‘Fresh off the Vine’ Archives
Wrestling with the Wig »
So as a part of the new Circle of Dionysos website, I will be attempting to do a weekly video blog. I'm calling it Wrestling with the Wig: Meditations on the Goddess by a Drag Queen. The idea is that each week I will find a Goddess that I want to know more about and I will allow her fully into my life. I hope to foster stronger relationships [...]
Come, O ye Bacchae, come! »
Some pictures of our maenads rehearsal for The Bacchae: A Ritual of Coming Out which is happening on November 13-14th, 8:00PM at Mama Calizo's Voice Factory, 1519 Mission St, SF. Starting to get it. Starting to get crazy. Come, O ye Bacchae, come!
Scandal. Cross Dressing. Misogyny? »
I first heard this news story (see below) about an incumbent mayor in the Midwest a few days ago. It seems shortly before the upcoming mayoral election, he had pictures leaked to the press of him in women's lingerie and makeup. Some of the pictures are very suggestive. There is no definitive proof that the person in the pictures is the mayor, but [...]
A Venue for The Bacchae: A Ritual of Coming Out »
We have a space! We have a space! We're pleased to announce that we have a venue for our production of The Bacchae: A Ritual of Coming Out. We're going to be at Mama Calizo's Voice Factory. These are the fine folks that Andra Jean and DK were working their heels off for throughout August and into September. It's a great venue for queer arts [...]
BYU says no to University of Utah’s production »
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705331761/BYU-cancels-controversial-play.html What a well timed piece of news. The tagline for our production is "When the ruling family values go up against the God of Ecstasy you know someone's going to have a bad day." I love the response that BYU gives "'The Bakkhai' itself presents difficult [...]
New Look for the Circle of Dionysos Website »
Basareus Dionysos! We're in the process of getting a face lift. You know us queens don't like sticking to one look for too long. Or maybe that's just this queen! If you're checking us out for the first time, then please do set that bookmark and keep coming back. I hear there's an RSS thingy here to somewhere. Do that too!
