Sam LaFrage Talks to the Boyz about the Ragtag Theatre Company and the one and Only Damon L. Jacobs

Sam LaFrage is a 2012 graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and was selected as a member of the 2013 New York Academy Company. As an actor, his Off-Broadway credits include “Palm Tree in a Rose Garden” (Jim Strong), “Happy in the Poorhouse” (Stevie), “The Rivals” (Bob Acres), and “Improbable Fiction” (Brevis). Other NYC credits include: “Blithe Spirit” (Charles). “The Wake of Jamey Foster” (Wayne), “Am I Blue?”(John Polk), “The Bear” (Smirnov), “The Loveliest Afternoon of the Year” (He), among others. Sam has worked along side of and collaborated with Douglas Carter Beane, George Heslin (Founder of the Origin Theatre Company, NYC), director/playwright Derek Ahonen (Founder of The Amoralists Theatre Company, NYC), Barbara Rubin (Market Theatre in Joannesburg, South Africa) and Denis Reid (Yale School of Drama). He has written and directed two plays (“The Commedia Cinderella” and “The Commedia Rapunzel”) both of which premiered at Columbia Children’s Theatre in South Carolina.

Ragtag Theatre Company is a Commedia dell’ Arte troupe dedicated to bringing fresh and unique live LGBTQ theatre designed for the entire family! In short, we do fairytales. But not yo mama’s fairytales. We do fractured fairytales that spoof and riff off of pop culture… (much like Animaniacs or Shrek), and we do it all in the style of Commedia dell’Arte, which is an early style of Italian street theatre that incorporates big funny characters, improvisation, and direct audience involvement all in one. Our shows are audience interactive and the kids are integrated into every performance, making them feel uniquely important in this theatrical experience. Ultimately, our goal is the make you laugh and create a safe space where you can be yourself and #beweird with all of us. Through our crazy camp and comedy, we hope to empower and inspire all youngins and grown folk alike to embrace what makes them different.

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