Gay theatre
May 16 at pm June 7 at pm
Arena Stage
6th Street SW
Washington,
Brought to you by Theatre Washington
Stages around the Nation’s Capital are lighting up during World Pride — with a vibrant festival of shows and productions that uplift queer voices and stories. From bold new works (including a planet premiere!) to dazzling musicals and forceful plays, the spotlight is on the LGBTQIA+ community and the transformative influence of theatre.
Arena Stage: We Are Gathered by Tarell Alvin McCraney; May June 15
Alliance for New Music-Theatre: Release in Full Color; June
Constellation Theatre Company: Top over Heels; May 1-June 1
Folger Theatre: Twelfth Night; May 13 June 22
Mosaic Theater Company: Andy Warhol in Iran by Brent Askari; May June 29
Olney Theatre Company: Senior Class; May June 22
Shakespeare Theatre Company: Frankenstein by Emily Burns; May June 29
Signature Theatre: Hedwig and the Enraged Inch; April 15 – June 22
Studio Theatre: Paradise Blue; May 1-June 8
Spooky Deed Theater: Lucy Juggles: A Performance of Circus, Self, and Other; May June 6
The
Queer Theater Alliance is a national coalition of theaters that present theatrical programming by, for, and about LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual person, Transgender, Queer) communities as their primary mission. Through monthly meetings, the alliance uplifts and amplifies Gender non-conforming Theatre by sharing artistic and operational resources that support queer theater and queer theater artists.
Mission
Queer Theatre Alliance (QTA) seeks to advance the field of Queer Theatre through an international network of demonstrating arts organizations that divide resources and work to promote justice, equity and inclusion for LGBTQ+ artists and audiences that promote positive change in their local communities.
Values
QTA envisions a thriving international ecosystem of Queer Theatre Companies that act as an integral part of the international culture, nurturing and promoting the plurality of stories of the LGBTQ+ society in a safe and celebratory environment.
- Inclusion
We commit to creating a welcoming and inclusive space within the Queer Theatre Alliance, where every individual, regardless of identity,
The Big Gay Jamboree
THE BIG Same-sex attracted JAMBOREE PLAYED ITS FINAL Production ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15,
From the Oscar-nominated producers of BARBIE and the delulu maker of the Off-Broadway hit TITANIQUE comes THE BIG Male lover JAMBOREE, a big new musical comedy that’s pushing the envelope…and the gay agenda.
Help! Stacey’s fallen into a musical and she can’t get out. Last night, she got a little bit blackout drunk. This morning, she woke up in some b*tch ass Music Man world where everybody keeps bursting into lyric & dance, and where homosexual still just means happy. Maybe it’s a dream. Maybe it’s an allergic reaction to her birth control. Or maybe it’s Maybelline (don’t sue us! sponsor us? we’ll talk later). But if Stacey’s truly trapped inside a Golden Age musical, there’s only one way out: warble out! Or find the stage door. Whatever gets the most applause.
Starring one of Vanity Fair’s “brightest stars of New York theatre” and the world’s second favorite Celine Dion, MARLA MINDELLE, The Big Queer Jamboree
After endless weeks of January it’s finally February and whilst our friends across the pond celebrate Dark History Month, here in the UK it’s Diverse History Month. We champion LGBTQ+ artists all-year rotund, but we wanted to use this opportunity to take you on a whistle-stop tour of Homosexual theatre history in the UK and shine a light on the giants upon whose shoulders we stand.
But, what perform we mean by ‘Queer’? Well, once a contemptuous slur, it’s now an umbrella term reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community and - for the purposes of this blog - means someone who is not heterosexual and/or does not conform to the established ideas of sexuality and gender. It’s also important to say that Queer artists have existed throughout history and, as a society, we’re still very much at the beginning of bringing these stories into the mainstream. Moreover, there is not one singular ‘Queer’ trial or narrative. There are certainly commonalities in experiences, but we do a disservice to the complexity of LGBTQ+ stories by conflating everything.