Taylor Mac Dolls Up for a Queer Revolution by Barry David Horwitz & Patricia L. Morin In “Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!” Taylor Mac demonstrates that the Holiday season and Covid both steal our taste and endorse capitalism. They force us into isolation, especially the queer 10% of the population. What happens when our individual tastes are…
Loy A. Webb Unearths Deeply Rooted Sexual Bias by Patricia L. Morin In Loy A. Webb’s “The Light,” we are the fly on the wall in a couple’s cozy living room, voyeurs watching their comfortable relationship crumble. In a 70 minute-by-minute scene, Shotgun Players’ intimate on-line play takes us on an emotional roller coaster…
Banner photo: Tina D’Elia as Lupe Vélez Tina D’Elia Weaves Latina Activism into Comedy by Patricia L. Morin The premise of “Overlooked Latinas” is brilliant. Tina D’Elia spotlights the political power of famous 1930s to 50s Latina movie stars in her gripping solo show about Angel, an aspiring lesbian TV writer. As the playwright,…
Larissa Fasthorse Exposes Native American Genocide by Patricia L. Morin “The Thanksgiving Play” is a mind-stretching, satirical “Let’s learn that” tour through the false history of the indigenous people in America. Larissa Fasthorse portrays white Americans as phonies, unable to find a true self, or understand Native American culture. Director Jeanie K. Smith promotes a…