Alison Garrigan Explained

Alison Garrigan
Birth Date:September
Occupation:Actor, singer, costume designer

Alison Garrigan aka Alison Hernan[1] (born September 1958) is an American actress, singer, and costume designer, the daughter of actors Jonathan and Jo Farwell. She is well known for playing both male and female roles.

Career

She has performed in gothic/industrial bands as well and has a cabaret/nightclub act with Michael Seevers called Torch.[2] She is a self-described "goth-punk vampire bat".[3] She and co-writer/guitarist Dennis Yurich reformed their Goth/Steampunk band "Queue Up" in 2008.[1]

She appeared in David Hansen's I Hate This.[4]

She is married, mother of a grown up son, and is openly bisexual.[3] [5]

She played Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Cleveland Public Theatre's Christmas production of "The Rocky Horror Show" in 2006, having previously played the part of Janet.[6]

In January 2007 she starred in Ms. Adventures, 'a one-woman safari through the American gender jungle' by Michael Sepesy.[7] The show was revived in 2008.[8]

In December 2007 she appeared in the musical Pulp. Of her part it was said, "It's Alison Garrigan's Viviane, however, that dominates. The constantly employed Garrigan, whether in musical or straight parts, never fails to impress"[9] and "[Garrigan] slinks around in a gown (she's also the costume designer) in a way sure to excite folks of any sexual orientation.".[10] About her part in The Breakup Notebook: The Lesbian Musical in February 2008 it was said, "At the peak of comic perfection, Alison Garrigan etches out a nervous lesbian with bisexual pretensions".[11]

Roles

Male

Female

Directing credits

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queue Up . Alison Hernan goes Goth again . The Plain Dealer . September 22, 2008 . December 4, 2013.
  2. Cleveland Cabaret Project. (July 24, 2007) Web site: Performer's Biographies . September 7, 2016. Cached by Google. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  3. Web site: Northeast Ohio . Interview Accessed 5 November 2006 . The Plain Dealer . December 4, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014041/http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fliving%2F115666746555560.xml&coll=2 . December 3, 2013 .
  4. http://www.davidhansen.org/i_hate_this.html I Hate This
  5. Web site: A little salty, instead of sweet. www.gaypeopleschronicle.com . January 10, 2007.
  6. The Plain Dealer's Art Staff. (November 30, 2006) It’s a ‘Time Warp’ weekend The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  7. Web site: Big [BOX] returns to Cleveland Public Theatre – Cleveland Public Theatre – Cleveland, Ohio |publisher=Pluggedincleveland.com |accessdate=December 4, 2013].
  8. Web site: Pavlish Group: Jason Maxwell / Don Pavlish . CPT Ms. Adventures . Cptonline.org . April 12, 2008 . December 4, 2013.
  9. Web site: The Cleveland Free Times :: Arts :: Girls' Night Outted . December 27, 2007.
  10. Web site: Two Cleveland theaters offer a break from holiday overkill, with varied success - Cleveland Arts News & Reviews from the Plain Dealer . December 27, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071213013101/http://blog.cleveland.com/reviews/2007/12/two_cleveland_theaters_offer_a.html . December 13, 2007 . retrieved December 27, 2007
  11. News: Daughters Of Lesbos, Keith A. Joseph, The Cleveland Free Times, published & retrieved February 27th, 2008 . December 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20080511205007/http://freetimes.com/stories/15/43/daughters-of-lesbos. May 11, 2008.
  12. Jack, Carolyn. (July 19, 2006) Fatal flaw in this ‘King Lear’ was staging it in the wrong place The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  13. Howey, Christine. (July 19, 2006) Family Feud Cleveland Scene. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  14. Heller, Fran. ‘Equus’ treated to awesome production at Beck Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  15. Web site: 'Pulp' at CPT is laugh-out-loud funny . www.clevelandjewishnews.com . December 6, 2007 . December 27, 2007.
  16. http://summershome.blogspot.com/2009/05/free-shakespeare-in-cleveland.html Free Shakespeare in Cleveland

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