The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

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The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  5m

Kristoffer Díaz

Winner! 2011 Obie Award, Best New American Play
Winner! 2008 National Latino Playwriting Award
Finalist! 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama


Image: 2010 Second Stage Theatre Production (Joan Marcus)

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades

  • Winner! 2011 Obie Award for Best New American Play
    Winner! 2008 National Latino Playwriting Award
    Finalist! 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

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Summary
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity follows the life of wrestler Macedonio Guerra. As a lifelong fan, he has followed wrestling only to become a "jobber," one who is paid to lose to bigger-name stars in the ring. Macedonio meets Vigneshwar Paduar, a young Indian man from Brooklyn, who he wants to team up with. The wrestling execs go for it, but pitch them as "terrorists" in the ring. Macedonio and Vigneshwar find a way to push the personas to the limits and say what needs to be said. Unspoken racism, politics, and courage are all woven into this play that leaves it all on the mat.
History

World Premiere Produced By Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago, Illinois, Dennis Zacek, Artistic Director; Jan Kallish, Executive Director.  In association with Teatro Vista.

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Performing Groups

MACEDONIO GUERRA (also known as The Mace) – a Puerto Rican professional wrestler; good at what he does, undersized, our hero
EVERETT K. OLSON (also known as EKO) – the Caucasian owner of THE Wrestling; brash, confident, ostensibly our villain
CHAD DEITY (also known as Chad Deity) – the African-American champion of THE Wrestling; confident, handsome, not a very good wrestler
VIGNESHWAR PADUAR (also known as VP) – a young Indian-American Brooklynite; charismatic, natural, effortless
THE BAD GUY – a non-descript professional wrestler (non-speaking; also plays Billy Heartland and Old Glory)

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting

    A Wrestling Ring

  • Features Elaborate/High-Volume Costumes
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language

Media

"The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity…has the delicious crackle and pop of a galloping, honest-to-God, all-American satire." - The New York Times

“Ladies and Gentlemen, in this corner of Chicago’s rich theater scene, weighing in with a unique combo of vigorous physicality and wickedly intelligent humor, please put your hands together for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, a vibrantly entertaining, insightful new play about -- wait for it -- professional wrestling.” – Variety

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    Image: 2010 Second Stage Theatre Production (Joan Marcus)

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Kristoffer Díaz

Kristoffer Díaz

Kristoffer Díaz is a playwright and educator living and working in Brooklyn. His full-length titles include The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (published by Samuel French), Welcome to Arroyo’s, Guernica, Fucking Vigwan (or Swag) and #therevolution. Awards include 2011 New Y ...

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