THE LILY'S REVENGE | October 12-28 | Oberon, 2 Arrow St, Cambridge | $25-$45 | americanrepertorytheater.org
Princess Diana died in 1997, so that's when Taylor Mac began contemplating The Lily's Revenge, in which, complete with petals and pot, he portrays the titular blossom.
Mac's 2009 theater piece, which the flamboyant author/performer developed over the course of a four-year residency at New York's HERE Arts Center, revolves around a flower that goes on a quest to become a man so that he can marry the bride he adores.
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