“I gotta be careful with this description…The Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits relies upon a series of revelations, moment by moment, which creates a steady escalation of surprise, wonder and horror. To go specifically into those revelations in order to unpack the themes of the show runs the risk of destroying the very surprise that makes The Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits such a fun and unique theatrical experience. I can say that the show centers around the collision of two very different couples, one of whom has a salacious proposal for the other, and which will ultimately explode into a 21st-century class war. It speaks very directly to the growing divide between the haves and the have-nots - an ancient feud that especially now seems to be permeating so many of our film and TV shows as we watch on the news as billionaires become untouchable pharaohs. But the difference here I think is how this “war” is brought to an extremely personal and nostalgic place requiring these characters to bear their souls through arias, knife-flight language, and incessant comedy. It’s been a blast to develop.”
MICHAEL SHAW FISHER (Playwright/Director) (He/Him) most recently was seen at Asylum NYC on stage in his Original Rock Musical EXORCISTIC for which he was awarded the Drama Critic Circle Award for Best Lyrics and Music for it's run in Los Angeles. He won the Ovation award for Best Lyrics and Music for SKULLDUGGERY: the Musical Prequel to Hamlet (2017) and received the Ovation Award for Best Book of an Original Musical his solo show SHAKESPEARE'S LAST NIGHT OUT (2015) which he revived last year at GeniusFEST. He also recently published his debut novel The Town and the Fury! Dude is busy! This new play of his THE AMAZING SEX LIFE OF RABBITS premiered at Hollywood Fringe last summer to rave reviews and many nominations, winning the Encore Award from Soho Playhouse itself which is why we are here today!