BAD REP Theater

BAD REP in its original incarnation created the Salon Series at Gallery One in Soho. Its mission was to pair unexpected combinations of mediums and artists at differing stages in their careers by reaching out to the community to find undiscovered and nascent talent to support. "Screaming for God" paired an opera singer with a novelist weaving song and text accompanied by a pianist. Another afterno

on had the novelist Marianne Wiggins and playwright Keith Reddin onstage with Kimberly Robinson a pregnant teen poet discovered in a Jimmy Breslin column who wrote about Ms. Robinson when the father of
her unborn baby was shot and killed. Robinson’s poetry invited her to participate in the event in which a saxophonist accompanied the spoken words. We received awards for our series including one from Franklin Furnace, had private investors step up, and POETS & WRITERS agree to pay the talent involved. Press included The Amsterdam News, The Hollywood Reporter, and the Daily News. Our loose knit group is fluid and when and how we emerge depends on the opportunity to present work that honors our mission. Such an opportunity on a inspiring larger scale presented itself as this hybrid performance piece grew.