With one show still to go in its inaugural season, Out Front Theatre has announced an exciting, profound and what promises to be an exceptionally entertaining second season.
“It’s been incredible to see the outpouring of support we’ve received during our inaugural season and only hope that we can continue to grow that support in the season to come!” said Paul Conroy, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of Out Front Theatre Company. “From beloved film tributes, to Southeastern premieres and more, the new season will continue to bring LGBTQIA stories to the forefront of theatre right here in Atlanta.”
I've had the great pleasure of seeing the Out Front's first two productions and can hardly wait to see everything else they bring to the stage! First up in Season 2...
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The 1975 cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, starring a quite young (and busty) Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry, had been out for some time when I first learned about it. While in high school in Wyoming, a fellow art class student, a transplant from California, created a LARGE format reproduction of the movie poster...of course I was fascinated.
It wasn't until many (many, many) years later that I finally saw the movie in its entirety in a movie theater. There were a lot of firsts that first year when I moved back to Atlanta. In 2010, I went to a midnight showing—the "traditional" showtime for this film—to see it for the first time.
While waiting in line, a young lady was walking around planting giant kiss marks on theatre-goers and painting—in lipstick—a giant "V" on the foreheads of Rocky Horror virgins. While I qualified, I opted for just the lips.
Fast-forward to inside the theatre. It was packed! I was the oldest person in the theatre, but having the time of my life. It was very much like I'd heard over the years, lots of audience participation, but even more fun than I'd imagined!
Lips Down on Dixie performs "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in front of the movie screen every Friday night at Plaza Theatre. You've got time to catch a show there before seeing the stage play at Out Front!
The Mystery of Love and Sex
Let's be honest...the title alone makes you want to see this one, right? Ah, ah...I said honest. Truth be told, it sounds quite profound...and like so many true life stories I've heard in my lifetime. I'm anxious to see this one!
I honestly don't know what this show is about, but we were told that Barbra Streisand will not be making a guest appearance. It's still while off, so you never know, right? This show is a co-production with ART Station in Stone Mountain, another theatre that I've quite enjoyed and where I met Charlie Ross. That partnership alone makes me want to see this show!
Sordid Lives
I can hardly wait to see Sordid Lives! I love the movie (2000) and the television series (2008). I grew up mostly in the South and the humor in Sordid Lives is on point and bellyaching hilarious! I'm sure I'll see this one at Out Front more than once...May 2018 is going to make for a lot of anticipation, but I'm certain it'll be worth the wait!
When I was living in Washington, D.C., I had the great pleasure of meeting Ann Walker, who plays the hilarious Aunt LaVonda in both the movie and television series. Ann is magnificently sweet. She seems like she would be a wonderful real-life aunt and a wonderful friend to have. Grateful to have met such a sweet lady and talented actress!
Out Front Theatre is working with BRAVE Public Relations, a firm whose client base is as wonderfully diverse as is Atlanta. They've connected me with many shows and attractions, for which I'm extremely grateful.
"Thank you!" to Out Front Theatre Company for inviting me to the Season 2 Announcement Event, hosted at 10th & Piedmont (They have an awesome brunch!!!). It was great seeing some old friends and meeting some new ones and hearing about a season of theatre that is going to be great fun! All my best for continued success, Out Front...see you soon!
“It’s been incredible to see the outpouring of support we’ve received during our inaugural season and only hope that we can continue to grow that support in the season to come!” said Paul Conroy, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of Out Front Theatre Company. “From beloved film tributes, to Southeastern premieres and more, the new season will continue to bring LGBTQIA stories to the forefront of theatre right here in Atlanta.”
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| Out Front Theatre Company's Season 2 Lineup (2017-2018) |
I've had the great pleasure of seeing the Out Front's first two productions and can hardly wait to see everything else they bring to the stage! First up in Season 2...
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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| The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Out Front Theatre Company |
The 1975 cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, starring a quite young (and busty) Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry, had been out for some time when I first learned about it. While in high school in Wyoming, a fellow art class student, a transplant from California, created a LARGE format reproduction of the movie poster...of course I was fascinated.
The Rocky Horror Show, a cult classic and smash musical, will kick off the new season from October 19 – November 6. Complete with cascading toilet paper and an array audience participation, this deliberately kitschy rock-n-roll, sci-fi and gothic musical is more fun than ever! With music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien, the show is a humorous tribute to science fiction and horror movies. The production tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm and stumbling upon the home of a mad transvestite scientist just as he’s unveiling his new creation - a sort of Frankenstein-style monster. This monster takes the form of an artificially made, fully grown, physically perfect muscle man named Rocky Horror, complete "with blond hair and a tan.” The musical was adapted into the 1975 film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” starring O'Brien as Riff Raff, which has the longest-running release in film history.
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| Travis' first Rocky Horror |
While waiting in line, a young lady was walking around planting giant kiss marks on theatre-goers and painting—in lipstick—a giant "V" on the foreheads of Rocky Horror virgins. While I qualified, I opted for just the lips.
Fast-forward to inside the theatre. It was packed! I was the oldest person in the theatre, but having the time of my life. It was very much like I'd heard over the years, lots of audience participation, but even more fun than I'd imagined!
Lips Down on Dixie performs "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in front of the movie screen every Friday night at Plaza Theatre. You've got time to catch a show there before seeing the stage play at Out Front!
The Mystery of Love and Sex
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| The Mystery of Love and Sex | Out Front Theatre Company |
Let's be honest...the title alone makes you want to see this one, right? Ah, ah...I said honest. Truth be told, it sounds quite profound...and like so many true life stories I've heard in my lifetime. I'm anxious to see this one!
Second in Out Front’s season will be the Southeastern premiere of Bathsheba Doran’s The Mystery of Love and Sex. Deep in the American South, Charlotte and Jonny have been best friends since they were nine years old. She's Jewish, he's Christian; he's black, she's white. Their differences intensify their connection until sexual desire complicates everything in surprising, compulsive ways. The Mystery of Love and Sex is an unexpected love story about two souls meeting and the consequences of growing up. Playing February 1 – February 18, 2018, The Mystery of Love and Sex premiered in New York City at Lincoln Center in February of 2015.
Buyer & Cellar
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| Buyer & Cellar | Out Front Theatre Company |
I honestly don't know what this show is about, but we were told that Barbra Streisand will not be making a guest appearance. It's still while off, so you never know, right? This show is a co-production with ART Station in Stone Mountain, another theatre that I've quite enjoyed and where I met Charlie Ross. That partnership alone makes me want to see this show!
In a co-production with Art Station in Stone Mountain, Jonathan Tolins’ Buyer and Cellar will set up shop March 8 – March 25, 2018. As a struggling actor in Los Angeles, Alex More takes a job working in the Malibu basement of a beloved megastar who thinks “people who need people are the luckiest people in the world!” One day, the Lady Herself comes downstairs to play. It feels like real bonding in the basement, but will their relationship ever make it upstairs? Winner of the 2014–2015 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show, Buyer and Cellar is an outrageous comedy about the price of fame, the cost of things and the oddest of odd jobs.
Sordid Lives
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| Sordid Lives | Out Front Theatre Company |
I can hardly wait to see Sordid Lives! I love the movie (2000) and the television series (2008). I grew up mostly in the South and the humor in Sordid Lives is on point and bellyaching hilarious! I'm sure I'll see this one at Out Front more than once...May 2018 is going to make for a lot of anticipation, but I'm certain it'll be worth the wait!
Concluding Out Front’s second season from May 3 – May 20, 2018 is Del Shores’ black comedy about white trash, Sordid Lives. When Peggy, a good Christian woman, hits her head on the sink and bleeds to death after tripping over her lover's wooden legs in a motel room, chaos erupts in Winters, Texas. Her VERY colorful family must come to grips with her accidental death and deal with their own demons while preparing for what could be an embarrassing funeral. A cult classic with LGBTQIA fans, the original stage play premiered in Los Angeles on May 11, 1996 and ultimately won 14 Drama-Logue Awards, and was adapted into both a movie and television show.
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| Travis & Ann Walker (Aunt LaVonda, Sordid Lives) |
When I was living in Washington, D.C., I had the great pleasure of meeting Ann Walker, who plays the hilarious Aunt LaVonda in both the movie and television series. Ann is magnificently sweet. She seems like she would be a wonderful real-life aunt and a wonderful friend to have. Grateful to have met such a sweet lady and talented actress!
Out Front Theatre is working with BRAVE Public Relations, a firm whose client base is as wonderfully diverse as is Atlanta. They've connected me with many shows and attractions, for which I'm extremely grateful.
"Thank you!" to Out Front Theatre Company for inviting me to the Season 2 Announcement Event, hosted at 10th & Piedmont (They have an awesome brunch!!!). It was great seeing some old friends and meeting some new ones and hearing about a season of theatre that is going to be great fun! All my best for continued success, Out Front...see you soon!
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