June 25-28, 2010
2010 Audience Favorite:
MY DULL FRIEND
by Margaret Edwartowski
Who Wants Cake? is proud to announce the final details for its inaugural Gay Play Series (GPS):
Fri, June 25 @ 8:00PM:
Staged Reading of Valley of the Dolls
The festival will kick off on Friday, June 25, 2010 at 8:00 PM with a rare staged reading of the gay cult masterpiece Valley of the Dolls, based on the novel by Jacqueline Susann. The cast for this special reading includes Jon Ager, Melissa Beckwith, Christa Coulter, Kate Peckham, Bryan Lark, Dave Davies, Dyan Bailey, Mark Sobolewski, Vince Kelley, Joe Bailey, and Laurel Hufano.
Sat, June 26 8:00PM:
GPS Main Event - Five original short one-act plays
Sun, June 27 3:00PM:
GPS Main Event - Five original short one-act plays
Saturday and Sunday, June 26 and 27 brings the GPS Main Event. Five original one-act plays will be presented. Earlier this year Who Wants Cake? sent out a request for short new gay plays and these five were chosen from the 22 submitted. The plays being produced are:
In by Dave DeChristopher, directed by Scott Myers
The Single Life by Megan Buckley, directed by Katie Galazka
My Dull Friend by Margaret Edwartowski, directed by Gary Lehman
Joy by Audra Lord, directed by Matthew Turner Shelton
He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss) by Kristian OHare, directed by Courtney Burkett
All five pieces will be presented as one performance on each day. They will start at 8:00PM on Saturday, June 26 and at 3:00PM on Sunday, June 27, and at the end of each performance, audiences will be asked to vote for their favorite play.
Mon, June 28 8:00PM:
Performance of winning play followed by The Motown MisCast Cabaret
The festival will conclude on Monday, June 28 at 8:00PM with a repeat performance of the winning play. Following that winning production will be a cabaret performance, The Motown MisCast Cabaret, wherein the men will perform musical theatre songs traditionally sung by women and the women will sing songs traditionally sung by men. A huge hit in cities such as New York and Boston, Who Wants Cake? is thrilled to bring the MisCast concept to Detroit.
Tickets will be $10.00 per day or a $20.00 weekend pass will also be available. Tickets/passes will be available at the door. The box will open 45 minutes before each performance. Reservations may be made by calling 248-545-5545 or by logging onto www.whowantscaketheatre.com. |
