Fake Friends is a New York-based theater and digital media production company that develops and produces original works for the stage, screen, and internet. We mix and remix iconic popular culture moments to push personal, political, and theatrical boundaries, often through a queer lens. We create comedic work that entertains and cultivates audiences who are passionate about the future.
The company is led by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley, with members Cat Rodríguez, Ariel Sibert, and Rory Pelsue. In 2020, Fake Friends premiered Circle Jerk online, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. In 2021, Fake Friends co-produced This American Wife online, which was named the “Best Theater of 2021” by the LA Times and the New Yorker. In 2022, Fake Friends produced Circle Jerk hybrid live and in-person at the Connelly Theater.
“We will work on the physical and digital worlds of our new internet musical project we are developing. At CultureHub, we are eager to investigate new functions of cinematography for in-person and online audiences–as well as discover new digital dramaturgies.”