STICKY RICE
Wed. 10/16, 7pm | Circa: Queer Histories Festival
In partnership with ONE Institute and Los Angeles LGBT Center, Celebration Theatre returns to this annual festival with a one-night-only staged reading + talkback at the Renberg Theatre of Boni Alvarez' play about a group of San Francisco gaysian friends on the journey to self-love, love for community, and the love of your chosen family. Directed by Michael Matthews. Ticketing Opens in September!
FAUCI AND KRAMER
Sat. 11/2, 8pm | West Coast Coast Premiere Reading + Conversation
By Drew Fornarola. Directed by Khanisha Foster.
“America's Doctor" Anthony Fauci (Sal Viscuso) and playwright/activist Larry Kramer (Jack Plotnick) had an unlikely and complicated friendship. In the 90s, both were fighting the AIDS crisis from opposite ends of the political spectrum. After Kramer's death during COVID, in May of 2020, his spirit visits Fauci one last time. In the privacy of Fauci's home office, the duo discuss art, power, progress, and where we go from here. FAUCI AND KRAMER is a heartfelt new play that takes a serious, and sometimes comical, look at this famously complex relationship.
Presented in co-production with Los Angeles LGBT Center
TALES OF THE TRANCESTORS: THE DIVINE
Returning December 2024 | Greenway Court Theatre
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. More info to be announced soon!
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Our cast gathered for a powerful first rehearsal for Wednesday’s staged reading and conversation. Don’t forget your tickets for this one-night-only event!
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By popular demand, Sticky Rice is being performed at the One Institute’s Circa: Queer Histories Festival for one night only.
(Slide 2) Plus, join us after the performance for a moderator talkback with UCLA professor and dramaturg Lucy Mae San Pablo Burns.
Lucy MSP Burns
(Moderator)
Lucy MSP Burns is an associate professor in the Asian American Studies Department at UCLA, the author of Puro Arte: Filipinos on the Stages of U.S. Empire, and the co-editor of California Dreaming: Movement and Place in Asian America Imaginaries. Burns is among the co-designers and co-authors of Impact of COVID-19 Closures on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Theatre Practitioners (BIPOC) and Black, Indigenous, and Theatres of Color (BITOC).
Recent dramaturgical projects include 10 minute plays by R. Zamora Linmark, Lee Tonouchi, and Lee Cataluna (2024 CAATA Con/Fest) and Examination, a new work in progress by Jennifer Chang.
Starting at the top (left to right), here is the fantastic ensemble of our Sticky Rice reading:
Reggie Lee* as “Wayland”
Boni Alvarez* as “Carlo”
David Tran* as “Ricky”
Daniel Chung* as “Louie”
Alexis Camins* as “Sampson”
Tom DeTrinis* as “Mason”
Richardson Cisneros-Jones* as “Heath”
Christopher Grant Pearson on stage directions
Reserve “Pay What You Will” Tickets (starting at $10) by clicking the link in the bio.
More info below about the play and program.
Full bios for everyone in the comments!
Tickets: bit.ly/StickyRiceTickets
It’s #nationalcomingoutday and whether you’re out, not out, know someone who is out and love them or anywhere in between: we celebrate today and stand here with open arms for you or anyone who needs it on the journey of self discovery! #gayweho #comingout #broadway #lgbtqia #westhollywoodnightlife #queer
We are thrilled to have the amazing cast of “Sticky Ricel! 🎭🌟 Don’t miss their stellar performance in this deeply moving celebration of love, identity, and culture. Get your tickets before they sell out—link in bio!
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Join us for a one night only performance of “Sticky Rice”!
In this play by Boni Alvarez, get ready for unearthing gay Asian beauty outside the White gaze, the journey to self-love, love for community, and the love of your chosen family. Swipe through to learn more about this one-night-only show, and grab your tickets now ( link in bio).
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Happy Queer History Month! Join us for “Sticky Rice” on Wednesday, October 16th at 7:00 PM.
Ticket link in bio.
About the play:
Historically, in American media, Asian men have primarily been depicted in an emasculated light — as the asexual nerd, the comedic foreign exchange student, the active yet sexless martial artist, and the suffering gay butterfly.
Sticky Rice by Boni Alvarez, directed by Michael Matthews, centers on a group of San Francisco gaysian friends who have internalized such popular depictions and explores what happens when they are forced to confront their self-hatred and prejudices. Sticky Rice is about unwrapping the “sticky rice” — slang for Asian American men who desire only other Asian American men) — unearthing gay Asian beauty outside the White gaze, the journey to self-love, love for community, and the love of your chosen family.”
#Circa2024 will take place during LGBTQ+ History Month during October at low or no cost to the public at locations all across Los Angeles County. Sign up to receive updates at circafestival.org.
Circa: Queer Histories Festival is presented by One Institute. Generous support for the festival comes from the Third District Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, California Arts Council, the City of West Hollywood, Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture, and Ares Management.
See you tomorrow!!
Disco Meets Brunch: A Sunday You Can’t Miss!
September 29th,12- 3 PM at Micky’s WeHo. Get your groove on! Bring your friends and get ready to brunch, boogie, and sing along to the greatest hits.
Only 30 guests have the opportunity for the VIP experience - with the chance to meet Thelma & Friends in Micky’s VIP Lounge! Ticket link in the bio.
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Ticket link in the bio!
Better grab those tickets to our Disco Brunch FUNdraiser ASAP! Sunday, September 29th, 12 PM at Micky’s. 🎟️Ticket link in bio.
Co-hosted by Chris Renfro (Queer as Folk, The L Word: Generation Q) and Nikki Levy (Don’t Tell My Mother!)
@nikkilevy @themeatskel.leton
Frank DeCaro is a writer, performer and talk radio host. He has a brand new book coming out - “Disco: Music, Movies, and Mania Under the Mirror Ball” @frankdecaroshow
Elle Deran is an Actor and Advocate, seen sharing their experience as a Trans and Nonbinary person on social media, also seen in the National Tour of Kinky Boots and in SuperYou at Carnegie Hall.
@elle.deran
VanSwan White has traveled nationally in tribute shows to Michael Jackson and Elton John, and can currently be seen performing with Kalimba, an Earth, Wind & Fire tribute band. VanSwan has released five albums that can be found on all streaming services; Apple Music, Spotify, iTunes and Amazon.
Jonnie Reinhart is a drag diva, darling! You know him from the legendary “Screen Queens”
@jonniereinhart
Parnell Damone Marcano is a brilliant actor and singer who’s worked with Thelma Houston for years, and is a proud Company member and Board member of Celebration Theatre. @pdmarcano