Tasty Little Rabbit
Price range: $15.00 through $15.95
Description
Is it pornography or is it art? TASTY LITTLE RABBIT tells the true story of a 1936 Fascist Italian investigation of pornography charges in Taormina, Sicily. The investigation uncovers a much darker secret of a love triangle between poet Sebastian Melmoth, photographer Wilhelm Von Gloeden, and an 18-year-old Sicilian boy. What will be sacrificed to protect secrets of the heart?
Production Info
Full Length Drama (about 90 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Period Costumes
Press Quotes
“For over two decades, Los Angeles–based playwright Tom Jacobson has repeatedly proven himself to be one of the most prolific innovators in all things theatrical in our too often culturally-challenged reclaimed desert. Long cherished in our community for the magical and edifying body of work he has created, there’s no doubt he would be my top choice as someone to be crowned as the Playwright Laureate of Los Angeles theatre. Jacobson returns with another riveting work, TASTY LITTLE RABBIT, based on historical fact and speculating about the relationship of German photographer Baron Wilhelm Von Gloeden, his main model and muse Pancrazio Buciuni, and a mysterious visitor called Sebastian Melmoth.” —Travis Michael Holder, Ticketholders LA.com
“The specific subject of Jacobson’s literate and moving play are some photographs taken in 1897, but its scope is much greater than that, exploring art and love and the tragedy of being ahead of one’s time. The world premiere production at Moving Arts is smart, witty and features a brilliantly talented cast. Jacobson’s writing is sharp, layered and pointed — although this play tells a true historical tragedy, our own time isn’t seeming especially safe these days.” —Terry Morgan, Arts Beat LA
“TASTY LITTLE RABBIT is a haunting, erotically charged excavation of beauty, memory, and the violence of being seen. Tom Jacobson’s writing vibrates with a dense weave of historical and philosophical allusion, echoing the architecture and seriousness of Tom Stoppard. Both writers favor intellectual compression and uneasy mirroring. Yet Jacobson diverges from Stoppard in one essential way. The cleverness here does not delight. It wounds. Jacobson’s vision doesn’t just invite attention. It insists on it.” —Michael M. Landman-Karny, Stage and Cinema
“Like Tom Jacobson’s most recent triumph, the award-winning CREVASSE, TASTY LITTLE RABBIT gives audiences a peek at the private lives of some of modern history’s most noteworthy — and notorious — figures. That it’s also an entirely enthralling piece of theater is icing on an already tasty little cake.” —Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
Author
Tom JacobsonTom Jacobson has had more than 100 productions of his plays, including PLUNGE at Son of Semele, TAR at Playwrights Arena, MEXICAN DAY at Rogue Machine Theatre Company, SPERM at Circle X Theatre Company, THE ORANGE GROVE at Playwrights Arena, and the award-winning BUNBURY, TAINTED BLOOD, OUROBOROS and THE FRIENDLY HOUR at The Road Theatre Company. THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY WAY premiered at The Theatre @ Boston Court (five Ovation Award nominations, four Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle nominations, one GLAAD Award nomination, Fringe Festival Award for Outstanding Production of a Play, PEN Center Award for Drama) and moved Off Broadway to Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre. MAKING PARADISE: THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL was produced by Cornerstone Theater Company (Critic's Choice in Back Stage West). He has been a co-literary manager of Boston Court, a founding member of Playwrights Ink, and a board member of Cornerstone and Boston Court. Recent productions include the world premieres of THE CHINESE MASSACRE (ANNOTATED) at Circle X and HOUSE OF THE RISING SON at Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA (Critic's Choice in Back Stage West and Los Angeles Times, nominated for a GLAAD Award and winner of two Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards), CAPTAIN OF THE BIBLE QUIZ TEAM at Rogue Machine (Top Ten Stage Raw, Drama Critic’s Circle Award), THE DEVIL’S WIFE at Skylight Theatre, and WALKING TO BUCHENWALD and THE BAUHAUS PROJECT at Open Fist. Film: PRAIRIE SONATA (based on THE FRIENDLY HOUR). Opera: HOPSCOTCH, commissioned by The Industry. Most recently, CREVASSE was produced by Son of Semele at the Victory Theatre.
Book Information
| Publisher | BPPI |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 8/21/2025 |
| Pages | 70 |
| ISBN | 9798888560563 |
Special Notes
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com
