names of the candidates have been changed to "Brenda King" for Donald Trump and "Jonathan Gordon" for Hillary Clinton.
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This spot about HER OPPONENT appeared on Steve Kornacki's show on MSNBC on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. HER OPPONENT Created by Maria Guadalupe & Joe Salvatore Featuring Daryl Embry & Rachel Tuggle Whorton with Andy Wagner Directed by Joe Salvatore Production Stage Manager: Angela Hesterman Costume Design by Marion Talan and Hair Design by Troy Beard www.heropponent.com Facebook / Twitter / Instragram: @heropponent Tickets for the Off Broadway run are available at Ticketmaster.com and by calling 212.921.7862.
“Not to oversell this, but watching this re-enactment was riveting - made me re-think how both candidates came across during the real debates.”
Changing Perspectives
Her Opponent is a re-staging of excerpts of the 2016 presidential debates with gender-reversed casting that uses verbatim performance to explore the following question: Could experiencing what the two U.S. presidential candidates said and how they said it during the three 2016 presidential debates -- but with the genders inverted -- cause people to revisit their own personal biases and develop insights or a different perspective?
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What Audiences are Saying
“Tonight was a bit frightening as I experienced on myself what I always thought is true of ‘others’: the speed and ease with which I can be manipulated by form. Sobering experience.”
“I was struck by the strength of the technique... Attack. Consistently attack. Never stop attacking.”
