Up Next: Camp Classic's Mommie Dearest Unauthorized Live Parody
Tuesday, May 14th, 7:30pm
Camp Classics returns with a live parody reading of Mommie Dearest starring Sam Pancake as Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford. Stache WeHo.
Celebrating New Works!
Wednesday, May 22, 7:30pm
Save The Date! Celebrating New Works presents a reading of
Billy To His Friends by Cassandra Rose. At the Davidson/Valentini Theatre, Los Angeles LGBT Center.
Tales of the Transcestors
RETURNING AUGUST 2024
Our celebrated series bringing untold stories of trans* ancestors to the stage will return in in time for Transgender History Month. Stay tuned for announcements about writer outreach, casting, and performances.
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BILLY TO HIS FRIENDS
A Staged Reading
Written by Cassandra Rose (she/her) @scriptsbyrose
Directed by L. Elleseg (they/them) @lelleseg
Produced by Nate Mathis (he/him) @nathaniel.mathis
Cast:
Mario Burrell (he/him) @mario_burrell as Oliver "Billy" Sipple
Ethan Crenshaw (he/him) as Harvey Milk
Brooke Seguin (she/her) @booksowntape as Ensemble 1
Camila Camaleón (she/her/ella) @camila.camaleon as Ensemble 2
June Carryl (she/her) @junecarryl as Ensemble 3
Tom Trudgeon (he/him) @tom_trudgeon as Ensemble 4
John Colella (he/him) @johnnyccannoli as Ensemble 5
Blaire Battle (they/she) @blaire.battle as Ensemble 6
Marine and war veteran Oliver Sipple, or "Billy" to his friends, stopped an assassin from killing President Gerald Ford in San Francisco on September 22nd, 1975. Two days later, Harvey Milk outed him as gay to the entire world. Years later, a diverse group of visitors at the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco are compelled to share Billy`s story as a reminder of what being outed has cost us...both then and now.
Running Time: 90 Minutes, No Intermission
Tix: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=237857 (link in bio!)
Celebrating New Works (CNW) is Celebration’s long-running new play reading series designed to shine a light on new and emerging voices within the LGBTQ+ community and the stories about/for them.
Tales of the Trancestors is an interpretive theatrical telling of TGNC (trans and gender non-conforming) stories across history. Often utilizing music, poetry, and one-acts, our artists bring to life the diverse experiences of those who came before us.
This year’s iteration and theme explores and uplifts untold folklore, narratives, mythologies, and deities where the subjects transcend gender. Our focus is on queer joy in all of its forms.
Seeking 3 TGNC2S Writers for an extended, guided writing process that will result in a full production with actors in August at the Los Angeles LGBT Center co-directed by Dean Grosbard (he/him) and Nico Pang (they/them)! Established writer mentors and religious/cultural scholars will be involved. Actor casting will occur in July.
This is a paid offer.
Instructions:
· Submit a Headshot/Resume.
· Submit a 3-5 page (maximum) Writing Sample of your best work.
· Submit a 1-2 minute video telling us about you, detailing a historical TGNC2S religious, cultural, or spiritual narrative or deity you admire and how you would bring the story to life on stage.
Please apply at https://wkf.ms/4dqrkkR (link in bio)
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, May 24, 2024, 11:59pm
Start your week off right 🥰 then grab your tickets for our parody reading on Tuesday, May 14th. More details below.
Original video TT: Wibble Wobbs
LIVE UNAUTHORIZED PARODY READING:
MOMMIE DEAREST
“TINA! BRING ME THE AX!”
From the folks who brought you last year’s sold-out smash “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane,” join Celebration Theatre for the second edition of its outrageous new series “Camp Classics!”
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Tuesday, May 14 at 7:30pm
Stache WeHo
8941 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
SAM PANCAKE @thesampancake is Faye Dunaway is Joan Crawford, JONNIE REINHART @jonniereinhart as Christina with DANIELE GAITHER @daniele_gaither and NATHAN FRIZZELL @nathanfrizzell as Ensemble.
Directed by ALLI MILLER @allithrillermiller
Adapted by NATHAN FRIZZELL
Produced by COREY LYNN HOWE @coreylynnhowe
Graphic by David Adly Garcia @davidadlygarcia
Tickets: https://celebrationtheatre.org/mommie
-link in bio!
“Fat Ham” at The Geffen Theatre closes next week! See why it’s been extended twice, get your tickets ( link in bio) and use our code CTHAM for a free drink and it benefits Celebration Theatre!
LIVE UNAUTHORIZED PARODY READING:
MOMMIE DEAREST
"TINA! BRING ME THE AX!"
From the folks who brought you last year`s sold-out smash "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane," join Celebration Theatre for the second edition of its outrageous new series "Camp Classics!"
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Tuesday, May 14 at 7:30pm
Stache WeHo
8941 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
SAM PANCAKE @thesampancake is Faye Dunaway is Joan Crawford, JONNIE REINHART @jonniereinhart as Christina with DANIELE GAITHER @daniele_gaither and NATHAN FRIZZELL @nathanfrizzell as Ensemble.
Directed by ALLI MILLER @allithrillermiller
Adapted by NATHAN FRIZZELL
Produced by COREY LYNN HOWE @coreylynnhowe
Graphic by David Adly Garcia @davidadlygarcia
Tickets: https://celebrationtheatre.org/mommie
-link in bio!
We can’t unhear it. It’s just SO GOOD. Regram @goldenerastories
According to co-executive producer Debra Martin Chase, “It was Atlantic [Records] that didn’t want to do it. Clive Davis at Arista was like, “We should do it just because it’s so great. It just deserves to be released.” He really tried to convince Atlantic, but Atlantic thought that it would hurt Brandy’s recording career. Because it was so poppy and mainstream, and they were really focused on selling her as an Urban artist.”
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“Fat Ham” at Geffen Playhouse is extended until May 11th! Don’t forget@to use our code CTHAM so Celebration can benefit from your sale! Plus each ticket gets a free drink! Link in bio: https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/shows/fat-ham/
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Wednesday, May 22 at 7:30pm Celebrating New Works presents a reading of “Billy To His Friends” by Cassandra Rose at the Davidson/Valentini Theatre, Los Angeles LGBT Center - tickets available on our website soon!
Spotlight on the playwright: Cassandra is proud to be a playwright, screenwriter, and narrative designer— often at the same time. Originally from Rockford, IL (go Peaches!), her sordid past includes growing up doing historical reenactment, giving tours in a science museum’s coal mine, and working in a literacy nonprofit. As a playwright, she followed up a BA in Playwriting at Columbia College Chicago with her self-produced The Dictionary Project, Chicago Dramatists’ Tutterow Fellowship (The Amen Trilogy), Stage Left Theatre’s Downstage Left Residency (The Volunteer), and Broken Nose Theatre’s The Paper Trail (Billy to His Friends). Most recently, a workshop production of the start of her queer steampunk play, Skyflint, was part of Haven Chicago’s Director’s Haven 7. As a screenwriter, she won the Scripted Digital Series award at Austin Film Festival in 2022 with Walk Into A Bar. And as a narrative designer, she shipped 3 titles for the romance video game Chapters: Interactive Stories. Cassandra is repped by Jacob Hayman at Citizen Skull. Find her at linktr.ee/scriptsbyrose