Scary Drag
Wanzie Presents will launch a self-produced production of Charles Ludlam's cross-dressing classics comedy thriller, The Mystery of Irma Vep on Saturday Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. in the Footlight Theatre at the Parliament House Resort. The play is a satire of several theatrical and film genres, including Victorian melodrama, farce, and the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock film Rebecca. This high-camp gothic spoof features two of Orlando’s infamous actors, Doug Ba'aser and Joshua Eads-Brown portraying all of the residents of the Mandacrest estate in this virtuoso quick-change horror story. Ba'aser and Eads-Brown are reprising the characters they played in an early 2010 production presented at Slueth's Mystery Dinner Theatre. “This is Doug and Josh at their best. Their performances are just flat out hysterical,” says Michael Wanzie. The show will continue Saturdays through Oct. 29 with a special Halloween Industry Night performance on Monday, Oct. 31. For more info visit Wanzie.com
You Better Work!
Even the rain couldn't keep the gays at bay. Ru Paul's Drag Race finalist Carmen Carrera dazzled the audience at Mr. Sisters Oct. 8. One fan in particular received an impromptu lap dance from the New Jersey native. Orlando resident brass-mouth Norm Gentry was silenced when Ms. Carrera singled him out, making him literally put his money where his mouth is. She definitely brought her confidence, uniqueness, nerve and talent.
Sisters are Doing it for the Community
On Friday, Oct. 7, the Orlando Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, along with members from Tampa, South Florida and two other states worked the runway at Parliament House for a fundraiser benefitting Hope and Help's food bank. The event, Project NUNway, raised over $1,400. They broke the habit donning fashion by local designers including Rich Kuntz aka Gidget Galore, Cory Austin and Bill Seablom aka Sr. Majyna Burns. “This event was their gift to our community so those affected by HIV/AIDS won’t have to choose between taking their medications and eating the food so vital to their survival,” said Rob Domenico, Hope and Help's newly appointed Director of Community Relations. “The Sisters are truly angels on earth!”
