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———— June 2008 Openings ——————

Songs from an Unmade Bed

Dave Barrus
photo: Maia Rosenfeld  

Written by Mark Campbell
Music by Debra Barsha, Mark Bennett, Peter Foley, Jenny Giering, Peter Golub, Jake Heggie, Stephen Hoffman, Lance Horn, Gihieh Lee, Steven Lutvak, Steve Marzullo, Brendan Milburn, Chris Miller, Greg Pliska, Duncan Sheik, Kim D. Sherman, Jeffrey Stock, Joseph Thalken
Directed by Patrick Pearson
Music direction by Jake Anthony
Produced by David Tarlow

Broadway veteran Dave Barrus performs this funny, sexy, elegiac, ironic work of urban romance.

Part of LA’s Festival of New American Musicals.

Cast includes: Dave Barrus.

June 4-August 10, 2008 - Thursday-Saturdays 8pm; Sundays 3pm
Celebration Theatre, 7051B Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California
Wheelchair accessible
$30
Information/reservation: 323-957-1884
Information: celebrationthtr@earthlink.net

Oh My Godmother!

Brandon Finch, Kyle Payne
photo: Justin Chin  

Written and directed by Ron Lytle
Produced by Lyte-Hart Productions

Albert, a young, gay man living in San Francisco, dreams of escaping his homophobic stepmother and stepsisters. In his search for true love, he meets the dashing “it-boy” prince. When the prince tries to see Albert again, he has no idea how to find him. However, Albert has a fun and dishy Godmother who saves the day with his sage and outrageous advice. The show has lots of zany humor, snappy dialogue, and soaring romance.

Cast includes: Brandon Finch, Kyle Payne, Scott Phillips, Tomas Theriot, Steve Yates, John Erreca, Jenifer Tice, Lisa Otterstetter, Julia Etzel, Caleb Haven Draper, Ken Handler, Donny Landers, Gilbert Michael, Jessica Payne, Libby Wood.

June 26-August 31, 2008 - Thursday-Saturdays 8pm; Sundays 3pm
Zeum Theater, 221 Fourth St., San Francisco, California
Wheelchair accessible
$20-$35 - discounts for seniors 60+ and students up to 22 with ID
NOTE: No one under 8 years of age admitted
Information/reservation: 800-838-3006; Brown Paper Tickets

———— July 2008 Openings ——————

Yank!

Tom Doyle, Tom Zohar
photo: Barron Henzel  

Book and lyrics by David Zellnik
Music by Joe Zellnik
Directed by Igor Goldin
Musical direction by Amy Dalton
Produced by Diversionary Theatre

Stu, a war reporter, and Mitch, an army private, fall in love and struggle to survive in a time and place where the odds are stacked against them.

This musical play is suffused with period songs — swing, big band, boogie-woogie — and the type of story that gets told in wartime. It explores how WWII became a catalyst which helped gay men find each other and brought lesbians together. “Yank!” is a love song to the “it takes one of every kind” Hollywood platoon flick and to 1940s Broadway.

Cast includes: Amy Biedel, Zachary Bryant, Jacob Caltrider, Rocky DeHaro, Eric Dowdy, Tom Doyle, Juston Harlin, Tony Houck, Trevor Peringer, Sven Salumaa, John Whitley, Tom Zohar.

July 10-August 17, 2008 - Thursdays 7:30pm, Friday, Saturday 8pm, Sundays 2 and 7pm
Monday July 28 7:30pm
Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd., San Diego, California
No wheelie access
$31 Thursday, Sunday, Monday / $33 Friday / $35 Saturday / students, seniors 60+, military $4 off
Information/reservation: 619-220-0097
Information: boxoffice@diversionary.org

Greetings From A Queer Señorita

Monica Palacios
photo: Sunny Bak  

Written, directed and performed by Monica Palacios
Produced by Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble

Wholesome lesbo raunch and righteous rants of nationality, sexuality and middle age flab.

Monica Palacios is Breath Theater’s resident artist, and, for 26 years, has been on the forefront of queer Latina/o writing and performing. She created one-woman shows including “The OH! Show,” “Get Your Feet Wet,” “Queer Soul: A 20-year retrospective,” “Besame Mucho,” and “Latin Lezbo Comic,” which have toured and been performed Off-Broadway. Ms. Palacios is featured in the films “In the Bag,” and in “Serious Jokers,” a PBS award-winning documentary by Arthur Dong. She was a finalist in “Many Voices Project” (Chicago Dramatists, 2006), awarded a postdoctoral Rockefeller Fellowship from the Center for Chicano Studies at U.C., Santa Barbara (2003-2004), and received an “Indie Award for Excellence in Play Writing” from the Santa Barbara Independent Newspaper (May 2004).

July 11-August 3, 2008 - Friday-Saturdays 8pm; Sundays 3pm
Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble, 310 W. 5th St., Santa Ana, California
Wheelchair accessible
$20
Information/reservation: 714-540-1157
Information: monicapalacios@earthlink.net

bare : a pop opera

Ian Cullity, Lucas Blair
photo: Nic Candito  

Written by John Hartmere Jr. and Damon Intrabartolo
Music by Damon Intrabartolo
Lyrics by Jon Hartmere Jr.
Directed by Kevin Caravalho
Musical direction by Maggie Hollinbeck
Produced by Erik Daniells/Artistic Differences Theatre Company

Peter and Jason are seniors at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Boarding School. They form a secret relationship, despite possible repercussions from family, friends, and the church. They search for love, acceptance, forgiveness, and faith in an unforgiving world.

“bare” features a driving pop/rock score.

Cast includes: Ian Cullity, Kelly Daniells, Lucas Blair, Josh Robertson, Joelle Wirth.

July 31-August 30, 2008 - Thursday-Saturdays - 8pm
The Space, 2509 R St., Sacramento, California
Wheelchair accessible
$18 / $15 students, seniors
Information: 916-233-5597; erik@artisticdifferences.net
Reservation: 916-708-3449

———— August 2008 Openings ——————

Thrill Me: the Leopold and Loeb story

Eric Luddick, Joshua Peterson
photo: Glenn Meche  

Book music and lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff
Directed by Glenn Meche
Produced by To Do Productions - The Marigny Theatre Group

A musical adaptation of the crime of the century. Two brilliant, sexually involved with each other law students set out to commit the perfect murder, no one must ever know. But then, what’s the point?

Cast includes: Eric Liddick, Joshua Peterson.

August 29-September 29, 2008 - Friday, Saturdays 8pm - Sundays 6pm
Marigny Theatre, 1030 Marigny St., New Orleans, Louisiana
Wheelchair accessible
$25-$35 / $15 Sin and Theatre Family Monday Sept. 1
Information: 504-948-9608; todoproductions@hotmail.com
Reservation: 504-218-8559

———— September 2008 Openings ——————

Third Eye: the b-side monologues

Melenie Eleneke, Greg Gutting, Rachel Garcia,
Lucas Biasch, Kat Evasco
photo: Greg Lawler  

Written by John Caldon
Directed by John Caldon and Thu Tran
Produced by Guerrilla Rep

A documentary exploration — and sometimes a deconstruction of — traditional views of love and marriage. The characters (and cast) consist of all sexual orientations.

Author John Caldon taped conversations with five racially, culturally and sexually diverse people who share their poignant, and often humorous, stories about longing, love, family and marriage.

Cast member Melenie Eleneke is a human rights, HIV/AIDS, and transgender activist. One of Caldon’s interview subjects, she plays herself.

Cast includes: Melenie Eleneke, Greg Gutting, Lucas Biasch, Kat Evasco, Rachel Garcia, Ryan Fuimaono.

Live music by Ryan Fuimaono.

A portion of all ticket sales benefits the Equality California Institute’s public education campaign, “Let California Ring,” which opens hearts and minds about the freedom to marry and the respect, support, protections, and responsibilities that come with marriage.

September 4-27, 2008 - 8pm
Mama Calizo’s Voice Factory, 1519 Mission St., San Francisco, California
No wheelie access.
$15-20 / $12.50 students, seniors and TBA / $10 groups of 10+
Information: 415-412-7438; infor@guerrillarep.org
Reservation: 800-838-3006

Speech & Debate

Spencer Perrenoud, Katie Swinehart, Alex D. Hill
photo: Colleen Scribner  

Written by Stephen Karam
Directed by Joe Bailey
Produced by Who Wants Cake?

High school misfits Solomon, Diwata, and Howie attend the same high school, however, they never met until one of their teachers is involved with a gay sex scandal. Through an unexpected chain of events, they realize three voices are stronger than one. Since their school has no speech and debate squad, maybe this is their chance to at last be heard by the school, and, perhaps, even by the world.

Cast includes: Alex D. Hill, Spencer Perrenoud, Katie Swinehart, Jamie Warrow.

September 5-29, 2008 - Friday, Saturday, Monondays 8pm; Sundays 3pm
The Ringwald Theatre, 22742 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, Michigan
Wheelchair accessible
$20 Fri-Sat / $15 Sun / $10 Mon
Information/reservation: 248-545-5545
Information: info@whowantscaketheatre.com

Lady In Waiting

Charles Hayter
photo: Christopher Dew  

Written by Charles Hayter
Directed by Mat Howard
Produced by Alix Stirling

Dr. Kenneth Kain is a lonely, middle-aged, gay man and burnt-out doctor whose life is transformed when Princess Louisa introduces him to the world of drag. Kenneth launches a double life; doctor by day, drag queen by night. One fateful evening, his carefully-partitioned life collapses, with consequences both funny and poignant. Ultimately, it is the drag queen who leads the doctor on a voyage to reclaim his lost humanity.

Official Selection of Montreal’s Village Scene Productions for the July 2008 Fresh Fruit Festival.

“Fantastic … laugh out loud funny in a terribly dark and wonderful way.” - Judith Thompson, Canadian Governor-General’s award winning playwright, script reading, February 2005

“A bubbly cocktail of wit and sass, with a little medical ethics thrown in.” - Jason Rip, London, Ontario critic’s show review, August 2006

Cast includes: Charles Hayter.

September 9-13, 2008 - 8pm
Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St., Toronto, ON, Canada
Wheelchair accessible
$15 / $13 students and seniors / $2 discount for groups of 10 or more
Information: 416-465-4030; ladyinwaiting08@gmail.com
Reservation: 416-975-8555

No Exit

Steven Lone, Rhianna Basore, Monique Gaffney
photo: Barron Henzel  

Written by Jean-Paul Sartre
Adapted from the French by Paul Bowles
Directed by Esther Emery
Produced by Diversionary Theatre

Three strangers mercilessly exploit one another’s fears and weaknesses in a windowless room. Cradeau is a gutless, womanizing journalist who collaborated with the Germans in World War II France. The sadistic Inez is a onetime postal clerk who destroyed her same-sex lover. Inez eagerly preys upon the frivolous society lady Estelle, who has her own dark, secret past.

With surprising flashes of humor and cruelty, the interpersonal dynamics shift ceaselessly, each individual displaying moments of power and weakness, exhilaration, and despair. Sartre, an esteemed existentialist philosopher, wrote his seminal play, in 1944. It popularized the expression: “Hell is other people.”

Cast includes: Monique Gaffney, Steven Lone, Rhianna Basore, Kevin Morrison.

September 11-October 5, 2008
Thursday 7:30pm / Friday, Saturday 8pm / Sunday 2 and 7pm / Monday, Sept. 22 7:30pm
Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd., San Diego, California
No wheelie access.
$29 Thursday, Sunday, Monday / $31 Friday / $33 Saturday / $4 off for students, seniors 60+, military
Information/reservation: 619-220-0097
Information: boxoffice@diversionary.org

The Widow West

Nate Levine
photo: Michael Behrens  

Written by Morgan Ludlow
Directed by Soumyaa Kapil
Produced by Wily West Productions

In 1850 San Francisco, and in the throes of gold fever, Billy, a young, naive prospector, tries to make his fortune. In a city of 30,000 men — all clobbering each other to get ahead — Billy survives by becoming a woman.

Transformed into the “most eligible girl in town,” Billy finds himself fighting off the insatiable lusts of some of the the city’s most prominent citizens. Billy hides a suiter in the closet when another suitor shows up, fends marriage proposals from a man already married, and deals with a dangerous gunslinger, who seems to be on to the truth.

Two men marry in San Francisco, at the very beginning of the city’s history.

Cast includes: Billy Hayes, Jason Jeremy, Kat Kneisel, Nate Levine, Gwyneth Richards, Mark Shepard, Kirk Matthew White, Janice Wright.

September 11-13, 18-20, 25-27, 2008 - 8pm
Stage Werx, 533 Sutter St., San Francisco, California
Wheelie acces, with obstacles.
$24
Information: 415-302-9182; wilywestproductions@yahoo.com
Reservation: widowwest.com

Foot Locker

Tom Wilson Weinberg, Keith Kaczorowski
photo: Kevin Broad  

Written, music, and direction by Tom Wilson Weinberg
Produced by David Alan Perkiss

Every composer has a trunk, a footlocker full of gems scrapped at dress rehearsal, novelty numbers that ended up on the cutting room floor, romantic ballads for lovable villains and character songs for characters who went missing. Keith Kaczorowski dives into Tom Wilson Weinberg’s trunk and emerges with songs and sketches tossed and shoved, lost, found, and loved. Weinberg at his piano and Kaczorowski at his best, the duo provides a quirky, tuneful hour of words and music.

Cast includes: Tom Wilson Weinberg, Keith Kaczorowski.

September 12-13, 2008 - 7pm, 9pm
Willie Way Cabaret, 1315 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wheelie access with obstacles
$15
Information: 215-413-1318; aboveground@tomwilsonweinberg.com
Reservation: 215-413-1318; livearts-fringe.org/2008/details.cfm?id=4763

Spunk

Daniel Landroche, Fae Kievman
photo: Luz Dekorum  

Written by Edgar Pussywillow
Music by ?
Directed and produced by the SF Buffoons

During the San Francisco Gold Rush of 1849, a dandy, a thief, and a beautiful ship’s cabin boy hustle to get rich quick by any means necessary. Amidst the largest migration in world history — which included almost no women — this uninhibited trio quickly descends into a world of vice and violence, a world where they may just have to sacrifice their dreams in order to survive.

The all-male cast utilizes a hybrid “buffoon” technique codified from years of street shows, rife with drama, debauch, vulgarity, cross dressing, and skin.

The SF Buffoons have been awarded a grant from the Arch and Bruce Foundation, and a DIY Residency at Mama Calizo’s Voice Factory to support development of this new work.

“I was insulted directly, I was smelled, I was offended, I wanted to leave, and yet I was unexpectedly moved by a message both political and emotional.” - Cris Moore, critic

Cast includes: Nathaniel Justiniano, Fae Kievman, Paul Knowles, Daniel Landroche, Michael Riddle, Eric Wilcox, Mars Wind.

September 18-20, 25-27, 2008 - 8pm / September 21 - 2pm
Mama Calizo’s Voice Factory, 1519 Mission St., San Francisco, California
No wheelie access.
$20 / no one turned away for lack of funds
Information: wilcoeric@gmail.com
Reservation: brownpapertickets.com/event/41811

———— October 2008 Openings ——————

Blowing Whistles

Neil Phipps
photo: Bob Seary  

Written by Matthew Todd
Directed by Pete Nettell
Produced by Alice Livingstone and Pete Nettell / Focus Theatre

Nigel and Jamie are a long-term couple in a sexually open relationship. On the eve of their 10th anniversary, they go cruising online and meet “Cumboy_17.” The next 24 hours changes their lives forever.

“Blowing Whistles” is a comedy about being gay, being in love, little white lies, and internet dating.

“So much soul is laid out on that stage that it’s hard not to let it affect you” - SameSame

“One of the most exciting plays to come out of Mardi Gras in years” - Aussie Theatre Network

For 18 years and older: nudity, language, scenes of sexual nature.

Cast includes: Lachlan Mantell, Lindsay Moss, Neil Phipps.

October 23-November 15, 2008 - Tuesday-Saturdays 8pm, Sunday 5pm
Darlinghurst Theatre, Greenknowe Ave., Potts Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Wheelchair accessible
$35 / Conc $30 / $25 October 21 preview


———— 2008 Festivals & Series ——————

Fresh Fruit Festival - 6th Annual
July 11-27, 2008
Sharing the LGBT community’s unique perspective, creativity and diversity and to build links between the LGBT, local, national and international artistic communities as well as to the general public.

New York City Locations Codes
    LL - Leslie-Lohman Gallery, 26 Wooster St.
    JP - Joe’s Pub, at the Public Theater, 425 LaFayette St. - Tickets 212-967-7555
    BN - Barnes & Noble, at the Lincoln Center, 1972 Broadway
    KT - Kaufman Theater at the Algonquin Theater Group, 123 E. 24th St. - Tickets 212-352-3100 or 866-811-4111
    CC - The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. - Tickets 212-352-3100 or 866-811-4111
    NC - Nuyorican Café, 236 E. 3rd St. - Tickets 212-352-3100 or 866-811-4111
July 11
    The Cavalcade of Fruits - 7:30pm - BN - $FREE
    Preview (and post-view) of the remarkable Fresh Fruit Festival.
    Features comedian Kelli Dunham, jazz performer Nhojj, Rome Neal, and scenes from Chip Deffaa’s
    musical comedy Theater Boy, Linda Ann Loschiavo’s Courting Mae West, and more.

July 12
    Open Mic - 7pm-8:30pm - NC - $5
    Hosted by Clover Honey and Raven Hall. 6:30pm sign up. Advance Sign up: artisticdirector@freshfruitfestival.com

July 13
    Celebration - 7pm - JP - $25 / $65 VIP seats / $20 seniors, students
    Tribute to LGBT jazz greats and out jazz performers. Produced by Rome Neal

July 14
    Drag Show Video Vérité - 8pm - CC - $10
    Produced/directed by Joe E. Jeffreys, edited by Seth S. Hauser

July 15
    Theater Boys musical by Chip Deffaa - 6pm - KT - $18
    Bed and Breakfast by Sam Sommers - 9pm - KT - $18

July 16
    Strike a Pose!: Gender 2008 Visual Arts Show - runs to July 23 - LL - $FREE
    Bed and Breakfast by Sam Sommers - 6pm - KT - $18
    Theater Boys musical by Chip Deffaa - 9pm - KT - $18

July 17
    Theater Boys musical by Chip Deffaa - 6pm - KT - $18
    Bed and Breakfast by Sam Sommers - 9pm - KT - $18

July 18
    Excerpts from Stonewall Stories and a panel discussion - 7:30pm - BN - $FREE
    Bed and Breakfast by Sam Sommers - 6pm - KT - $18
    Theater Boys a musical by Chip Deffaa - 9pm - KT - $18

July 19
    Free Reading - 11am - KT - $FREE
    Every Soul Has a Song by J. Fitzgerald, dir. by Mia Anderson - 1pm - KT - $18
    Courting Mae West by LindaAnn Loschiavo, dir. by Louis Lopardi - 6pm - KT - $18
    Mary Christmas by Kevin Podgorski - 3pm - KT - $18
    Lady-in-Waiting written/performed by Charles Hayter, dir. by Mat Howard - 9pm - KT - $20

July 20
    Courting Mae West by LindaAnn Loschiavo, dir. by Louis Lopardi - 2pm - KT - $18
    Every Soul has a Song by J. Fitzgerald, dir. by Mia Anderson - 5pm - KT - $18
    Mary Christmas by Kevin Podgorski - 7pm - KT - $18
    Lady-in-Waiting written/performed by Charles Hayter, dir. by Mat Howard - 10pm - KT - $20

July 21
    Courting Mae West by LindaAnn Loschiavo, dir. by Louis Lopardi - 6pm - KT - $18
    Mary Christmas by Kevin Podgorski - 9pm - KT - $18

July 22
    Mary Christmas by Kevin Podgorski - 6pm - KT - $18
    Courting Mae West by LindaAnn Loschiavo, dir. by Louis Lopardi - 9pm - KT - $18
    Talk: Gender & Art 1950-1960 by Lois Lazarus - 7pm - LL - $FREE

July 23
    Sapphire’s Kiss by Maggie Zarillo-Gouldin, dir. by Ronnie Prism - 6pm - KT - $18
    Are Women Human? by Nanna Mwaluko, dir. by Jose Zayas - 9pm - KT - $18

July 24
    Are Women Human? by Nanna Mwaluko, dir. by Jose Zayas - 6pm - KT - $18
    Sapphire’s Kiss by Maggie Zarillo-Gouldin, dir. by Ronnie Prism - 9pm - KT - $18

July 25
    Sapphire’s Kiss by Maggie Zarillo-Gouldin, dir. by Ronnie Prism - 6pm - KT - $18
    Are Women Human? by Nanna Mwaluko, dir. by Jose Zayas - 9pm - KT - $18

July 26
    Dylan Wants to Dance - children’s play on freedom - story by Carol Polcovar, developed with dir. Juliana Lira - 11am - KT - $15
    Are Women Human? by Nanna Mwaluko, dir. by Jose Zayas - 1pm - KT - $18
    Sapphire’s Kiss by Maggie Zarillo-Gouldin, dir. by Ronnie Prism - 3pm - KT - $18
    Finding Ways to Prove You’re Not an Al-Qaeda Terrorist When You’re Brown written/performed by Snehal Desai - 6pm - KT - $20
    Bully Proof Vest written/performed by Veronica Harper - 8pm - KT - $20
    It Goes Without Saying written/performed by Bill Bowers, dir. by Martha Banta - 10pm - KT - $20

July 27
    Bully Proof Vest written/performed by Veronica Harper - 1pm - KT - $20
    Finding Ways to Prove You’re Not an Al-Qaeda Terrorist when You’re Brown written/performed by Snehal Desai - 3pm - KT - $20
    It Goes without Saying written/performed by Bill Bowers, dir. by Martha Banta - 6pm - KT - $20

ONE Culture Series 2008

Events takes place on the third Sunday of the month, at 2pm

Free presentations by writers, archivists, performers, artists, and activists. These events take place in the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, which houses the world’s largest research library on gay, lesbian, bisexual,and transgendered heritage and concerns.

Produced by Bill Kaiser

Sept 21
    Cheri Gaulke and Terry Wolverton - “The Woman’s Building: An Organization of Our Own”

Oct 19
    Pioneer Don Kilhefner - “Gay Consciousness Versus Gay Assimilation”

Nov 16
    Jeff Auer - “Bette at The Bathhouse: The Divine Miss M’s Continental Baths Career”

Dec 21
    Michael Kearns, Bill Kaiser, and others - Holiday party, “Purple Stages: A Holiday Celebration of the Gay and Lesbian Theatre Movement in L.A.”

ONE Archives, 909 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, California
Wheelchair accessible with obsticles
FREE - no reservations
Information: 213-741-0094; purplecir@aol.com

Ganymede Arts 2nd Annual GLBT Fall Arts Festival
September 26-October 5, 2008

Ganymede Arts

Holly Woodlawn, Justin Bond
Produced by Ganymede Arts

Festival include headliners Holly Woodlawn (GLBT Transgender Icon and star of Warhol/Morrisey movies “Trash” and “Women in Revolt”) in her critically acclaimed cabaret. And Tony-nominated Justin Bond (of “Kiki and Herb,” and “Shortbus” fame) in his internationally acclaimed one-man show.

The 10-day festival includes dance, visual and performance art, new plays, cabaret and choral performance, stand-up comedy, GLBT youth event, and a Warhol movie event with live commentary by Holly Woodlawn.

Performers include (as of June 28):
         Holly Woodlawn (actor)
         Justin Bond (actor)
         Matt Henry (comedy)
         Rick Hammerly (filmmaker)
         Special Agent Galactica (comedy, singer)
         Elizabeth Loosemore (choreographer)
         Corey Landolt (choreographer)
         Tyler Savoie (choreographer)
         Michael Bobbitt (choreographer)
         The Mesmers (band)
         Tom Goss (band)
         Jonathan Powers (composer)
Plus more than 125 GLBT performance and visual artists.

Ganymedearts is dedicated to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) experience. Its mission is to provide high-quality, professional theater and art that fosters social and cultural awareness of, and for, the GLBT community.

Church Street Theatre, 1742 Church St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
No wheelie access
$10-100
Information: 202-390-1502; jjohnson@ganymedearts.org
Reservation: 800-494-8497

Marga’s Funny Tuesdays - Queer Comedy

Marga Gomez
photo: David Wilson  

Written by Marga Gomez, Ali Mafi, Ronn Vigh, and more.
Directed and Produced by Marga Gomez

A 10-show weekly, comedy series featuring the best gay and gay-friendly comics on earth. Hosted by Marga Gomez.

Cast includes: Marga Gomez, Rene Hicks, Tom Ammiano, Nick Leonard, Dana Corey and more.

February 26-April 29, 2008 - Tuesdays 9pm
Harvey’s, 500 Castro St., San Francisco, California
No wheelie access
FREE

QComedy - Sunday Night Gay Comedy

Produced by QComedy

2nd & 4th Sundays of the month - 8pm - ongoing series
Jon Sims Center, 1519 Mission St., San Francisco, California
Wheelchair accessible
$8-$15 sliding scale
Information: 415-541-5610
To perform, contact: Nick Leonard nick@nickleonard.net


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