Join us for the kick off to the festival at the Alberta Rose Theater! We are celebrating our 10 year anniversary! There will be audience favorites from past shows, highlights from the upcoming festival, and SO MUCH MORE!
OPENING NIGHT GALA
OCTOBER 1st @ 7:30PM
With Mistress of Ceremonies Eleanor O'Brien
Armed with her guitar and sharp wit, Shirley Gnome will sing you shameless, obscenely honest songs about human nature that will have you in stitches.
TAKING IT UP THE NOTCH
OCT. 3 @ 7PM, OCT. 5@ 10:30PM, OCT. 6 @ 6PM, OCT 7 @ 4PM
written and performed by Shirley Gnome
A one-person, genderqueer, kinky, femmesexual, polyminded, gay-divorcee PRIDE parade through the real life of Michelle/Ryan. “Ze” confronts stereotypes both within and without in a celebration that exposes the complex tension between being authentic to oneself and belonging.
ZE: QUEER AS FUCK
OCT. 3 @ 9PM, OCT. 5@ 7PM,
OCT. 6 @ 4PM, OCT 7 @ 8PM
written and performed by Ren Lunicke
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Thurs 10/4, 7pm; Fri 10/5 9pm; Sat 10/6 10pm; Sun 10/7 6pm
SHOW DESCRIPTION
Sex Ed A Go Go is a talk and variety show hybrid that is one part sex Q&A and one part Go-Go revue. Host Dirty Lola gives open, honest, and entertaining answers to anonymous questions from audience members about sex and relationships, and showcases a rotating cast of burlesque performers and other guests.
Sex Ed A GoGo
OCT. 3 @ 9PM, OCT. 5@ 7PM, OCT. 6 @ 4PM, OCT 7 @ 8PM
written and performed by Dirty Lola
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Thurs 10/4, 9pm; Fri 10/5 5pm; Sat 10/6 8pm; Sun 10/7 2pm
SHOW DESCRIPTION
A fairy tale exploring themes of sex work through the lens of fantasy, Fish Girl tells the tale of a lovestruck tourist who falls into the deep end when he meets the "girl" of his dreams. She’s half fish, half girl, half real and half dream. The show includes original songs, shadowplay, physical comedy, antique slide projections, and high drama. It provides a look into the hopes, dreams and fears of a sex worker and the one who loves her.
HYDRA
01/19 - 01/23
written & performed by Siouxsie Q and Sean Andries
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Wed 10/10, 9pm; Fri 10/12 10:30pm; Sat 10/13 6pm; Sun 10/14 8pm
SHOW DESCRIPTION
Stand-up storytelling, hip hop heroics, and emotional nudity collide in this smash-hit smackdown of sexual misadventure. Woody’s days inside a Puritan cult gave way to nights inside consenting adults on a quest to answer the timeless query: “What is gay shit, and where do I find it?” Hop on the scenic route to the bone zone - through good sex, bad luck, and the warmest corners of your own sticky mind - in this honest onslaught of hanky-panky hijinks!
HYDRA
01/19 - 01/23
TAKING IT UP THE NOTCH
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Thu 10/11, 9pm; Fri 10/12 7pm; Sat 10/13 10pm; Sun 10/14 2pm
SHOW DESCRIPTION
Sara is the spunky, eight-year-old star running back of her street football team. But off the field, she can’t outrun the attack of a sexual predator. As Sara transitions into womanhood, the effects of the childhood attack stay with her. She takes a few hits, but never stays down for long. Tough Brown Leather is a testament to the human capacity to survive, heal and embrace one’s sexual power.
SANTORINI
01/19 - 01/23
TAKING IT UP THE NOTCH
Join us for the kick off to the festival at the Alberta Rose Theater! We are celebrating our 10 year anniversary! There will be audience favorites from past shows, highlights from the upcoming festival, and SO MUCH LOVE!
OPENING NIGHT GALA
OCTOBER 1st
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PERFORMANCE TIMES: Wed 10/10, 7pm; Fri 10/12 5pm; Sat 10/13 4pm; Sun 10/14 6pm
SHOW DESCRIPTION
What’s the first thing Valerie does when she’s diagnosed with cancer for a second time in her life? Having beaten lymphoma earlier in life, she is now diagnosed with breast cancer. Afraid of “losing the girls,” Valerie decides to take them out for one last hurrah… And…does she succeed? Come see the show to find out! This sexy and adventurous solo show follows the triumphant journey of one woman as she finds her own “hulk-like” strength to find her superhero within! A true and inspiring story!
MYKONOS
01/19 - 01/23
TAKING IT UP THE NOTCH
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Wed 10/10, 7pm; Fri 10/12 5pm; Sat 10/13 4pm; Sun 10/14 6pm
SHOW DESCRIPTION
What’s the first thing Valerie does when she’s diagnosed with cancer for a second time in her life? Having beaten lymphoma earlier in life, she is now diagnosed with breast cancer. Afraid of “losing the girls,” Valerie decides to take them out for one last hurrah… And…does she succeed? Come see the show to find out! This sexy and adventurous solo show follows the triumphant journey of one woman as she finds her own “hulk-like” strength to find her superhero within! A true and inspiring story!
MYKONOS
01/19 - 01/23