Nick Sahoyah, a regular in the Pacific Northwest standup comedy scene, and frequent guest at comedy nights and festivals all along the West Coast, is excited to debut his brand new short film, Poster Boy!. At least, once he’s finished making it, that is. “Yeah, I’m...
Late last year, I had the honor to design the cover for Gay City Vol 6: UpClose Personal, to 6th in a series of anthologies published by Gay City Arts representing the best in local and national queer writing, poetry, photography, and visual art. I wrote the following...
For many years, Seattle audiences guffawed to the chorale spoofery running amok in concerts by the Washingtonians, a group created and run by Seattle superstar composer and lyricist Scott Warrender (“Das Barbecu”). After too many years and too much laughter,...
Moshe Henderson is a bright, savvy, and droll gentleman who is wise beyond his 19 years. He was recommended to me for a role in a stage reading I am developing by his former directors/mentors Kathleen Edwards and Tony Curry. Kathleen had cast Moshe in several roles at the Highliners, a South Seattle youth theatre where she serves as Artistic Director.
Who knew that Ms. Pac-Man was so funny? Take one over the hill video game star, stir in some drag, some music, and some humor, and mix in enough vodka that no amount of magic pills could possibly erase your hangover, and you'll have the recipe for Ms. Pak-Man: Bonus...
There was a scene in Wreck It-Ralph, the 2012 Disney film that gave us a glimpse into the behind the scenes lives of some arcade game characters, where Ralph encounters a down on his luck Q*bert. The aging character, whose game has been unplugged, has been forced to...
If the success of Wes Hurley’s Capitol Hill web series came as a surprise, then you probably don’t know much about the filmmaker’s work. Or you live under a rock. Probably a rock that’s not sitting anywhere on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Wes is the auteur behind the...
Seattle’s Gender Justice League will be taking over Melrose Market Studios next Thursday, August 6 starting at 6pm for the debut of the Gender Justice Awards. The dinner will highlight and showcase the continuing activism of trans and allied activists who have made...
by Mark "Mom" Finley July 20, 2015 When I first moved to Seattle there were hundreds of fringe theater companies producing some pretty amazing theater in the city. In fact, the first show in which I was cast in Seattle was The Holiday Survival Game Show produced by...
Her Highness is unique among drag characters, which is no small feat. Not that anything Princess Charming does is particularly unique, although her fabulous singing voice does stand out in a world filled with lip syncing. But the way that Christian packages his talents, his singing and acting, in a character that deftly crosses the line between two genders, is all his own.
James Adomian is openly gay, according to his Wikipedia page. It must be an important detail, considering that it’s exactly half of the information contained in the Personal life section. He’s also the grandson of Armenian-American mathematician George Adomian. End of story.
Of the many forms of artistic expression that exist, dance is the most primal. Bodies move to rhythm, either heard or imagined, expressing thoughts, ideas, and feelings. Or none of those things. By combining dance with an openly queer aesthetic, Out To Dance, a dance...