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Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is pleased to announce the line-up for Queer Pride 2013 – a festival of queer theatre, comedy, art, music, and parties that showcases our community's unstoppable spirit. For four weeks, Buddies hosts a stellar line-up of Toronto’s most exciting queer entertainers, while Buddies After Hours offers up some of the most outrageous clubbing in the village.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
•PrideCab, a multi-disciplinary cabaret created by members of Buddies’ Queer Youth Arts Program that explores what it means to be young and queer today
•TRUTH/DARE, a live recreation of the famous 1991 concert DVD from Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour, performed by local queer celebrities such as Salvatore Antonio, Gavin Crawford, Keith Cole, and Sharron Matthews.
•Award-winning character comic and star of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Gavin Crawford, returns to Buddies with his signature combination of oddball characters and impressions.
•The best queer comedy in town, with perennial favourites Bitch Salad and Homo Night in Canada showcasing the talents of Julie Klausner, Emma Hunter, Mae Martin, Vong Sundara, Dawn Whitwell, and more, as well as the return of the Paul Hutcheson's Pride Pacakge and a new showcase from Mariko Tamaki.
•A late night feminist cabaret hosted by Now Magazine sex columnist Alex Tigchelaar
•Dance sensations ILL NANA bring back their smash-hit Rhubarb show FIRE as part of a 2-day
showcase and conference on queer artists of colour in dance and performance
QUEER PRIDE 2013 PROGRAMMING
Chris Tsujiuchi presents
A VERY CHRIS-TERICAL 90'S CABARET 2013
June 7-9 at 8PM
Tickets $15 advance, $20 at the door
Cabaret sensation Chris Tsujiuchi takes to the stage in his 4th annual all-90's Cabaret. Featuring Colin Asuncion, Da-Rell Clifton, Hilary Wilson, Matt Marcoccia, Stacey Maroske, Vaughn Harris and many other special guests.
Lash Entertainment presents
MISS CONCEPTION: STAGE TO SCREEN
June 11-12 at 8PM
Tickets $25
A wickedly entertaining evening of classic Broadway and film divas, with your favourite lady, Miss Conception, singing all the songs that made them famous.
ILL NANA/DiverseCityDance Company presents
MAKING A STAGE FOR OUR STORIES
June 13-14 at 7PM
Tickets PWYC
A showcase of dance and movement performances that celebrate the resilience, empowerment, sexuality, and strength of the queer community, including a special performance of ILL NANA's Rhubarb Festival hit, FIRE. Part of the first annual Making a Stage for Our Stories conference for queer artists at The 519 Church Street Community Centre.
Wog Productions presents
PAUL HUTCHESON'S PRIDE PACKAGE III
June 14-15 at 8PM
Tickets $10-$15
The hilarious Paul Hutcheson brings you a deliciously eclectic playlist of queer performers including Trixie & Beever, Sharron Nowlan, 79-year-old ukulele sensation D'yan Forest, and more. It's like the internet, but better.
The Cabaret Company presents
GENDERPLAY: A READING OF ROB SALERNO'S RAW
June 16 at 2PM
Tickets PWYC
This new play by up and coming queer playwright Rob Salerno takes a frank look at the impact of HIV/AIDS on our romantic and sexual relationships.
The Cabaret Company presents
FREE JANE
June 16 at 8PM
Tickets FREE
Everyone's favourite beauty queen rebel is back with the notorious Free Jane – featuring a new play by Jonathan Seinen and Jane's infamous open mic.
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents
PRIDECAB
June 19 at 8PM
Tickets $10 in advance (free for youth 25 and under)
The hallmark of Buddies' Queer Youth Arts Program, the ever-popular PrideCab tackles what it means to be young and queer today in a series of original stories, songs, and performances created and performed by queer youth under the age of 25.
Idlemind Productions presents
GAVIN CRAWFORD: SH**TING RAINBOWS June 21-22 at 8PM
Tickets $25
Written by Gavin Crawford and Kyle Tingley.
Canada's top character comedian, Gavin Craford, returns to Buddies with a collection of oddball characters and impersonations that offer a hilariously skewed look at queer culture.
AM I RIGHT, LADIES?
June 22 at 8PM
Tickets $10
The ladies bring it for a spectacularly funny pride show, featuring Heather Gold, Mariko Tamaki, Zoe Whittall, Teresa Pavlinek & Shoshana Sperling, Kathleen Phillips, with special guest David-Benjamin Tomlinson and headliner Sandra Shamas.
TRUTH/DARE: A SATIRE (WITH DANCE)
June 26-27 at 8PM
Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Created by Salvatore Antonio and Adamo Ruggiero
Starring Salvatore Antonio, Damien Atkins, Terrence Bryant, Keith Cole, Gavin Crawford, Sebastien Heins, Sharron Matthews and Adamo Ruggiero.
A satirical, sing-and-dance-along recreation of the cult classic backstage documentary from Madonna's Blond Ambition World Tour, followed by a late-night Madonna dance party.
Operation Snatch presents
DIRTY PLÖTZ
June 26 at 8:30PM
Tickets $20
An ensemble of female performers take on the historical erasure of women in a sexy and scandalous celebration of female creativity. Hosted by Alex Tigchelaar and featuring Jess Dobkin, Hoa Nguyen, The Ghost Taco, and others.
BITCH SALAD
June 28
Tickets $25
Back for it's 5th Pride edition, Bitch Salads unites the country's fiercest female comedians for one unforgiving night of laughter.
Glam-Glam Productions presents
HOMO NIGHT IN CANADA 2013
June 29 at 8PM
Tickets $25
Now in its 13th year, this Pride tradition brings the very best in queer comedy to the stage for one hilarious night. Hosted by the infamous B-Girlz and featuring Kristen Becker, Paul Hutcheson, Ian Lynch, Mae Martin, Ted Morris, Richard Ryder, Vong Sundara, Alison Taylor, Dawn Whitwell and Lindy Zucker.
Photo: Queer Pride Toronto. ©2012 Andrew Dobson.
2013-05-08
Toronto: Buddies in Bad Times announces line-up for Queer Pride 2013