Bombshell broad Mae West and rising Broadway starlet Helen Menken are both arrested in 1926 on charges of obscenity. Interrupted from their Broadway performances of a play called SEX and a subtextually sapphic French melodrama, Mae and Helen attracted the attention of the conservative sensibilities of their time. Is all press good press if you press up against it? Perhaps. Does a [censored] proximity to queerness keep the spotlight from missing your mark? Not in this courtroom, honey. Two queens take to the stage to plead their cases while serving face… Serving legacy, serving legend, and navigating the difficulties of how to serve queer history and community.

Content Warning: Production features references to homophobia and the carceral system.

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STARRING

Anna Dresdale

DeVante Lewis

Nancy Nogood

Josiah Vasquez

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Conceived & Directed by Dmitri Barcomi

Written by Blake Bonilla & Justin Aaron Halle | Dramaturgy by Dezi Tibbs

Stage Manged by Sage Spitz

Assistant Directed by Avery Rose Pedell

Lighting Design by K8 August

Costume Design by Lindsey Eifert

Sound Design by Andrew Freeburg

Produced by Andrew Marderian