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Bad Stars is modeled after traveling theater troupes, adapting itself to each new context it's performed in. The project began at Bad Water Gallery in Knoxville, TN (2022) and was later developed and performed at STARS in Los Angeles (2023) and at Segal Center's Prelude Festival (2024). 

Bad Water, True West (2022)
Bad Water Gallery Knoxville, TN
performed by Sophia Cleary, Ada Friedman, Amanda Horowitz, Adam Hughes
live painting by Beaux Mendes


Bad Stars, True West (2023)
STARS Los Angeles, CA
performed by Jess Barbagallo, Sophia Cleary, Arne Gjelten
live painting by Beaux Mendes
dramatrugy by Agnes Borinsky


Bad Stars (2024)

Prelude Festival at Segal Center, NYC
performed by Brian Mendes, Peter Mills Weiss, Isa Spector
scenic design by Maggie Fitzpatrick, Adi Blaustein Rejto

Ephemera

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Ada Friedman Script Drawings, Bad Water True West 2022
Bad Water True West, Bad Water Gallery, w Sophia Cleary, Ada Friedman, Amanda Horowitz, Adam Hughes, Beaux Mendes
Bad Water True West, Bad Water Gallery, w Sophia Cleary, Ada Friedman, Beaux Mendes, Adam Hughes
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Bad Stars True West, 2023
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Bad Stars @ Prelude flyer, 2024
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