SCANDALOUS CONDUCT: A FAIRY EXTRAVAGANZA
A MULTI-CHANNEL DOCUMENTARY MUSICAL
SCANDALOUS CONDUCT PREMIERED IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND AT THE GREAT FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, SEPTEMBER 12 – OCTOBER 6, 2024
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Photo: John Hesselbarth
An Episcopal minister. 41 naval recruits. A zealous newspaper editor. A pandemic. A drag show. A beanstalk. The YMCA. A future president of the United States.
Scandalous Conduct: A Fairy Extravaganza
commemorates the Newport Naval Sex Scandal of 1919.
At the end of World War I, a Navy-sanctioned raid on homosexual activity in Newport, RI sparked national scandal, when sailors and civilian men alike were targeted in a covert operation against “immoral acts”.
Photo: John Hesselbarth
Jason Tranchida & Matthew Lawrence
Scandalous Conduct: A Fairy Extravaganza
(Newport Version)
Three-channel video
2024
67 minutes
Scandalous Conduct: A Fairy Extravaganza is produced with support from Brown Arts Institute as part of the inaugural IGNITE Series. The project is made possible in part through funding support from Rhode Island Humanities, an independent state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and support from Presenting Sponsor Newport Historical Society. Additional support from The Wilbury Theatre Group and Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.
