The Duchess, The Serpent & The Crow
Tue 22 Jul
|The BCN Studio
This postmodern queer acid-western play about identity and self-realization will be presented as a staged reading with four actors, twelve characters, and a rich universe inspired by queer theory, Americana, and 1970s experimental film. The reading is in English.
Time & Location
22 Jul 2025, 20:00 – 22:00
The BCN Studio, Carrer d'Elkano, 26, 0 1A, Sants-Montjuïc, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
Guests
About The Event
Staged Play Reading followed by Q&A | In English | Doors open 19:30
Tickets start at 5€
At the door 10€
The Duchess, The Serpent & The Crow is a postmodern, queer-focused, hyper-American acid western about identity and self-realization. This staged reading of the play combines an ensemble-based creation process – where four actors play over twelve characters – with a rich universe inspired by queer theory, Americana, and 1970s experimental film. The reading is in English.
"On an endless desert road resting on the back of a world serpent, a lone stranger – the Crow – walks toward a mysterious Party. They have no past but know the Duchess awaits at the road’s end. Along the way, they encounter the desert’s strange inhabitants: a man who wants to kill the earth and become a giant, a roadside devil who trades in souls, and a woman who rides a wagon…