The Wild Gay Yonder

Comments (0) By Bree Davies Thursday, Dec 6 2012

Tonight’s Drag Machine is a show of most excellent proportions: Passengers will “board” a time machine — the transformed Jones Theatre — and follow Shirley Delta Blow through drag’s history and the larger GLBTQ civil-rights movement. Blow (aka actor and show developer Stuart Sanks) and company run the audience-interactive event as a partially rehearsed, partially improvised experience that tells the story, from the pivotal 1969 Stonewall Riots to the present, incorporating music from a gamut of icons such as Liza Minelli and Katy Perry.

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Jones Theatre

1101 13th St.
Denver, CO 80204

Category: Theaters

Region: Central Denver

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“It’s not fully scripted, but it was important for Stuart to give some insight into the history of drag,” says show director Emily Tarquin. Choreographer Grady Soapes will add a key musical component, and the show promises to bring out much more than lip-synching from the seasoned troupe of performers.

Guests are encouraged to primp themselves with props provided in the time machine’s King and Queen restrooms; fabulous passengers can even stop by the “drag name generator” and snag a name tag prior to takeoff. Tarquin emphasizes the theater’s desire to create a safe environment for visitors, ensuring that audience participation is fun — but by no means mandatory.

Drag Machine ends tonight at the Jones, 1101 13th Street; tickets are $12 in advance, $14 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m., and “departure” is scheduled for 8:30. For information, tickets and additional showtimes, visit www.denveroffcenter.org/drag-machine or call 303-893-6090.
Fridays, 8 p.m.; Dec. 7-8, 8 p.m. Starts: Nov. 2. Continues through Nov. 16, 2012