Ladies At A Gay Girls’ Bar, 1938-1969
NAME OF COMPANY: MAGGIE CEE
DESCRIPTION: SOLO PERFORMANCE FROM FEMME SHOW CREATOR MAGGIE CEE ABOUT QUEER HISTORY AND FEM IDENTITY. LADIES AT A GAY GIRLS’ BAR, 1938-1969 FEATURES A CHARACTER BASED IN MAGGIE’S TEENAGE EXPERIENCE AS A YOUTH ACTIVIST IN THE LATE 1990S-EARLY 2000, WHO GUIDES THE AUDIENCE THROUGH FICTIONAL, HISTORY-BASED MONOLOGUES THAT ILLUMINATE THE FEMININE WOMEN WHOSE STORIES ARE TOO OFTEN FORGOTTEN, BUT WHOSE STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION MADE THE GAY GIRLS’ BARS COME ALIVE.
CAST: MAGGIE CEE
SHOW DATES + TIMES: SEPTEMBER 18, 3 & 6 PM
LOCATION/VENUE: TATTOOED MOM, 530 SOUTH ST, PHILADELPHIA
LENGTH OF SHOW IN MINUTES: 60
CAPACITY: 50
DESCRIPTION OF VENUE: IT'S A BAR!
ACCESSIBILITY: TATTOOED MOM IS ONLY PARTIALLY ACCESSIBLE, WITH ONE STEP REQUIRED TO ENTER THE BUILDING, AND A FLIGHT OF STAIRS LEADING TO THE UPSTAIRS EVENT SPACE. ONCE UPSTAIRS, TO GET TO THE EVENT SPACE THERE ARE THREE SMALL STEPS DOWN INTO A MIDDLE ROOM, AND THREE SMALL STEPS UP INTO THE UPSTAIRS BACK ROOM WHERE EVENTS ARE HELD.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: 21+ ONLY
RSVP RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
BIO: THIS IS A UNIQUE QUEER FEM SOLO SHOW AND IT'S ONLY IN TOWN FOR 2 SHOWS! THE HARTFORD COURANT CALLED IT ""MAJOR HIGHLIGHT"" OF THE HARTFORD FRINGE FESTIVAL: “LADIES AT A GAY GIRL’S BAR: 1938-1969...SWEETLY EXPLORED THE FEMME/BUTCH DICHOTOMY IN LESBIAN BARS OVER HALF A CENTURY AGO. CEE IS A GRACEFUL, DOWN-TO-EARTH PERFORMER WHO’S PASSIONATE ABOUT HER SUBJECT...AND TELLS IT THROUGH DANCE, PRE-RECORDED VOICES, ORAL HISTORIES, FICTIONAL CHARACTERS AND WELL-CHOSEN MUSIC.""
MAGGIE CEE IS THE FOUNDER OF THE FEMME SHOW, A VARIETY SHOW EXPLORING QUEER FEMININITY THAT HAS BEEN SEEN IN BOSTON AND THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST SINCE 2007. PHILADELPHIA PERFORMANCES INCLUDE THE ROTUNDA, THE TROCADERO, STUDIO 34 AND GIOVANNI'S ROOM.