Writer/director/designer: Christine Stoddard
Assistant writer/director/designer: Aaron Gold

Let’s get meta, baby. Christine Stoddard and Aaron Gold, play themselves on stage, presenting several colliding character acts: Queen Jaguar, played by Stoddard, is a warrior poetess from the jungle who communicates only through improvised a cappella as interpreted by The Ambassador, played by Gold. Art Bitch, played by Stoddard, is a Bushwick trust fund brat of the contemporary art world, enabled by her wealthy Uncle Cornelius, played by Gold. The Appraisal Lord (Gold) and his assistant, Helpy the Helping Jester (Stoddard), will allow audience members to choose their interaction with the characters, be it a Playful insult or a Serious Compliment. You’ll also be graced by an honest to God AUTHOR, played by Gold. In this show, Stoddard and Gold navigate a conflict that challenges them to re-examine the dynamics of their relationship. An ensemble cast of characters and the audience will gradually guide them back toward meditation and the love that they both deserve. In this new work, which uses previously created and performed characters of ours, the central thrust will be comedic. This is unlike previous versions of Queen Jaguar and Art Bitch work. The show is largely improvised and involves audience participation.

 

Cast

Christine Stoddard - Queen Jaguar
Aaron Gold - The Ambassador

Christine Stoddard is a Salvadoran-American writer, artist, and performer named one of Brooklyn Magazine’s Top 50 Most Fascinating People. A Ms. Magazine “Ms. Muse” and Miss Subways Finalist, she founded Quail Bell Press & Productions, including Quail Bell Magazine. She has written and performed original work at The Tank, Gene Frankel Theatre, Broadway Comedy Club, The Players Theater, The People’s Improv Theater, the Magnet Theater, and other venues. She co-hosts the comedy TV show “Don’t Mind If I Don’t” with Aaron Gold and created the talk show “Badass Lady-Folk,” both on YouTube and Manhattan Neighborhood Network. She authored the books Desert Fox by the Sea, Naomi & the Reckoning, Belladonna Magic, Heaven Is a Photograph, and other titles. Previous publications include the Tulane Review, Cosmopolitan, Digital America, MODA Critical Review, Marie Claire, Native Peoples Magazine, Bustle, Rejoinder, Teen Vogue, and others. Her work has been supported by Arts By the People, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Chashama, Support Creativity, the Puffin Foundation, ArtBridge, IndieSpace, the Hudson Valley Writers Center, Arts Gowanus, and other fine organizations. A current MS Documentary Film candidate at Columbia University, she earned her MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from The City College of New York. YouTube/IG/FB/TikTok @StoddardSays; WorldOfChristineStoddard.com

Aaron Gold (collaborator) is a comedian, actor, writer, and host. He has appeared on Mtv, Nickelodeon, TNT, and NBC, as well as lent his voice to several Disney cartoons. His mental health comedy show, "You Are Not Alone: An Uplifting Show About Depression," has been enjoying monthly performances at the Magnet Theater for over 9 years now, and has partnered with NAMI NYC to combat the stigma associated with mental health. He is a two-time Silver Telly award winner, appears in the upcoming murder thriller, "The Art of Diversion," sequel comedy fan film, “The Mask: Gone Viral,” and recently played several dark and disturbing roles in "Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares" at The Tank. Aaron is the host of "Don't Mind If I Don't," a podcast-turned-TV show where fans and experts of things he doesn't like convince him why he is wrong. He co-starred in the limited podcast, "Bad Guys & B-Sides," playing an angsty teenage guitarist turned magical sorcerer. Aaron starred in the indie features White People Problems and Where Demons Dwell, and is playing a role in an upcoming Untitled Marvel Project.