TELL is an evening of story telling from the mouths and minds of queers in NYC hosted by Drae Campbell at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division since February 2014.

Chaos is the theme of the 79th TELL, on Saturday, March 19, 2022, 7 PM IN PERSON at the Bureau! Featuring: Veronica Garza, Rexylafemme, and Zo Tipp.

Safety protocol:

In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19:

Please bring proof of vaccination with you.

You will need to show proof of vaccination and a photo id in order to attend the event.

Please note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center, where the Bureau is located.

If you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event, we ask you to please stay home.

Suggested donation of $10 to benefit the Bureau and the storytellers.

We will pass a bag at the start of the event. You can also make a donation here on Eventbrite when you register (not required). Thank you for supporting the Bureau and TELL!

All are welcome to join, with or without a donation.

Drae Campbell is an actor and performer who has appeared on stages all over NYC and on the internet, movies and tv.  She’s been spotted on the tv shows New Amsterdam and Bull and on the web series Dinette directed by Shaina Feinberg. She can also be found online on Refinery29, IFC.Com and BRICTV to name a few. Some fave stage acting credits: Only You Can Prevent Wildfires, Ricochet Collective, Non-Consensual Relationships With Ghosts, La Mama, My Old Man, Dixon Place, Oph3lia at HERE, The Nosebleed at The Public Theatre. Drae also appeared as a radical lesbian in Taylor Mac’s 24 Decade History Of Popular Music at St. Ann’s Warehouse. Drae’s been hosting and curating TELL at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division for 7 plus years. If you like  queer stories, TELL is also a Podcast! www.draecampbell.com Photograph by Grace Chu.

Veronica Garza is a Brookyn-based stand up comedian who is originally from Dallas, Texas. She performs all over New York City and has been featured on MTV’s “Decoded”, NPR, Sirius XM, and Daily Mail.

REXYLAFEMME (rex renée leonowicz) is a visual + performing artist, writer, and songwriter born and raised in NYC. As a working class trans femme, rex’s work is grounded in a politics of radical resistance, healing, and witness. rex blends genders and genres, often utilizing drag and burlesque, to critically respond to the relationships people “on the margins” have with our surroundings and each other. rex’s book of poems and illustrations, when there is no one and there is everyone, is available from Magic Helicopter Press. S/he was a 2017 EmergeNYC Performance Fellow with the Hemispheric Institute at NYU and has an MFA in Poetry from Mills College.

Zo Tipp (they/he) is a jewish-japanese-american non-binary actor. TV: Dickinson. NewFest 2020: Top and Bottom; Sideways Smile; Dissonance. Apocalyptic Artist’s Ensemble’s feature film Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck). NY theater: INTAR: Bundle of Sticks; Red Bull: Gallathea; CSC/OSF: Play On! (Laertes, Mercutio/Prince/Paris…); Rattlestick: Pride Plays; Pan Asian Rep: Incident at Hidden Temple. Concert: Queering the Stage (Ring of Keys, Birdland); Songs for Our City (Times Square). www.zotipp.com IG @zotipp