Hup! Productions
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For the Love of Friends

A story about the Life and Work of Brent Nicholson Earle

In 1986, to awaken America to the AIDS crisis and to honor the friends he lost, Brent Nicholson Earle runs the perimeter of the United States. In 2020, performers from the worlds of theater, opera and dance embodied episodes of his life on stage.

Inspired by Brent's activism and friendship, Executive Producers Barbara Martinez and David Charner and Hup! Productions presented For the Love of Friends at the West End Theatre in New York in January 2020.

Our show worked within and in parallel with our eponymous film "For the Love of Friends." In the film, our director Cara Consilvio, builds a picture of Brent's life and work through journals and interviews. These same first-hand documents build the drama and reality of the show.

Experience exciting new compositions by Salomon Lerner, Amelia Brey and Christian Adam Jacobs.

FOR THE LOVE OF FRIENDS: A story about the life and work of Brent Nicholson Earle

Written by Cara Consilvio and Brent Nicholson Earle
Original Music by Salomon Lerner, Amelia Brey and Christian Adam Jacobs

Directed by Cara Consilvio

Music Director & Pianist Gordon Schermer

Cast

Production Staff

Stage Manager Cynthia Hennon Marino*

Lighting Designer Abigail Hoke-Brady

Costume Designer Anthony Paul-Cavaretta

Projections Designer Cara Consilvio

Assistant Lighting Designer Daniel Schreckengost

Projections Operator Lauren Gismondi

Executive Producers Barbara Martinez and David Charner

Producers Cara Consilvio and Alex Charner