StageQ announces QUEER SHORTS 8, our eighth annual shorts playfest, opening June 7 and running through June 15 at the Bartell Theatre, 113 E Mifflin Street in Madison.
This playfest is a unique event, bringing together experienced directors, actors and stage hands with folks who haven’t been on stage (ever or in years) to learn the ropes, have fun and create a couple of weekends of great theater. If you’ve been to Queer Shorts before, you know what a romp it is. If you’ve never been to Queer Shorts, don’t put it off: we’re only planning to continue through Queer Shorts 10.
This year we have 11 short plays, from the touching to the hysterically funny (the show skews heavily towards comedy) and including themes of sex, love, heaven, hiking and prom. The playwrights are from all over North America.
The directors are: Scott Bennett, Michael Bruno, Katy Conley, George Gonzalez, Julie Johnson, Simone LaPierre, Karl Reinhart, Kyle Richmond, John Siewert, Laurie Stark and Louise Stout.
The cast includes Erik Andrus, Leonie Dolch, Jay Edgar, Elexis Estrada, Jesse Gustafson, Sean Langenecher, Celia Lohr, Page Metcalf, Petrovnia McIntosh, Odari McWhorter, Donnovan Moen, Bob Moore, Boye Nagle, Jacob Nelson, Karl Reinhart, Zechariah Ruffin, Lauren Rusch, John Siewert, Laura Spring, Louise Stout, Eric Theis, Nicholas Wagner, Sarah Whelan and Chue Xiong.
Tickets are $10 for Thursday and Sunday performances, and $15 for Friday and Saturday performances. Reservations are available by calling 608-661-9696, ext 3, or by visiting http://www.stageq.com.
Performance dates and times are:
Friday, June 7, 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 8, 8:00 pm
Sunday, June 9, 2:00 pm
Thursday, June 13, 7:30 pm
Friday, June 1, 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 15, 8:00 pm
