#AMDA-Series

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Murder Drones RP (Blogs)

Hi!! Welcome to the information for the murder drones blog rp!! we will be doing a half-canon rp (meaning you are allowed to go away from plot.)! There are a lot of characters in this series, so heres the character list !! (WILL ALSO TELL YOU IF A CHARACTER IS TAKEN OR NOT TAKEN.) WORKER DRONES !!

-Uzi (TAKEN @d-rkxwolf17 ) -Thad (TAKEN @thad-the-drone ) -Khan (AVAILABLE) -Doll (AVAILABLE) -Lizzy (TAKEN @lizzy-ykme ) - Darren (AVAILABLE) - Rebecca (AVAILABLE) - Sarah (AVAILABLE)  - Tim (AVAILABLE) - Frank (AVAILABLE) - Ron (AVAILABLE) - Todd (AVAILABLE) - Braxton (AVAILABLE) - Kelsey (AVAILABLE) - Trevor (AVAILABLE) - Emily (AVAILABLE) - Sam (AVAILABLE)

DISASSEMBLY DRONES !!

N (TAKEN @s3rial-d3signation-N) - V (TAKEN @serialdv ) - J (TAKEN @industrialmachineryj)

OTHERS !!

Tessa (TAKEN @tessa-james-elliot-md-rp ) - Cyn (AVAILABLE) -Nori (AVAILABLE) -Yeva (AVAILABLE) -ALICE (AVAILABLE) -Amda (AVAILABLE)

This rp will be done in ENGLISH (so i can make sure it's adequately moderated. yes i know im lame im working on learning another language.)

keep things mostly safe for work. slightly suggestive? whatever. but keep it mostly sfw. the specific tag for the rp is #bite me! other tags: #mrdr drns rp , #murder drones rp

there may be more rules to come but im too lazy to think rn :3

RB or DM if interested!!

[lboogie1906]

Georg Stanford Brown (born June 24, 1943) is an actor and director, known as one of the stars of The Rookies, he played the character of Officer Terry Webster.

He was seven when his family moved from Havana to Harlem. At 15, he formed the singing group ‘The Parthenons’, which had a single TV appearance shortly before breaking up. He quit high school at 16, after being invited to do so by a few frustrated teachers. He left New York to move to Los Angeles at 17. After a few years of not being sure what he wanted to do, he decided to go back to school. He passed the college entrance exam and was admitted to Los Angeles City College where he majored in Theater Arts. He ended up enjoying it and returned to New York to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. He worked as a school janitor to pay his tuition. He met his wife Tyne Daly while at AMDA. They were married for 24 years, from 1966 to 1990. They have three daughters.

He says he feels acting is just something he “fell into”. He appeared in Joseph Papp’s New York Shakespeare Festival and next appeared in his first credited feature film, The Comedians with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. His work then took him to Africa for four and a half months, Paris, then Southern France. And a chance meeting with Alex Haley who was on his way to Africa to work on a story he was writing (which turned out to be Roots).

He had a variety of roles in films and TV, including The Comedians, Dayton’s Devils, and Bullitt. His films included Colossus: The Forbin Project, The Man, and Wild in the Sky, Roots, Roots: The Next Generation, Stir Crazy, The Jesse Owens Story, North & South, House Party 2, Linc’s, and Nick/Tuck.

He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for directing the final episode in season 5 of Cagney & Lacey. His directing career continued with the television film Alone in the Neon Jungle.

He co-starred in the comedy sequel House Party 2, and Linc’s. He directed several second-season episodes of the television series Hill Street Blues. He had a recurring role on Nip/Tuck. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[thekotaroo]

Profiles of Pride: June 21st! 🏳️‍🌈Peppermint🏳️‍🌈

Peppermint, or Miss Peppermint, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, television personality, drag queen, and activist from New York City. She is best known from the nightlife scene and, in 2017, as the runner-up on the ninth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. In 2018 Peppermint made her debut in The Go-Go’s-inspired musical Head Over Heels as Pythio, becoming Broadway’s first out trans woman to originate a lead role. She does not use her birth name, and asks that publications not deadname her.

Peppermint started performing as a child in youth theatre, playing roles at Opera Delaware, Delaware Children’s Theatre, and The Brandywiners Community Theatre. She continued performing at Wilmington High School where she was also on the cheerleading team.

Peppermint moved to New York City to study musical theatre at AMDA. While in college she got a job at the nightclub Tunnel’s Kurfew parties, ultimately becoming a fixture in New York City nightlife. She started recording music in 2005 for Jonny McGovern’s mixtape Jonny McGovern Presents: This is NYC, Bitch! The East Village Mixtape. She contributed the song “Servin’ It Up”, which was produced by Adam Joseph. The song was later released as Peppermint’s debut single in 2006.

Peppermint was featured in the web series Queens of Drag: NYC by gay.com in 2010. The series featured fellow New York drag queens Bianca Del Rio, Dallas DuBois, Hedda Lettuce, Lady Bunny, Mimi Imfurst, and Sherry Vine. She also appeared as a drag-version of Tyra Banks on America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14, Episode 5: “Smile and Pose” introducing a drag-theme runway challenge at Lucky Chengs in New York City.

Peppermint talked about being trans publicly for the first time on an episode of The Daily Show called “The Trans Panic Epidemic” in April 2016.

On February 2, 2017, Peppermint was announced as one of the fourteen contestants on the ninth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Though other transgender women have competed on RuPaul’s Drag Race, she was the first to have come out prior to the show airing, having come out in 2012.

She won the Roast Challenge in episode 8. She placed in the bottom two in two challenges, lip-synching to Madonna’s “Music” and the Village People’s “Macho Man”, winning both. Her performances earned her the favorable nickname “Lip Sync Assassin”. Ultimately, she finished in second place after winner Sasha Velour, after they both lip-synced to Whitney Houston’s “It’s Not Right but It’s Okay”.

Peppermint’s debut studio album Hardcore Glamour was self-released in 2009 and preceded by the singles “Servin’ It Up” and “Thought Ya Knew”. In 2011, Sherry Vine and Peppermint released a parody of the Lady Gaga and Beyoncé song “Telephone” titled “Make Me Moan”. Following the viral success of the music video, Peppermint later released other parody songs, including a parody of Azealia Banks’ song “212”, titled “21/12”. Her song “If I Steal Your Boyfriend” was used in the 2011 film Eating Out 5: The Open Weekend.

On April 3, 2017, Peppermint released a six-track EP of remixes of various songs she had released up to that point, including the single “Dolla in My Titty”. Her second studio album Black Pepper was released in June of the same year. A three-song EP with producer Cazwell called Blend was released in 2018. In 2019, Peppermint appeared on fellow Drag Race alum Trinity The Tuck’s single “I Call Shade”, which charted at number 13 on the Billboard Comedy Digital Tracks chart.

On February 11, 2020, it was announced that Peppermint was working on a new album, and the lead single “What You’re Looking For” was released on February 14, 2020. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight on August 28, 2020, Peppermint stated that the album would in fact be a trilogy of EPs, and that a full studio album was previously planned for a May 2020 release, but was delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The first of these EPs, A Girl Like Me: Letters to My Lovers, will be released on October 16, 2020, with the lead single “Best Sex” being released on October 2. Of the project, she said “it really does focus on my life – who I am as a trans woman – and everything that’s happening right now [with] Black Lives Matter, Black Trans Lives Matter and a lot of the issues that we are dealing with socially.” She also confirmed that the project would feature collaborations with Laith Ashley, Jerome Bell, Daniel Shevlin of Well-Strung, Matt Katz-Bohen of Blondie, Corey Tut and Adam Joseph.

The EP garnered Peppermint a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 2021 GLAAD Media Awards.

Peppermint made her Broadway debut in The Go-Go’s-inspired musical Head Over Heels using the songs of The Go-Go’s. The plot of the show is somewhat based on The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia written by Sir Philip Sidney in the 16th century. The show began previews in June 2018 and officially opened July 2018, at the Hudson Theatre; playing the role of Pythio, Peppermint became the first trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway.

Peppermint has had appearances on Pose and Saturday Night Live, and in October 2019 played the role of Pastor Olivia, “the [transgender] leader of an LGBTQ-friendly congregation”, in a two-episode arc of God Friended Me.

From 2019-2020, she co-hosted It’s a Mess podcast with Cazwell.

Peppermint is a co-founder of Black Queer Town Hall along with Bob The Drag Queen. The inaugural event featured speakers such as Laverne Cox and Angela Davis and raised over $270,000 for The Okra Project.

On June 2, 2021, Peppermint was announced as a cast member of OUTtv’s Call Me Mother, where her and fellow “Drag Mothers” Crystal and Barbada adopt and mentor up-and-coming drag talent over an 8-week journey as they compete to win the title of “First Child Of Drag” and a $50,000 prize package. In the show, Peppermint will be representing the House of Dulcet.

[orthodrita]

Devour tours

DEVOUR TOURS SERIES

Emily is currently Associate Director of The Artists’ Lab at AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Hollywood, CA. The appearance and habits of the animals I shall not enter 126 EXCURSIONS. In alignment with her entrepreneur spirit, she has also pursued career pathways in sustainable fashion, pr/marketing, event planning and production. they devour, and lastly, of the roots, and other productions of the soil. Since then, Emily has worked with Riactor, Robin Bisio, Nugent Dance, Catherine Bennett, Santa Barbara Summer Dance, New Works, Motion Theater Dance, as well as created and presented her own choreography and site-specific works. Emily had the pleasure of working with Jeremy Nelson Dance and Meredith Monk in New York City, before making her way to the west coast. Originally from the East Coast, Emily Proctor Meister graduated from Connecticut College with a BA in Dance and Choreography. Through these art practices, Emily is inspired to create, connect and share. Wandering deep into the infinite world of the imaginary, to experiment and manifest new environments and perspectives that invoke a full-sensory experience infused with a sense of wonder. From wine tastings in Paris to flamenco feasts in Seville, their goal is to share the. What began in 2012 at the traditional markets and tapas bars of Madrid, Devour is now the creator of delicious experiences throughout Europe and the US. Drawing inspiration from nature, the obscure, the hauntingly dark and the eerily beautiful, it is in her nature to explore and collect. Devour Tours connects curious travelers with food in a way that helps local culture thrive. $20 general admission / $15 members, students, seniorsĮmily Meister is a Los Angeles based multi-media dance theatre artist, creator, choreographer and producer.

DEVOUR TOURS SERIES

Through a series of dark vignettes the performers (specimens) will examine opposed states of being, and the inevitable process of disintegration.įriday + Saturday, November 13 + 14 8.30pm An immersive dance theater experience that explores the physical, psychological and chemical reactions within human and animalistic ritual.

[latinotiktok]

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[thebrightsessions]

Entertainment Spotlight: Bryce Charles

Bryce Charles graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from AMDA LA: College and Conservatory. She has toured with the Tony award-winning musical The Book of Mormon and recently filmed a TV Pilot for ABC called Woman Up! Other credits include: Sarah in Ragtime at The Pasadena Playhouse for which she received an Ovation Nomination for Best Featured Actress; TV guest-star roles on Blackish (ABC), Fuller House (Netflix), Teachers (TV Land), Scroll Wheel of Time (Eko); and recurring roles on Encore! (Disney+) and Tales of the City (Netflix).

Can you share a funny story from the making of The Bright Sessions / The AM Archives?

There isn’t a particular story that comes to mind, but I came into the AM Archives as a big fan of The Bright Sessions. So any time I met a cast member from the original series, I’d immediately recognize their voice and geek out a bit. That was always fun...for me at least! I’m lucky and grateful that everyone was so welcoming and kind!

What kinds of scripts and characters are you drawn to?

My favorite book and movie genres are fantasy, sci-fi and mystery, so I’m really drawn to darker, edgier, more adventurous or mysterious scripts and characters. In my opinion, the more dramatic and intense a character, the more exciting and fun it is to play! So being a part of a thrilling sci-fi story like this was a dream!

Did anything stand out during your re-listen of this AM Archives episode that you didn’t notice when recording it?

Every time I re-listen, the sound design blows my mind. There’s so much attention to detail to make us feel like we’re in the space with the characters. Hearing machinery, glitching lights, footsteps, echoes, the pressing of buttons, rummaging through things, Alex’s flames, Jackson’s speed effect—it’s not just the sounds themselves but the timing of when they happen in relation to what’s happening in the scene. It’s just so seamless and realistic. The artistry of it all!

If you could take a masterclass on any subject, what would you learn and who would you want to teach you (e.g. a cooking class with Gordon Ramsay)

At this point in my life, I have no idea haha I have so many interests and hobbies—jack of all trades, master of none. I think once upon a time I’d say a singing masterclass, specifically opera, 100%. But that ship has kind of sailed for me. So right now, my pandemic brain can’t seem to settle on anything.

Do you have a personal motto or mantra?

I have a few that I rotate out. Ha. But the one coming to mind now is: “Live, Live, Live”. It’s a quote from a movie called Auntie Mame. It’s Mame’s mantra throughout the film. It’s essentially about making the absolute most out of the time you have. And being your best, most authentic, unapologetic self all the way through. We don’t really know how much time we have. So learn, grow and live every moment to the fullest. I’m a worrywart and tend to let anxiety get in my way, especially in times like these. But I’m still here! So I frequently have to remind myself to just “Live, Live, Live”!

Do you have any favorite Bright Sessions or AM Archives fan art?

My favorite fan art inspired by The Bright Sessions/The AM Archives canon are Adam+Caleb fan art. Makes my heart happy<3

Thanks for taking the time, Bryce! Give Ghosts a relisten right here. 

[anamelessfacelessnerd]

2022 Writing Projects list

First here are the projects I'm carrying over from 2022:

A TPP gala fic in three acts (act one is posted)

The honeymoon portion of my Dad Spencer Reid series (also already started)

A Hannigram parents AU

Several oneshots including: a cute fluffy/smutty Bouquet fic amda TPP fic based on teenage Juno

Here's what's new/what wasn't on le list for last year:

My Aralas fic and its sequel

A few very experimental reality tv show themed crossovers

A LOTR modern college AU

A completely original modern fantasy short story

A series of related Star Trek TOS oneshots

I wanna do something with MerryxFaramirxEowyn but I don't have anything planned yet

A fuckton of oneshots and original short stories

[kendrickslmanburg]

SCRIPT TALK: THE CHARACTERS

For context, here's the post where i talk about some parts of the script of the series I am working on for fun.

Here in this post I'll be talking in depth about the script I am currently working on, and introducing some of the characters as well.

The things I'll be tackling while talking about the characters in this series are:

- Who they are and some stuff about them

- Similarities/Parallels of some of the characters to a character from the pitch perfect films.

i think that's about it...

-Peyton Roberts

Peyton is a determined and focused person, she always gets the job done and wants to do things her way. She always auditions for musicals back in high school, whether is for the lead or ensemble she's still grateful for the roles she gets. Peyton is close friends with Ciara and they've been bestfriends since high school. There are days that she's a bit bossy but a good time to hang around with.

Peyton is a parallel to none other than her aunt, Aubrey Posen. Since she's related to Aubrey and always mentions that she hangs out with Aubrey whenever she gets a chance to fly back to America, they always hang out whether it's an aunt niece bonding or with Stacie and her daughter, Bella. I would like to think that Peyton is a softer version Aubrey, she's not controlling and understands that her and the people around her are still people, there will be times that she would bark orders at them and be aggressive. But would apologize once calm and collected.

- Ciara Grice

Ciara is an optimistic Peyton's sidekick slash bestfriend, she always has Peyton's back. Ciara was dragged by Peyton to join theatre back in high school and started to enjoy it ever since. Originally Ciara was supposed to attend in Julliard or NYU but she was rejected by both colleges and ended up in AMDA with her bestfriend Peyton. Just like Peyton, Ciara loses her cool 99% of the time and is hard to calm down.

Ciara is a parallel to Chloe Beale, both of them are best friends with a bossy blonde and they are both a literal ray of sunshine, they always look on the bright side of everything that faces their way. Also not to mention both of them having an interest on a short, grumpy, awkward person in their life.

- Bobbi Garcia

Bobbi was impulsively enrolled by her parents in AMDA, she has zero experience in the field of musical theatre or acting in general. But what she lacks in acting and dancing, she makes up in singing and musical arrangements since she had experience doing those kinds of things back in high school. Bobbi is introverted and more of a behind the scenes type of girl but slowly she gets out of her comfort zone as time progresses.

Bobbi is somewhat a parallel to Beca Mitchell, there are times that she'll push everyone away due to reasons (ex: Bobbi not fitting in with the others due to her lack of experience in theatre) They're also cold and they rarely show off their soft side to others.

- Jillian Peralta

Jillian grew up in a very small town in Texas where she does one woman shows for her high school since her school never funded anything for the arts, she's extroverted and super outgoing and has high expectations with life like the rest of them. She first became friends with Bobbi since they're dorm mates, her first interaction with her was when she thought that Bobbi was an intruder who came out of nowhere.

I really dont think that Jillian has a pitch perfect counterpart, if you think that Jillian has a pitch perfect counter part my ask box is open.

- Jackson Meyers

Jackson is described to be a guy who has limited experience with theatre since most of his theatre experience come from the consequences of his actions back in high school, which he enjoyed. He is chill and laidback, and not as rowdy as the other guy in the class. He somehow shows signs of interest in Bobbi, he tries talking to her and conversing with her from time to time as well.

- Todd Gomez

Todd is known to be the so called comic relief of the class, whenever there's dead air he would crack up a joke and all of them would start laughing. He is a huge flirt maybe a very masculine type of guy but he has a soft heart, there are times where he'd jokingly flirt with Peyton and mess around with her.

I'll make a part two, if anyone has suggestions or stuff my ask box is open :)

[stopthatmyhandsaredirty]

Star Wars Rebels Bechdel Test Rewatch- 1x03 “Droids in Distress” 

Plot

Low on food and fuel, the Ghost crew agrees to steal an Imperial weapons shipment for crime lord Cikatro Vizago. During the mission, they encounter a familiar droid duo -- and find that the weapons in question are more deadly than they'd realized.

Female Characters: 3

Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, Maketh Tua

Male Characters: 7

Ezra Bridger, Kanan Jarrus, Zeb Orrelios, Alexsandr Kallus, Cikatro Vizago, Bail Organa, Amda Wabo

Droid Characters: 3

Chopper, C-3PO, R2-D2 

Does it pass?

Yes, this is the first passing episode of the series! Funnily enough, it doesn’t pass because of an interaction between Hera and Sabine. The passing scene is when Sabine offers to translate for Minister Tua once her translator droid is sent to the back of their transport. This is another strong early episode. I’m always happy to see Bail Organa! 

[papermoonloveslucy]

THREE LITTLE PIGSKINS

 December 8, 1934

Three Little Pigskins is a 1934 Columbia Pictures short subject directed by Raymond McCarey and starring slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the fourth entry in the series starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Synopsis ~ Moe, Larry and Curly are hired to promote a university football team. They're soon mistaken for the school's famous star athletes, "The Three Horsemen." As the star athletes, they are hired by a gangster to secretly play on his professional team, but of course the boys know nothing about football.

PRINCIPAL CAST

The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970. Their hallmark was physical farce and slapstick. Six Stooges appeared over the act's run with only three active at any given time. In this film they are: 

Moe Howard (Moe) born Moses Horwitz in 1897. Died 1975. 

Larry Fine (Larry) born Larry Feinberg in 1902. Died 1975. 

Curly Howard (Curly) born Jerome Horwitz in 1903, Moe’s younger brother. Died in 1952. 

This short film is the only time the three worked with Lucille Ball. 

Lucille Ball (Daisy Simms). This is Ball’s 17th film to be released since 1933. It is her 13th in 1934 alone. 

Gertie Green (Lulu Banks) makes the third of her four screen appearances.

Phyllis Crane (Molly Gray) was also seen with Lucille Ball in Broadway Bill and Men of the Night, both in 1934. 

UNCREDITED CAST (in alphabetical order)

Harry Bowen (Boulder Dam PR Man) also appeared with Lucille Ball in The Whole Town’s Talking (1935) and Dummy Ache (1936). 

Lynton Brent (1st Man Panhandled by Moe) appeared with Lucille Ball in seven other films between 1934 and 1939. 

Bobby Burns (Man Panhandled by Larry) also appeared with Lucille Ball and Harry Bowen in Dummy Ache (1936). 

Charles Dorety (2nd Photographer) also appeared with Lucille Ball in His Old Flame (1935). 

Milton Douglas (Henchman) makes his only appearance with Lucille Ball. 

Oscar ‘Dutch’ Hendrian (Referee) did five other films with Lucille Ball between 1934 and 1935. 

William J. Irving (1st Photographer) did five other films with Lucille Ball between 1933 and 1935.

Johnny Kascier (Man Panhandled by Curly) makes his only appearance with Lucille Ball.

Walter Long (Joe Stacks) also appeared with Lucille Ball in The Whole Town’s Talking (1935).

Roger Moore (Pete, Joe’s Henchman) also appeared with Lucille Ball in Meet the People (1944) and The Fuller Brush Girl (1950). 

The role of Joe is sometimes attributed to Joseph Young.

Jimmy Phillips (2nd Man Panhandled by Moe) also appeared with Lucille Ball in The Whole Town’s Talking (1935)

Larry Wheat (3rd Man Panhandled by Moe) appeared with Lucille Ball in Thousands Cheer (1943).

PIGSKIN TRIVIA

Three Little Pigskins was filmed from October 25 to 30, 1934 in and around Los Angeles.    

The film's title is a multiple pun, derived from the children’s nursery rhyme the Three Little Pigs, along with ‘pigskin’ being a synonym for a football. 

In 1924, Mermaid Comedies produced Pigskin, starring silent comedy short starring Lige Conley. 

In 1936 a film titled Pigskin Parade premiered earning its leading man an Oscar nomination. 

The second half of the film was shot at Gilmore Stadium, and its name on the scoreboard appears in several shots. The Los Angeles stadium was newly built in 1934 and had a seating capacity of 18,000. The football team the Stooges play against was from Loyola Marymount University, a regular tenant of Gilmore Stadium. 

The Cubs on the scoreboard refers to the Westwood Cubs, who had played at the stadium on the October 28, 1934. The Tigers refers to the Occidental Tigers, a college team from Los Angeles.  Neither team appears in the film. 

Coincidentally, the stadium was demolished in 1952 to make way for CBS Television City, a production facility that was opened by Lucille Ball as the network’s reigning star, although “I Love Lucy” never filmed there. One of their major tenants was the Hollywood Stars Baseball team, which Fred Mertz mentions during “In Palm Springs” (ILL S4;E26) in March 1955. 

There is also a shot that includes a billboard for Gilmore Oil, including its trademark symbol, a red lion. The Gilmore Oil Company was an independent oil company in California founded by Arthur Fremont Gilmore, whom the stadium was named for. At its peak, they operated over three thousand gas stations on the West Coast. In the 1940s, the company was acquired and then merged into a group which eventually became Mobil.

The address 6317 Yucca Street on the poster behind Curly and Moe was the actual location of filming. Coincidentally, it  is about a quarter mile from the Stooges’ Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. the location is now the Los Angeles campus of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA).

Boulder Dam College is a fictional school. Boulder Dam is located in Clark County, Nevada and was under construction at the time of filming. It named Boulder Dam in 1933 and dedicated in 1935 and opened in 1936. It was renamed Hoover Dam in 1946. 

Beyond the stadium can be glimpsed the Fairfax Theatre sign. The Fairfax Theatre opened in 1930 as part of a larger retail complex.  The theatre was ‘triplexed’ in the 1980s but closed for good in 2010 after roof damage from heavy rains. The owner was unwilling to make repairs although the façade still remains.  

Later in her career, Lucille Ball (apparently referring to the seltzer squirting scene) would remark, 

"The only thing I learned from The Three Stooges was how to duck. I still got wet!"

While Lucille Ball was filming Three Little Pigskins, The Affairs of Cellini, in which she played an uncredited lady in waiting, was in wide release, having premiered in late August 1934. 

Moe Howard once called Three Little Pigskins "a humdinger of bangs and bruises," as it marked the first time the Stooges flatly refused to perform a stunt. In the film, during the game the boys are stopped by photographers to pose for a picture, when the football players then tackle them. The team consisted of genuine college football players, and the Stooges were afraid of being hurt. Larry Fine, the smallest and lightest of the three, told director Raymond McCarey, “We've never used stunt doubles before but we certainly need them now." 

The fact that both Curly and Larry had been hurt a few days earlier (Curly broke his leg riding down the dumbwaiter and Larry lost a tooth due to a mistimed punch) reinforced the trio's decision to opt out of the scene. Less than an hour after the exchange, the studio found three stunt doubles made up to look like the Stooges. Two of the three were seriously injured as were all four photographers.

A planned concluding scene had the Stooges, years later, telling the story to their sons. It is unknown if this scene was ever filmed, but publicity photos exist of the Stooges, each with a young actor, all made up and dressed to resemble their older counterparts.

In 1996, Exclusive Premiere created limited edition action figures of the Stooges in costumes from the film. 

PIGSKIN PROGRESS

As a young model and actress, Lucille Ball didn’t just take film jobs. Here she poses with Billie Seward at Bovard Field in Los Angeles.

In 1949, Lucille Ball and Victor Mature starred in a film about a professional football player, Easy Living.

Ball’s radio show “My Favorite Husband” tackled gridiron gimmickry in 1950. 

For a further look at Lucy and the Gridiron, click here!  

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Events 2.18

1229 – The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy. 1268 – The Battle of Wesenberg is fought between the Livonian Order and Dovmont of Pskov. 1332 – Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces. 1478 – George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London. 1637 – Eighty Years' War: Off the coast of Cornwall, England, a Spanish fleet intercepts an important Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of 44 vessels escorted by six warships, destroying or capturing 20 of them. 1735 – The ballad opera called Flora, or Hob in the Well went down in history as the first opera of any kind to be produced in North America (Charleston, S.C.) 1781 – Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: Captain Thomas Shirley opens his expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa (present-day Ghana). 1791 – Congress passes a law admitting the state of Vermont to the Union, effective 4 March, after that state had existed for 14 years as a de facto independent largely unrecognized state. 1797 – French Revolutionary Wars: Sir Ralph Abercromby and a fleet of 18 British warships invade Trinidad. 1814 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Montereau. 1861 – In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America. 1861 – With Italian unification almost complete, Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy. 1873 – Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities. 1878 – John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico. 1885 – Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States. 1900 – Second Boer War: Imperial forces suffer their worst single-day loss of life on Bloody Sunday, the first day of the Battle of Paardeberg. 1906 – Édouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels. 1911 – The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away. 1930 – While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto. 1930 – Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft. 1932 – The Empire of Japan creates the independent state of Manzhouguo (the obsolete Chinese name for Manchuria) free from the Republic of China and installed former Chinese Emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi as Chief Executive of the State. 1938 – Second Sino-Japanese War: During the Nanking Massacre, the Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee", and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart. 1942 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army begins the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among the Chinese in Singapore. 1943 – World War II: The Nazis arrest the members of the White Rose movement. 1943 – World War II: Joseph Goebbels delivers his Sportpalast speech. 1946 – Sailors of the Royal Indian Navy mutiny in Bombay harbour, from where the action spreads throughout the Provinces of British India, involving 78 ships, twenty shore establishments and 20,000 sailors 1947 – First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains. 1954 – The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles. 1955 – Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series. 1957 – Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government. 1957 – Walter James Bolton becomes the last person legally executed in New Zealand. 1965 – The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom. 1970 – The Chicago Seven are found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. 1972 – The California Supreme Court in the case of People v. Anderson, (6 Cal.3d 628) invalidates the state's death penalty and commutes the sentences of all death row inmates to life imprisonment. 1977 – The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried on its maiden "flight" on top of a Boeing 747. 1979 – Richard Petty wins a then-record sixth Daytona 500 after leaders Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough crash on the final lap of the first NASCAR race televised live flag-to-flag. 1983 – Thirteen people die and one is seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. It is said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in U.S. history. 1991 – The IRA explodes bombs in the early morning at Paddington station and Victoria station in London. 2001 – FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. 2001 – Sampit conflict: Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, ultimately resulting in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes. 2003 – Nearly 200 people die in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea. 2004 – Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near Nishapur, Iran, when a runaway freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertilizer catches fire and explodes. 2007 – Samjhauta Express bombings occurred around midnight in Diwana near the Indian city of Panipat, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of New Delhi, India. 2010 – WikiLeaks publishes the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by the soldier now known as Chelsea Manning. 2013 – Armed robbers steal a haul of diamonds worth $50 million during a raid at Brussels Airport in Belgium. 2014 – At least 76 people are killed and hundreds are injured in clashes between riot police and demonstrators in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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shy!blaine fics?

Since I Met You (I’ve Never Been Good with Words) by etextraordinary

Blaine is a great Kindergarten teacher, but he happens to be very shy when it comes to adults. His best friend Sam and his longtime girlfriend, Mercedes, set him up on a date with her best friend, Kurt. This is the story of their relationship and the struggles they encounter during the first school year they are together!

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If I Could Use Your Love by raeofultraviolet 

Blaine Anderson is an incredibly talented musician living in Los Angeles and trying to make a name for himself. He is also incredibly shy and can’t assert himself enough to get in the limelight. When a chance meeting with Kurt Hummel, a famous actor, opens up an opportunity for him, how can he say no? The only problem is, it requires the two of them to lie to everyone around them.

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The Most Beautiful Man by WildHurricane

AU where Blaine is a freshman at college. One day in the library he notices the most beautiful man he has ever seen. He can’t take his eyes away from him, but he’s too shy to walk up and say hello. But even if he wasn’t, there is no way someone like Blaine could catch the attention of someone like the beautiful man. Or?

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A Potentiality for Corruption: The Debauchery of Blaine Anderson by youmovedmekurt

A series of one-shots in which a shy, blushing, stumbling virgin named Blaine meets the experienced (aka: slutty) Kurt Hummel, who is determined not to let that ass go to waste.

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In My Place by LauGS (@heartsmadeofbooks)

Blaine has always been shy and introverted, so after his father dies, he looks for comfort in his childhood dream - owning a book store. But then Kurt Hummel walks into his life, turning his dream into a complicated affair. Klaine AU.

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Love is on the Menu by lostinfictionalworlds

Blaine Anderson’s older brother, Cooper, owns a popular LA restaurant. One night, when Blaine agrees to work overtime for Cooper, he meets a new employee named Finn…and Finn’s brother; and slowly Blaine starts to break out of his shell and the barriers he has had around himself come down.

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Things I Cannot Change by beautifulwhatsyourhurry

Kurt begins his junior year at McKinley, fully prepared for something better than the torment he has suffered as an underclassman. However, when he befriends Blaine Anderson, a shy transfer student, he might not be able to handle everything God throws at him.

Sequel: Sins of the Flesh.

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Crema verse by @twobirdsonesong

Kurt’s just landed a job at Vogue as Carrie Bradshaw’s assistant. One of his tasks is to bring her coffee in the morning.  Enter Blaine, the barista.  This is the story of how they change each other’s lives.

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One night in Vegas. by MrsCriss2012

AU Kurt and Blaine meet on a drunken night out in Vegas. But what the hell happened?

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Hang With Me by pulling-the-puzzles-apart

AU college - Nerd!Blaine meets Kurt online while he is studying at NYADA, Kurt is in LA studying at AMDA. Despite the distance they start up a friendship that could lead to so much more but can their love survive with over a thousand miles distance between them?

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It Takes Two by AlexaCardew

In 2009, recent college graduate Kurt Hummel takes a job as talent agent Ari Gold’s assistant and is asked to pretend date Blaine Anderson to help with the actor’s coming out. All hell breaks lose when a jealous co-star and the media get involved.

Happy reading! HKVoyage

[thekotaroo]

Profiles of Pride: June 16th! 🏳️‍🌈Peppermint🏳️‍🌈

Peppermint, or Miss Peppermint, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, television personality, drag queen, and activist from New York City. She is best known from the nightlife scene and, in 2017, as the runner-up on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. In 2018 Peppermint made her debut in The Go-Go's-inspired musical Head Over Heels as Pythio, becoming Broadway's first out trans woman to originate a lead role. She does not use her birth name, and asks that publications not deadname her.

Peppermint started performing as a child in youth theatre, playing roles at Opera Delaware, Delaware Children's Theatre, and The Brandywiners Community Theatre. She continued performing at Wilmington High School where she was also on the cheerleading team.

Peppermint moved to New York City to study musical theatre at AMDA. While in college she got a job at the nightclub Tunnel's Kurfew parties, ultimately becoming a fixture in New York City nightlife. She started recording music in 2005 for Jonny McGovern's mixtape Jonny McGovern Presents: This is NYC, Bitch! The East Village Mixtape. She contributed the song "Servin' It Up", which was produced by Adam Joseph. The song was later released as Peppermint's debut single in 2006.

Peppermint was featured in the web series Queens of Drag: NYC by gay.com in 2010. The series featured fellow New York drag queens Bianca Del Rio, Dallas DuBois, Hedda Lettuce, Lady Bunny, Mimi Imfurst, and Sherry Vine. She also appeared as a drag-version of Tyra Banks on America's Next Top Model Cycle 14, Episode 5: "Smile and Pose" introducing a drag-theme runway challenge at Lucky Chengs in New York City.

Peppermint talked about being trans publicly for the first time on an episode of The Daily Show called "The Trans Panic Epidemic" in April 2016.

On February 2, 2017, Peppermint was announced as one of the fourteen contestants on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Though other transgender women have competed on RuPaul's Drag Race, she was the first to have come out prior to the show airing, having come out in 2012.

She won the Roast Challenge in episode 8. She placed in the bottom two in two challenges, lip-synching to Madonna's "Music" and the Village People's "Macho Man", winning both. Her performances earned her the favorable nickname "Lip Sync Assassin". Ultimately, she finished in second place after winner Sasha Velour, after they both lip-synced to Whitney Houston's "It's Not Right but It's Okay".

Peppermint's debut studio album Hardcore Glamour was self-released in 2009 and preceded by the singles "Servin' It Up" and "Thought Ya Knew". In 2011, Sherry Vine and Peppermint released a parody of the Lady Gaga and Beyoncé song "Telephone" titled "Make Me Moan". Following the viral success of the music video, Peppermint later released other parody songs, including a parody of Azealia Banks' song "212", titled "21/12". Her song "If I Steal Your Boyfriend" was used in the 2011 film Eating Out 5: The Open Weekend.

On April 3, 2017, Peppermint released a six-track EP of remixes of various songs she had released up to that point, including the single "Dolla in My Titty". Her second studio album Black Pepper was released in June of the same year. A three-song EP with producer Cazwell called Blend was released in 2018. In 2019, Peppermint appeared on fellow Drag Race alum Trinity The Tuck's single "I Call Shade", which charted at number 13 on the Billboard Comedy Digital Tracks chart.

On February 11, 2020, it was announced that Peppermint was working on a new album, and the lead single "What You're Looking For" was released on February 14, 2020. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight on August 28, 2020, Peppermint stated that the album would in fact be a trilogy of EPs, and that a full studio album was previously planned for a May 2020 release, but was delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The first of these EPs, A Girl Like Me: Letters to My Lovers, will be released on October 16, 2020, with the lead single "Best Sex" being released on October 2. Of the project, she said "it really does focus on my life -- who I am as a trans woman -- and everything that's happening right now [with] Black Lives Matter, Black Trans Lives Matter and a lot of the issues that we are dealing with socially." She also confirmed that the project would feature collaborations with Laith Ashley, Jerome Bell, Daniel Shevlin of Well-Strung, Matt Katz-Bohen of Blondie, Corey Tut and Adam Joseph.

The EP garnered Peppermint a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 2021 GLAAD Media Awards.

Peppermint made her Broadway debut in The Go-Go's-inspired musical Head Over Heels using the songs of The Go-Go's. The plot of the show is somewhat based on The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia written by Sir Philip Sidney in the 16th century. The show began previews in June 2018 and officially opened July 2018, at the Hudson Theatre; playing the role of Pythio, Peppermint became the first trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway.

Peppermint has had appearances on Pose and Saturday Night Live, and in October 2019 played the role of Pastor Olivia, "the [transgender] leader of an LGBTQ-friendly congregation", in a two-episode arc of God Friended Me.

From 2019-2020, she co-hosted It's a Mess podcast with Cazwell.

Peppermint is a co-founder of Black Queer Town Hall along with Bob The Drag Queen. The inaugural event featured speakers such as Laverne Cox and Angela Davis and raised over $270,000 for The Okra Project.

On June 2, 2021, Peppermint was announced as a cast member of OUTtv's Call Me Mother, where her and fellow "Drag Mothers" Crystal and Barbada adopt and mentor up-and-coming drag talent over an 8-week journey as they compete to win the title of “First Child Of Drag” and a $50,000 prize package. In the show, Peppermint will be representing the House of Dulcet.

[womenofcolorincomedy]

The Rise of Nicole Byer

Nicole Byer is an actor, writer, and comedian originally from New Jersey. She is perhaps best known to audiences for her work on Nailed It! (Netflix), MTV’s Girl Code, and Loosely Exactly Nicole (Facebook). While I am no biographer I am a huge Nicole Byer fan and look to her as a source of inspiration. The following is pieced together based off of what I’ve learned about Nicole from her podcast Why Won’t You Date Me? If any of the following sounds inaccurate please let me know in the comments.

Nicole first trained at AMDA, which she lovingly refers to as SCAMDA (lol lol lol) in acting. She then moved to New York City and studied and performed at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade (UCB) before moving to Los Angeles, where you can watch her perform Tuesdays at UCB Franklin in Search History. 

As a student at the UCB in LA I always looked up to Nicole. She’s not only a dynamic powerhouse of a performer, she’s kind and thoughtful. And a hustler. Nothing stopped her from going for her goals and as a result of her hard work she’s a homeowner in LA (um, yeah, props to that) and makes a very good living doing comedy. Let’s take a closer look to learn how she got to where she is.

Nicole’s journey to where she is now is an untraditional one for stand up comics. Most stand up comics believe the only way to get noticed in the entertainment industry is through the open mic route. Now don’t get me wrong, there is a lot of benefit to doing open mics, but let’s be honest ladies: open mic settings can be daunting because you will be outnumbered by the men. It’s even more isolating when you’re a woman of color because of the lack of diversity, inclusion, and support. 

What I love about Nicole’s story is that she found a way to bypass the open mic route and go straight to becoming a PAID stand up comic who regularly travels to perform. And the way she did this was by being willing to learn a new skillset. Her improv and acting training, along with her hard work, is what helped Nicole get her first big break on MTV’s Girl Code. This exposure to new audiences is what got her in the door as a comic and it’s because she won audiences over on Girl Code. Up until this point she was just an improvisor and never considered herself a stand up comic. At her agent’s request, she taught herself how to write and tell jokes so that her agent could get her more work, thus bypassing the open mic route that many people think is the only one available to them. Her web series Loosely Exactly Nicole, which can be viewed on Facebook, also helped her reach new audiences. What this means is that regular ol’ folks got to know her first through her work on TV, and because she did such a great job of winning audiences over she created a demand for her own live shows. In this day and age, and thanks to the awful reputation of many male comics (have you read the New York Times lately?), it is more difficult to convince regular audience members to go see a live stand up show these days when the comics performing are people they’ve never heard of. But a recognizable face that has already proven to make you laugh in the comfort of your own home is a powerful way to motivate real fans to buy a ticket to see you live. 

There is so much we can all take away from Nicole’s story. For one, all comedy training is valuable but it’s what you as an individual put into it that will get you ahead. To be a working comic you have to approach this as a business. No one is gonna come pluck you up from an open mic, give you your own show, and make you a star. YOU make yourself a star. YOU put the work into yourself in developing the product you are trying to sell (your comedic self). At the end of the day, this is a business. An agent’s job is to get you work because that’s how they make their livelihoods, and you should want an agent that works for you like their rent depends on it because that’s the kind of ally you need in this business. Nicole admits to being hesitant about starting stand up comedy because she never considered herself a stand up comic. I think a lot of us, myself included, think of stand up comedy as its own thing and maybe this stems from the fact that women of color simply don’t see themselves in mainstream stand up comedy. The ones we do see only made it because they are the exception. But when you have an agent who wants to get you more work, you need to do what Nicole did: learn a new skill set. A lot of people give up on learning after they graduate high school and/or college, but the reality is you need to be a life long learner NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE. But especially so in comedy, you need to be willing to learn so that you can grow. Comedians are artists, too, and artists evolve. 

The other significant take away from Nicole’s story is the role of social media and the internet in her success. If we didn’t have the internet we’d probably have no idea who Nicole even is. The reality is online streaming platforms and podcasting are providing opportunities to under represented voices in a way that traditional television and comedy clubs are incapable of doing unless there is a radical overhaul in leadership. Internet platforms are more inclusive, diverse, and accessible to both content creators and audiences. Who doesn’t have a smartphone these days? And who doesn’t consume a great deal of content on these tiny little computers? 

What I’m urging anyone to do, but especially women of color pursuing comedy, is to create your own content. Don’t wait for someone to choose you, choose yourself. Make a web series where you star in it and involve the people you want to work with. Start a podcast. Start a blog. Find creative and inventive ways to share your comedic point of view. But most importantly, invest in your product. Be willing to invest in yourself by taking classes, by outworking everyone around you, by taking care of yourself. If you approach this as a business and you think of yourself as a product (but not in an objectifying way) you will attract like-minded people to help you sell your product because everyone stands to make some money that way. We live in a capitalist society and everything revolves around the Benjamin’s, so be a business woman/person. That’s what will set you apart from the rest who merely spend their time day dreaming about the glamour and fame but never take meaningful action to manifest the life of their dreams. Be bold, be different, be you.

In closing, I’d like to quote the wise words of Jerry Springer, the talk show host: take care of yourself and each other. 

To learn more about Nicole Byer and her work visit her website:

https://www.nicolebyerwastaken.com

[acehotel]

Spill’t: Brita Filter with Corey Camperchioli

For the second episode of Spill’t, Brita Filter, meteoric drag queen, performer and transcendent human, talks to her old friend, actor and writer Corey Camperchioli about the power of self-love: how it turns shame into a superpower and water into champagne (”cause you’re worth the champagne, honey”), and how it ushers an idea as powerful as Femme, Camperchioli’s new short film, into existence. Femme makes its NYC premiere at Ace Hotel New York on June 22, with both Corey and Brita in attendance. Stop by and tell them how much this interview changed your life. We'll be right there with you (and so will Corey’s mom). 

Brita Filter: Oh my God. Here we go. Yay! I'm so excited! Okay. Hi, guys. So, here I am. I'm with Corey Camperch ... How do I say it?

Corey: Chioli.

Brita Filter: Camperchioli.

Corey: Perfect.

Brita Filter: Camperchioli.

Corey: Yes.

Brita Filter: So, you're mad Italian?

Corey: Mad Italian.

Brita Filter: I love that. I'm obsessed with that. Okay. So, here we are. It's another episode of Spill’t. And so, I created this interview series because when I started drag, I suddenly became in charge of my own art, and I was my own artistic director. And, I realized at the same time that my friend started doing the same thing, and I'm asking them to now spill the tea. Spill’t.

Corey: All right.

Brita Filter: Spill the tea on everything, and how they did it, and what inspired them. And, we're gonna navigate this little interview series and it's gonna help me figure out my adventure and your adventure ...

Corey: Yeah. There's a lot of tea to spill.

Brita Filter: I know. You've been up to so much lately, and I can't wait. I've actually known Corey for so long.

Corey: A long time.

Brita Filter: So long. I think after school is when I met you. After I graduated AMDA, here in the city.

Corey: Yeah. I remember the first time I ever saw you was at Kelsey Mahoney's Halloween party. Halloween's my birthday, and so ...

Brita Filter: Oh, is it?

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: Oh my God. That's amazing.

Corey: So, I'm spooky. And so, I had just gotten this leather-bound owl notebook for my birthday on Halloween. So, I went to this party, and you were there in full owl costume.

Brita Filter: Oh. Yeah. I made an owl costume out of an old cardigan.

Corey: It was iconic. I was quaking when I saw you. I was like, "Who the fuck is this person? I need to meet them." And, I think that was the first time that we met.

Brita Filter: Oh my God. That's amazing.

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: On good old 96th Street and Broadway.

Corey: Yes.

Brita Filter: That's incredible. Oh. Kelsey Mahoney. I miss her.

Corey: Yeah. Love you, Kels.

Brita Filter: And then, it just took off from there, and we're still friends.

Corey: I know.

Brita Filter: You've been there for pre-drag.

Corey: I've been there for pre-drag. I was there for the first performance of Brita Filter ever.

Brita Filter: That's right. At Stonewall.

Corey: At Stonewall. So, I'd been following your journey on Instagram. Okay. I gotta say, I give you a lot of credit because you documented your entire journey of drag.

Brita Filter: Oh. Yeah.

Corey: Because I remember sometimes seeing photos and I'd be like, "Oh. That's a little rough."

Brita Filter: Oh. Yeah, girl.

Corey: You know?

Brita Filter: So rough.

Corey: And, I was actually thinking about this because I'm such a person where I do the work behind closed doors, and then like to emerge as a finished product. And, I was thinking, when I was thinking about you, how you did that transformation in front of everyone's eyes and how brave that was. To just be like, "You know, I haven't nailed it yet, but this is my me." And now, to see that to where you are now is just incredible. And, I think it's really brave too. And, I think it says so much about you as a person that you're willing to put yourself out there in that way.

Brita Filter: Oh. Thank you so much. On your Timehop, there are always things that come up, things from four years ago, and I was like, "Why did I think that this was good to post this?" I look at it now and I'm like, "I should've deleted that."

Corey: No. I'm so glad that you didn't.

Brita Filter: I mean, I know. But, also, at that time, I wasn't a rich white woman like I am now. So, I would take the train in full drag all the time.

Corey: Well, that's where I saw you. So, you had said, "This is my first drag performance." I was like, "I will be there."

Brita Filter: Yes.

Corey: So, I get on the train, and I saw you on the train on your way to the gig.

Brita Filter: Oh my God! Yes.

Corey: And, you were so nervous. I do remember that. And, I remember you being in a horrible wig.

Brita Filter: Horrible. The smallest bob ever.

Corey: The smallest wig. And so, you got to the show, and then one of your drag queen sisters was like, "Girl, you cannot wear that. I'm giving you the wig off my head." And swapped wigs with you. Is that right?

Brita Filter: Yeah. Absolutely. It was a shake-and-go little bob that I stole from the recent production of Cinderella that I just did. I was like, "Guys, I'm taking this." Actually, I don't even think I told anyone. I just legit took it.

Corey: On your way out, just did it.

Brita Filter: Yep. "Thank you so much! Appreciate it!"

Corey: "Thank you."

Brita Filter: "Thanks, equity." It's amazing.

Corey: And, to see how far you've grown and blossomed and flourished ... I'm just so incredibly proud of you.

Brita Filter: Thank you so much.

Corey: Well, like I said, I'm so excited to talk to you today because I admire you. And, you're doing some incredible things right now. And, you're such a great artist. I even remember we spent ... I think it was a week in the ... Were you there? With ... Where was that?

Brita Filter: The beach?

Corey: No. In New Hampshire.

Brita Filter: Yeah. The beach in New Hampshire.

Corey: Interlakes. At Interlakes.

Brita Filter: Yeah. Interlakes. So, we've had so many adventures together, but I don't really know the beginning of where it all started, and where you come from, so, could you tell me a little bit about where you grew up, your family...

Corey: Sure.

Brita Filter: How you got started. Were you always singin' and dancin' out of the womb? Did you study theater? Was it musical theater? Or ...

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: Tell me about you. I wanna know.

Corey: Okay. I grew up in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Central Jersey. It's maybe an hour and a half to New York. So, New York just always existed as this place that's really close, and that I always wanted to be apart of. And, I remember always wanting to go to New York. And, I was in second grade and I hadn't gone yet, and I remember my teacher ... her name was Miss Davis, and she looked me dead in the eye, and she was like, "You are going to love New York." And, I feel like it was her seeing me as this femme, little boy who'd grow up to be queer, and was like, "You're gonna find your people in New York."

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, I've never forgotten that.

Brita Filter: Oh. Really? That's so cool.

Corey: I didn't understand the significance of it in the moment, but I knew it was such a moment of being seen, I guess. I have the most incredible, supportive family. My sister is my best friend. And, I always wanted to go to NYU. Got accepted into NYU Tisch to do drama ... to study drama, which was incredible. And then, while I was there, I spent two years in the Strasberg Studio studying method acting. And then, I did a year just doing Shakespeare. And then, I did a year of Film and TV, and I feel like it gave me a really well-rounded education as far as acting.

Brita Filter: Yeah. Of course.

Corey: And then, I graduated and really couldn't get any momentum going at all career-wise.I had one really cool thing. Right when I graduated, I shot my first short, and it was opposite Laverne Cox.

Brita Filter: Oh my God. Oh. Yeah.

Corey: It was before “Orange is the New Black.” So we had these night shoots in Brooklyn. And so, I met her, and it was like, "Oh my God. You are so incredibly gorgeous." She was like, "Every single day, someone stops me on the street and tells me that I look like Beyoncé. And I was like, "Oh my God. Who are you? You're an icon." So, that happened. And then, that went to Tribeca Film Festival, which was amazing.

Brita Filter: Oh. Wow.

Corey: So, that was right when I graduated. And, I felt like I had all this momentum. I had just gotten my equity card. And then, I just couldn't take things to the next level career-wise.

Brita Filter: Yeah. Were you auditioning for things?

Corey: I was auditioning, but I was so specific. But, yeah. People didn't know what to do with me in a lot of ways.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And so, it was really frustrating. And then, I did a pilot out in LA with this producer whose name is Benno Rosenwald. So, I went out there, did that, and he was ... And he was someone that I had known in college. I had seen him out in parties, 'cause he was friends with a lot of my same friends. So, he had always seen me going out, being sloppy with Dave, and my crew, you know?

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, also be in drag and dress up, and be myself. And, it always felt, when I was going in these rooms for these auditions, that I had to dull my shine, basically.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, try to act manly and act straight. And, after we did this pilot, he was like, "I think that there's something really special about you, and I want to represent you as a manager." And, that was the first time that I ever felt like I was seen by someone in the industry for exactly who I was.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, that they said, "You are special. You are perfect exactly as you are ... this queer, femme being."

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, I think that that should be celebrated. You know?

Brita Filter: Of course. That's so great.

Corey: So, he started to do...I'm monologue-ing. Is this okay?

Brita Filter: No. I'm obsessed with it. Yes. Keep going, girl. I'm so excited to hear the story.

Corey: So, he started managing me as an actor, and he would get me into rooms. But, like I said, same thing. Everyone would be like, "You're so specific. Also, we don't know what to do with you." And, I couldn't get any traction. And then, he said to me ... he was like, "You are so specific. No one knows what to do with you. If you tell your story, I will produce it. And, let's do that."

Brita Filter: Oh. Wow.

Corey: And, it's so funny. Now, looking back on it, when we recap that story, he's like, "Yeah. I didn't really think anything of it. I just kinda like stuff, and let's do something."

Brita Filter: Yeah. Right?

Corey: But, that moment was such a turning point for me because I feel like so many times, as queer people, we feel like we can't take up space. And, I feel like so much of my life growing up was learning how to take up space ... learning to feel like I am valid and worthy. And, for someone to look me in the eye and say, "I think your story is worth telling.", and ... it completely changed my life.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, I think he gave me the permission to tell my story that I never gave myself.

Brita Filter: That's so cool.

Corey: And, Femme was born from that conversation.

Brita Filter: People don't know what Femme is. What is Femme? Now, there's this giant thing that you've created, which is Femme, which I was so lucky. This morning, I watched it finally. And, I was waiting 'til the last minute, 'til I realized it was all right with you to watch it. And, it's so special, and I love it. And, it's shot so well, and ... What is your idea that you have for it? Right now, it's only a twenty-minute ...

Corey: Short film. Femme is a short film that I wrote out of that conversation with my manager at the time, and now producer of the film, Benno Rosenwald. It's a short about a character named Carson who goes to hook up with someone on Grindr, and gets turned away for being too femme, and then has to unpack what that means, and sort of examine gender roles and gender performance within the LGBTQ community, and really learn how to love himself for who he is.

Brita Filter: When you originally sat down to write this, what was your initial idea of what this thing would be? Did you go in thinking, "This is definitely going to be a short film. This is" ...

Corey: So, once Benno sort of gave me the permission that I so needed, it was very scary because I didn't know what my story was.

Brita Filter: Permission. Of course. Yeah.

Corey: And, I had to take some time for myself and say, "Well, what is your story? What is important to you?" And, I think the thing that I did that helped me discover that was called Morning Pages, which is a tool within The Artist's Way, which is a book by [Julia Cameron}. And, basically, what it does is: every morning, you wake up and the first thing that you do is you write two pages. You're not supposed to censor yourself in any way. It's supposed to be, basically, a mind dump, where you're writing down all the things that are coming to your mind so that you can greet the day fresh and as a clean slate.

Brita Filter: Yeah. Okay. That's beautiful.

Corey: To greet the day with a fresh perspective. And so, this idea of gender performance kept coming up, and coming up, and coming up. And also, feelings of not being worthy and not loving myself kept coming up and coming up.

And, I think after seeing them so many times, it gets to a point where you're like, "I have to do something about this." And, the truth of it is that I did not love myself, and I felt unworthy of love because of my femininity, and the fact that people perceived me to be feminine. And, I wanted to write a movie which celebrated femme because I didn't love myself, and I wanted something that showed being femme as being powerful and strong and something that's celebrated. And, so many times, you see femme characters as the secondary characters, or ...

Brita Filter: Oh, yeah.

Corey: The butt of the joke. They're not sexualized. And, I was like, I wanna make a film where the person who's femme is front and center. And, I also wanna take the identifier as femme which I, for so much of my life, have felt to be something negative, and I wanna attach this positive, beautiful connotation to it.

Brita Filter: Of course.

Corey: And so, in that way, it was aspirational, because I didn't love that part of myself yet.

The biggest journey for me was starting the project not loving my femme, and now, learning to love that part of myself and embrace that part of myself. And then, the last chapter is inspiring that in other people.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And so, I started to get tweets and stuff from people around the world. I had a Tweet from this kid from Morocco the other day. He was like, "Hey. Being gay in an Arab country is hard enough, but being gay and femme is even harder. So, I just wanted to thank you. This is so important." Someone from Indonesia reached out and was like, "This is what I'm striving to be. I'm striving to love myself in that way." So, it's just absolutely crazy.

Brita Filter: You know, it's funny that you say that because there was so much for me growing up, too. Number one, I grew up Mormon. And, they were very set in their ways — how things should be, what they do and what they see, and they're also the most talented people in musical theater.

Corey: Yes! Honestly, yes.

Brita Filter: So, I was like, "Mm-kay. Well," ...

Corey: Do you know Hey Rooney? Andy Simmonds?

Brita Filter: No.

Corey: So, he was actually one of the first people that really inspired me as far as owning his femme-ness.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, he was a Mormon. He grew up Mormon in Utah.

Brita Filter: Oh. Did he?

Corey: In Salt Lake City. And so, I followed him from Instagram, and he had a whole line of clothing and artwork around the femme identity. So, he had a hat that said "Make America Femme Again.”

Brita Filter: Oh my God.

Corey: And, I just remember looking at his Instagram and being like, "Wow. People love him because of his femme." And, he took femme as an identifier and he inspired me to do the same.

Brita Filter: Right?

Corey: So, I loved the "Make America Femme Again" hats. So, I bought one, and it came and it got delivered, and I was so excited. And, I was gonna post it on social media, and I got so nervous about doing it , about posting anything with the word femme on it. Because I felt like people would judge me for it, and I felt like it was such a dirty word.

Corey: And, I don't think I posted it on Instagram. Because I was ashamed of it. And, to think the arc of that to where I am now is just crazy.

Brita Filter: Right?

Corey: But, he was one of the first people, a fellow Mormon, who really inspired me to own that identity.

Brita Filter: Right? That's so great.

Corey: I could not have done it without him. And, he did the graphics for it.

Brita Filter: Oh. Really?

Corey: He did the logo.

Brita Filter: Oh. No. Shut up.

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: I was just gonna say, one of my favorite things about it is the logo itself.

Corey: It's so good. Right?

Brita Filter: It's so good.

Corey: Yeah. Rooney was ... Besides Benno, who produced it, Rooney was the second person to come on board for the project.

Brita Filter: Really?

Corey: All I had was a script. And, he had just moved to New York, and I was like, "Hey. You are so inspiring." I'm like, "Is there any way you would do the graphics for this?" And he was like, "Absolutely."

Corey: And, another thing that I realized from this is ... just reach out and ask.

Brita Filter: Right?

Corey: I just sent Rooney a DM. Johnny Sibilly, who's one of the leads in it.

Brita Filter: I'm absolutely obsessed with him. One hundred ... I saw him in it, and I was like, "You gotta be fucking kidding me." I was like, "I'm obsessed with him." I don't even think he knows who I am, but I'm so obsessed. I watch his Insta Story every day.

Corey: Me too.

Brita Filter: He's the funniest thing in the world.

Corey: I know!

Brita Filter: I was like, "When I grow up, I wanna be you. I wanna be living your life."

Corey: Same. But, I have been such a fan of him for so long, and all I did was send him a DM on Instagram, and was like, "Hey. I'm such a fan of yours. Would you consider reading this script?" And, he was like, "Sure. Absolutely." And, just this whole thing has given me so much faith in the queer community. I think it started out of this feeling of judgment from the community.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, feeling like I wasn't accepted in the community. And, it's turned into the complete opposite as far as I think acknowledging that there is a section of the community that is like that, but also understanding that there's a bigger part of the community that really has my back, and is supportive and down to support all of us.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: So, that was the biggest lessons that I got from this. And also, if you have a dream and you just commit to doing it, it's crazy how the universe provides you with all of the tools that you need to make it happen.

Brita Filter: Right. Isn't that crazy? Yeah.

Corey: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cut you off.

Brita Filter: Oh. No. You're fine.

Corey: I wanna hear about Mormon ...

Brita Filter: It's crazy how ... I mean, a big thing ... I started winning when I started making my own art and making my own opportunities available to myself.

I mean, yeah. I still beat myself up with daily things in my life, like me calling Sallie Mae and asking her, "Hey, girl. You wanna give me a couple more months, honey?" What's she gonna say? No? I mean ...

Corey: But, truly ...

Brita Filter: "'Cause I have no money, girl!" So ...

Corey: Yes.

Brita Filter: I know. True. But also, I mean ... Growing up, Mormon ... and also Polynesian. My dad is fresh off the boat, straight up from Tonga, giving you Maui from Moana.

Corey: Moana.

Brita Filter: Yes. Maui from Moana. He is a man. A man, a man, a man. And, I would always, as a child, be pushed into taking karate. The farthest they would let me go ... I couldn't be in dance, but I could do gymnastics. And ...

Corey: You asked to be in dance and they said ...

Brita Filter: Yeah. I asked to be in dance. It was just a little too expensive for them. They didn't really get it.

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: But, I played football. I played soccer, and all those others things.

Corey: Where was this?

Brita Filter: This was in Arizona.

Corey: Yes.

Brita Filter: Phoenix, Arizona.

Corey: Max is from there too.

Brita Filter: Yes. Yeah. Max and I grew up together.

Brita Filter: Yep. Emma Stone ...

Corey: All those people.

Brita Filter: It's crazy how we all full-circle. All these folk now live in New York City, and they're very successful.

Corey: Yeah. And, killing it.

Brita Filter: And, killing the game.

Corey: Something was in the water.

Brita Filter: Right? No. Totally. There is, in Arizona. But, I always was so afraid to be femme because my parents didn't want me to be. And, I always knew that was inside of me. And, until I started a web series called "You Better Work Out".

Corey: Which is in my phone.

Brita Filter: Yes. Which is how I'm in your phone, which I'm obsessed with. And, when I started it, I didn't initially think that it was gonna be...I mean, I wanted to look like the guys that were in these magazines. These sexy, six-pack daddies with giant arms.

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: And so, for those of you that haven't seen it, you should check it out 'cause it's still on YouTube. I lost sixty pounds in six months by doing just ... I was trying to find the newest, coolest, gayest way to work out. And, not 'till I saw what I was doing did I realize ... I was like, "Oh my God. You are so" ... I was so gay. So gay. So femme. In the beginning, I was like, "Should I really be putting this online? What is my family gonna think of me being out, proud, queer, talking about men in this specific way? What are they gonna think about it?"

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: And, as soon as I did start putting all this content together for six months of material, I started to realize ... I was like, "Oh my God. I'm actually really good at this. I'm funny."

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: "And, I'm really good at being myself ... being gay." And I would always try to be ... I'd always try to push it away.

Corey: Course.

Brita Filter: Especially going into auditions and being a man in musical theater.

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: "Okay. You're singing and dancing, but can you do it as a man?"Is what they would say when I went in for the Miss Saigon audition for the chorus call. I'm like, "Ugh. That's just not me.", until someone took a chance on me and was like, "Hey. Do you wanna play a stepsister in Cinderella?" I was like, "One hundred percent I’d like to." And, not until that moment did I really ... I was like, "Oh my God. It's okay. I can do this. I can be myself."

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: And, I feel like I was always meant to wear high heels on stage. I'm great at performing, being a feminine creature in the world.

Corey: How did that feel, the first time you did that and and posted about it? Was it ... How did that make you feel?

Brita Filter: It just felt ... You know, the first time I ever tried on a pair of heels, it felt right.

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: It was just so funny. I mean, when I was a kid, I would legit ... Before my parents started telling me that I couldn't do certain things that my sisters did, I would always wanna sing Jasmine's part on my karaoke Playschool microphone.

Corey: Yes.

Brita Filter: I wouldn't wanna be Aladdin. I was like, "My voice is higher and fits better with Jasmine, so I'm gonna go ahead and take that one." And, I would always be the princess, and if I wasn't the princess, I was definitely gonna be Ursula, and I was just gonna kill everyone. But, I never wanted to be the prince. I never wanted to be any of these manly characters.

Corey: Yeah. Same.

Brita Filter: And ... until there was a moment in my childhood that people were like, "You can't do that. You're not allowed to do that." And it took up until my mid-twenties for me to figure out, "Oh. Wait. This is who I am, and I'm actually really good at being who I am." And, when I finally created Brita, which is ... I never really realized until talking to you that celebrating my femininity would be the biggest career-changer in my entire life.

Corey: Same.

Brita Filter: Right?

Corey: It's unbelievable. Who knew it was that easy?

Brita Filter: Right? So easy.

Corey: "Hello. Just be yourself! That's all you need!"

Brita Filter: That's it.

Corey: And, it sounds so cliché, but it's so crazy. And, to think that I would beat myself up about these things that, now, are my superpower.

Brita Filter: Right?

Corey: And, that's the biggest challenge. Take the thing that you feel less than and turn it into your identifier. Turn it into your superpower, and it will set you free.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, the thing is, yeah. What? You're gonna call me femme? You're gonna call me girly? Yeah. You know what? I'm in a fucking film about it. And, what else you got?

Brita Filter: Right? Yeah.

Corey: What else you got? Throw it at me.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: Period. That's a conversation stopper in a lot of ways.

Brita Filter: Right?

Corey: Yeah. I owned it and made something out of it, and so did you.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, it changed my life.

Brita Filter: One hundred percent it has. It's so crazy. And, I was always so afraid of it. And then, now, it's nuts.

Corey: I told you that I identify with feeling that way growing up. What was it like for you the first time you posted a picture in drag on Instagram, or something like that? That's what I find to be so fascinating.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: The second that you do own it, and what that brings up.

Brita Filter: You know, it's funny. Now that I look back on all of these things that I did do, I was like, "What were you thinking?" When I posted them, it's like, "Why?" 'Cause some of these pictures in drag ... I look horrible. But, I don't know. I kind of just ... I think I just kind of did it, and it turned out how it was supposed to be. I really didn't second guess any of it.

Corey: Were you scared about how people would react to it?

Brita Filter: I think the only people that I was afraid of reacting would be my family ... my mom, 'cause I'm so close with my mom and my sisters. I really didn't care about my dad 'cause we really weren't that close.

But, I was just thinking about what she would think of it. But, when I did start doing drag — I've said this numerous times — it was like coming out of the closet again.

Because our families don't really get our community. One hundred percent they don't. My mom just didn't understand what a drag queen was.

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: She thought I wanted to be a trans woman. And, I was like, "No. Mom, that's not it. I'm just doing this for entertainment purposes only."

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: But also, this is kind of in my body. I don't know.

The way that I've created Brita, and how she lives. This has always been inside of me. It's such an amazing thing to release it every single night, and be like, "I have this little secret. I am so femme, and I'm gonna show you." And, celebrate it every single night, which is so cool.

Corey: Yeah. How is your mom about it now, if you don't mind me asking? You'd post on Facebook that she was maybe upset about some of the things ...

Brita Filter: Yeah. She was upset about the content.

Corey: Interesting. It wasn't the persona so much as the content?

Brita Filter: No.

Corey: Interesting.

Brita Filter: It was more the content. She was just worried that — She doesn't want me to be nasty.

Corey: Which you're not.

Brita Filter: Well, there are some mixes that ...

Corey: "Nasty" like sexual? Or "nasty" ...

Brita Filter: Sexual. She just didn't want me to be saying a lot of curse words and things like that. She doesn't mind that I dress up like a woman, but ...

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: The minute I start to get like, "Fuck this. Fuck that." "Pussy." She was like, "I don't like that." Which, I've also realized while making Brita and along her career, that it's better to be ... I don't know. How Disney does it. Disney is really good at putting adult jokes in there, but lightly skimming the surface. And, it's hilarious to the adults, but the kids are like, "What?"

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: So, being really smart with content when I do it as Brita.

Corey: Sure.

Brita Filter: I think it's the hardest thing.

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: But, also the most rewarding, if you can hint at it instead of just saying, "Yo, your pussy smells."

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: That's a little crass. But, if you can be clever with it ...

Corey: If you can do a number about being obsessed with cats and doing online dating.

Brita Filter: Exactly. One hundred percent.

Corey: Wait. I'm really excited for my mom to see you, 'cause for ...

Brita Filter: Oh. Is she coming?

Corey: Yes, for the New York premiere.

Brita Filter: Yes. Oh. So, if you want ... If you're in New York City and you want to see Femme, there's the New York premiere.

Corey: Yeah. June 22 at Ace Hotel.

Brita Filter: Yeah. Mm-hmm.

Corey: Hosted by Brita.

Brita Filter: Yep. One hundred percent. I'm hosting it. I'm so excited and so thrilled.

Corey: I'm so happy that you're hosting it, you're gonna be there, and I just feel like you are so tied to my experience in New York and my experience growing up in New York. I mean, you know.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: Maturing and coming into my own in New York. And, my parents have never been to a drag show.

Brita Filter: Really?

Corey: I'm so excited for them to see you.

Brita Filter: This is so great. Right?

Corey: And, even just talking about my parents and identifiers and stuff, it's ...

Brita Filter: Now, when did you come out?

Corey: I came out ... Well, they always knew.

Brita Filter: Did they?

Corey: Yeah. Of course. Yeah.

Brita Filter: Okay. Yeah.

Corey: I didn't come out until I was dating someone, which wasn't until after my sophomore year of college.

Brita Filter: Oh. Really?

Corey: Yeah. I felt like, "Straight people don't come out for no reason." So, I was like, "I'm not gonna come out until I'm dating someone."

Brita Filter: Right?

Corey: And so, I was...God. I was on a theme park contract doing Bob the Builder.

Brita Filter: Oh. Come on! Please tell me you're playing Bob.

Corey: I was Bob's trusty assistant.

Brita Filter: There you go. The femme sidekick.

Corey: Yes! And, I just fell in love with one of my castmates. And, it was so wild falling in love away from anyone who's ever known me.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: 'Cause I was with a cast of eight people in a city I've never been before. And, I feel like you fall in love and you just act insane.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: Or, rather, I did the first time I fell in love. And, you lose your sense of self and your equilibrium in so many ways, and it was so hard to not have a support system physically there.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: I was on the phone will all of my friends and my family and stuff. And, one time, we got into an argument about something and I called my mom, and I was really upset. I was like, "I just got into a fight with this person that I'm dating and his name is da-da-da." And, it was a boy's name. And, she just helped me through the situation. That was her focus.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, afterwards, she was like, "I love you so much, and I'm so happy that you came out to me and you told me." And, I'll never forget. I was under a willow tree in Buffalo, New York, and I'll never forget it.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, I guess I do have a regret that I never told my father in person. I let my mom tell my dad.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: But, he's so supportive, and I love him. But, I sorta wish that I had that moment with him. For his sake, probably, that it came from me. But, I do have to say, my hero is, obviously my parents, but my grandfather. He's just the most amazing man I know, and he's such a badass.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: He must be eighty. He loves to drive convertibles, loves to gamble, is tatted up ...

Brita Filter: Yes! Really?

Corey: A badass. And, I've always loved to talk to him. He'll talk to anyone. So accepting. And, it's never a conversation that we had. He's always accepted and loved me for me.

Brita Filter: Mm-hmm.

Corey: And, he's really taken on to the femme thing and is just like, "Live your dream. Do it." But, I never really told him what it was about. And, I think he sort of came to understood what it was about 'cause the family was talking. And so, I was home last weekend. He was asking me how it was, and I said that it was going really well, and I told him that someone from Indonesia reached out and Tweeted about how much they liked the film. And, he goes, "A gay?" And, I was like, "Yeah." And, I broke down crying. It sounds so insignificant, but the fact that he accepted me for who I am ... I think so much of this film is me wanting to love myself, but also wanting acceptance from him.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: You know? And my family. And, to have him say that to me just meant the world.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, that's all we have to say. I don't have to say anything more. And, he also said ... He said, "To a gay?" And, I was like, "Yeah." He goes, "Yeah. Take all their money."

Brita Filter: Yes!

Corey: Because he's such a badass.

Brita Filter: Oh my God. Come on, badass grandpa.

Corey: He's like, "You know what?" Yeah.

Brita Filter: "Take all their money."

Corey: "Make the coins."

Brita Filter: "Make that coin, baby." That's incredible. Wait. So, when did you finish writing it, officially?

Corey: Yeah. It took a year.

Brita Filter: A year?

Corey: Yeah. It went through a lot of drafts sort of honing in what I wanted to say and how to say it.

Brita Filter: Mm-hmm. It's executed so beautifully. Everything's set up ... Also, I just love how, being a person ... a fellow performer/actor who often watches a lot of my friends' stuff ...

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: And, when you watch your friends' stuff, you're like, "All right, I'm gonna try and enjoy it, but also, I'm gonna put on, obviously, my reading glasses."

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: And we're gonna be like, "Okay. So, what is this that you made?"

Corey: "What you got?"

Brita Filter: Right? Because your friend's all like, "So, you know they're gonna ask you. What did you think?" And so, I mean, there's so many times where I watch my friends' stuff and ... I mean, I would either do it differently, or sometimes, you gotta break it down to your friends.

Corey: Sure.

Brita Filter: Especially when you're going to the AMDA, 'cause there's so many people that graduate from that school. It's like, "Well, you know, you're not really an actor. You know, maybe you should try doing something else."

Corey: But, isn't it funny how, also, people find that out on their own?

Brita Filter: Yeah. They find out on their own. However, with this, while watching it, I love. There's so many beautiful moments. And, there's so much said in the silence, and for the characters waiting for each other. I guess I'm just used to working with horrible people. They just graze over these beautiful moments that are available to them. And, it's really captured very nicely.

Corey: Thanks.

Brita Filter: And, you're such a great actor.

Corey: Thanks.

Corey: You know, I feel like so much of what you're talking about is really done by our director. His name is Alden Peters, and our editor, whose name is Tovah Leibowitz, so much of that was crafted by them. I think that my story was true and relevant, but they added a tone that I don't think was there on paper.

Brita Filter: Really? Okay.

Corey: And, I think so much of this for me is trying to take my ego out of it. And, I think the best thing I ever did in this entire project is surround myself with people who are better than I am. Because I'm not a director. I hired an incredible director, and I let him do his thing, and I gave him the space to do his thing. And, that's hard, especially in the editing process. I did not see one stitch of footage when we were filming or in the editing ... I wasn't in the editing process. I let them do their vision because I'm so much a part of it. I needed an objective eye.

Brita Filter: It's probably for the best too. Yeah.

Corey: And, they took it to places that I never even dreamed it could go. And, it wouldn't have gotten there if I was hovering over them and not allowing them space to do their job.

Brita Filter: Just trust them.

Corey: It's incredible. Tovah is also the editor of “Broad City.” So, that feeling that you get, that's 'cause of them. And, Alden...This is actually crazy.  Another one of those universe moments — I ran into Alden at a warehouse party in Brooklyn. We were talking, and then we went our separate ways. We added each other on Facebook. He was doing press for a movie that he had done. I was like, "Oh. He's a director." Years went by and I was looking for a director. I reached out to him. We had a great meeting over drinks. I hired him as a director before I even saw anything that he's worked on. I just knew.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: I just knew that he was the guy for it. And then, once he did the Kickstarter video, that's when I knew. I was like, "Oh. You got the tone."

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: 'Cause the tone was so fun and bright and quick. And, like I said, that wasn't something that was on paper.

Brita Filter: Mm-hmm.

Corey: He really added that. And, just the whole team came together and our executive producer, who's Rachel Brosnahan, who just won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Brita Filter: Oh my God.

Corey: We're so thrilled to have her apart of it. I don't know. The whole team just really fell together. And, it is one of those things where it's just ... the universe provided.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: The second that you become committed to making your dream happen, that's when everything falls into place. But, you have to have the courage to say, "I'm all in."

I was working at a day job, which wasn't horrible, but I didn't like it anymore. Nothing was happening for me audition-wise. Nothing. I was in this long-distance relationship with this guy who lived in London. And, I was so in love with the idea of having someone. But, obviously, it couldn't work. We weren't on the same continent.

So, anyway, we kept up this relationship. I met him when he was here on vacation.

Brita Filter: Holiday.

Corey: On holiday. I was gonna say holiday, and then I was like, "No. That's too boujee." So, anyway, he flew back to London. We kept up communication. And, he was like, "Let's go ... let's take a trip together." And, I was like, "Okay." I was like, "I've always wanted to go to Berlin." He's like, "Let's go to Berlin." So, I was like, "'Kay."

So, we book a trip to Berlin together. He flies from London to Berlin. He's waiting for me in Berlin. I get to the airport. I give the person my passport. My passport expired in two months, and you need four months in order to go to Germany.

Brita Filter: Oh my God.

Corey: So, they didn't let me on the plane.

Brita Filter: Oh my God!

Corey: And, I couldn't go to see him. And, I was devastated.

Brita Filter: I'm sure.

Corey: Truly broken. And, it was a low where I was like, "You know what? This is the biggest sign from the universe I've ever received in my life." I've never in my life received something that has been so blatantly like, "Stop. Take a second."

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, I had to really take stock of my life, and I was like, "You know what? I'm at a day job that I really don't like anymore."

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: "Nothing's happening for me audition-wise ... Which, that's fine, but call a spade a spade. And, I threw myself into this relationship that isn't real, but it's because I don't feel worthy and don't feel like I'm worthy of love. So, I'm settling on something that's not the real deal."

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, Shannon just came in, your roommate.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: I know Shannon from CREATE with Kristen Hanggi and Natalie Roy.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, I went to the CREATE class the day afterward. And, they said something like, "If you have a cup of water and you actually want champagne in it, you have to empty out the water in order to get the champagne. And, there's a period of waiting there where you don't have anything. But, it's worth it to get what you actually want." And, that's what I did with that relationship. I was like, "I have to cut off this relationship."

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: "I have to get out of this day job, and I have to make Femme."

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: "I have to do this."

Brita Filter: Oh my God. I'm so happy that you're saying this right now. This is hitting me on a bunch of levels.

Corey: Is it?

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: Talk to me.

Brita Filter: Because I've kind of been going through this ... something that's similar, but it's just so funny you're saying that right now 'cause I'm like, "Oh. Maybe I gotta empty out some water."

Corey: Yeah. 'Cause you’re worth the champagne, honey.

Brita Filter: Yeah. No.

Corey: You are.

Brita Filter: Of course. That's so funny. That's amazing. So, that was a giant moment for you.

Corey: That was a moment.

Brita Filter: Ooh, girl. “I gotta empty out the water. I gotta filter something else."

Corey: You good. Yeah. It's time to upgrade, baby.

Brita Filter: God, I need to stop filtering champagne. You're right. That's a beautiful story of realization. Wow.

Corey: Yes. Yeah.

Brita Filter: And, how long ... When did it take you to ... Going to that class ... that's when you realized? Or ...

Corey: Yeah. I mean, the class was all about doing the work to love yourself. And, it just highlighted that I didn't love myself. You know? And, the work that I needed to do to get there.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: 'Cause it's a long journey.

Brita Filter: Of course. You know, I ... Right now, I'm ... In my life, I'm kind of struggling with taking care of my boy self, and making sure that my boy self is in good shape, 'cause I focus so much of my energy on Brita Filter all the time.

Corey: But, can I say something?

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: You have to take care of yourself, because if not, you can't ...

Brita Filter: That bitch won't work.

Corey: You can't ... It's like how they say, "You have to put the oxygen mask on yourself before you put it on someone else."

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: You have given me the oxygen mask so many times, but you need to make sure that you put it on yourself first. Because you can't really do that job unless you're filled.

Brita Filter: Yeah. Right?

Corey: Spiritually and emotionally. And, that's why I said to you earlier ... I was like, "Are you taking care of yourself?"  Because you gotta. And for me ... So, personally, I have a day on the weekend, Saturday or Sunday, where I don't leave Astoria period. It's not negotiable. And, that's where I take care of myself. And, I like to go to the gym. I like to go grocery shopping, and do a face mask and light some candles, and do some writing. And, it's hard because in New York, everyone wants to be doing something.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: But, I had to be diligent about keeping that time for me, because if not ... You know what's funny? I always get sick if I don't have that day.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: I always get sick, and it's my body saying, "Hey. Slow down." "Take one for you." And, you have to do that.

Brita Filter: Yeah. You're absolutely right.

Corey: Your own version of that. Whatever that is.

Brita Filter: Totally. Yeah. I know. I've been saying no to a lot of things. Learning to say no.

Corey: Good. You should.

Brita Filter: So, after making that realization and writing such a badass script, and then creating it, then what happened? Once it had a finished product, what did you do with this amazing thing?

Corey: Thanks. Well, the period after we wrapped sort of ... the next six months were kind of dark for me. Because the editing process was really hard, especially when I wasn't in the room.

Brita Filter: Of course.

Corey: And, I had so many moments where I was like, "Oh. This isn't gonna live up to what I thought it would be." And I now know that's just the natural progression of editing, and that it's gonna be bad and then, later, in coloring and sound and all these different things until you get a full product. But, there were really dark moments where I was like, "Well, I just ... We didn't do it. We didn't get it."

Corey: And, that negotiating with yourself is very scary ... of accepting that maybe it wasn't gonna be what I thought it was. And, that it wouldn't match up to my dreams for the project.

Brita Filter: Uh-huh.

Corey: But, like I said, it came together, and I'm so proud of it.

Brita Filter: Really beautifully, I might add.

Corey: But, honestly, I gotta say, it didn't come together until the last second because the crowd scene at the club. We only had a couple of extras. We made it look full, but the audio changes everything.

Brita Filter: Oh. Yeah.

Corey: Adding the support of the crowd.

Brita Filter: I heard that audio. I was like, "Oh my God. They did a really good job."

Corey: Well, because the cut that I saw ... it was two people being like, "Whoo!" You know? And, it just didn't have the same punch. So, I learned so much of just...the arc of post-production.

Brita Filter: Mm-hmm.

Corey: Which is such a thing. But then, we started sending it out to festivals. And, we didn't get in anywhere for months. So, we sent it to all the big, mainstream festivals. So, we sent it to Sundance and Tribeca, and all those things. And, everyone passed on it. And so, we were done with it around August. And then, we didn't get our first acceptance 'till March. So, in that period, it was dark because I was like, "Oh. Well, this thing just isn't gonna happen. It's just not gonna take off."

And, I had such high dreams for it and high hopes for it.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, I was like, "Oh. Wow. I'm so proud of this. Is it shit?  Is it bad and no one's telling me?"

Brita Filter: Right?

Corey: And, I spiraled.

Brita Filter: Girl, I know how that feeling is.

Corey: Oh my God.

Brita Filter: When we were filming “Shade”, I was like, "We're doing this TV show, but is it good?"

Corey: And, it's your story.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, it was my story.

Brita Filter: I was like, "This is my life story." I was like, "God damn."

Corey: Exactly. Yeah.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: So, all those fears really started to creep in.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And then, got the first festival, which was in Boston. And then, from there, it just took off and got momentum. So, we did Boston. We did Miami. We're about to head to Toronto. We're about to go to San Diego. We're about to go to Frameline, which is the largest LGBT film festival in the world.

Brita Filter: Oh. That's incredible. Where's that at?

Corey: It's playing at the Castro Theatre.

Brita Filter: Oh. Wow!

Corey: And, I had a moment. I was so emotional about that, just 'cause I feel like so many of our queer predecessors fought for their lives in that space.

Brita Filter: Right? That's incredible.

Corey: And, the fact that we're gonna share Femme in that space really gets me worked up and really gets me emotional. But, yeah. It's just starting to happen.

Brita Filter: That's so cool. See, bitch? If you build it, they will come.

Corey: You know what? My dad always said that to me. That was our favorite movie.

Brita Filter: Was it?

Corey: Field of Dreams. 'Cause I grew up playing baseball for so long.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: Did that thing. Played for my high school team. And, I look back on it, and I never felt like I fit in with the people that played baseball with me. I always felt different. I always felt weird and strange. But, I'll always look back and treasure that time that I had with my father. And, my father's always been someone who's been so positive. And, he trained me to think positive. And, he would always say, "If you build it, they will come. And, you miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take."

Brita Filter: Yes.

Corey: And, all those inspirational things that he loves to read books about. Gandhi and Buddha ... he loves inspirational books like that. He just always taught me to go for my dreams one hundred percent. And, I wanna teach that to my kid. The biggest gift that I could've gotten was to train my mind to think like that. And, I wanna do that for my kid one day.

Brita Filter: Yeah. I love that. You know, I want kids too. One day. We'll see. Okay. So, now that you're at all these festivals ...

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: You're doing all this stuff. The New York premiere is coming up during Pride Week.

Corey: So excited.

Brita Filter: So, where do you ... First question: Did you think that you would be in the place that you are right now a year ago today?

Corey: Yes.

Brita Filter: Okay. Great. Wonderful.

Corey: I did.

Brita Filter: Good.

Corey: I always knew in my bones that this would change my life.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, in the dark times, I held to that feeling that I was given this dream for a reason, and I was given this story for a reason. And, I'm just acting as a conduit of that.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: And, maybe that sounds really ...

Brita Filter: No. It doesn't. It sounds wonderful. I think that femininity is something that I, also ... from what you said at the beginning, that you were pushed away. And, it was something that were against, and it was something you did not want to celebrate it.  And, you saying how you've taken this thing that you thought it was such a negative thing in your life, and you made it this amazingly positive thing. You've made incredible art. It has inspired me so much, you saying that.

Corey: Aw.

Brita Filter: Because I forget that that's what I do every day. I celebrate my femme side every single day by dressing up. And, I forget. And, sometimes I'm like, "Ugh." I second guess myself. And, having someone else say that to me, it really means something, 'cause I'm so ... I am proud of that.

Corey: Yes!

Brita Filter: And, it should be celebrated. And, the guys that are out there in the world that wanna fall in love with Jessie should love me for being me, and that side of me.

Corey: Yes.

Brita Filter: I always try to keep Jessie and Brita separate ... is what I've tried to do lately. And be like, "These are two separate people. This is me as a feminine person, and then this is ... I'm a man when I'm Jessie." But it's really ... I mean, it's a part of me, and I should celebrate it constantly.

Corey: Yes. And also, you have given so many people permission to be that way. Just by seeing you ... someone who's so confident, and who owns that part of themselves. You have given so many people permission to live that way too. You've certainly given me permission to do that.

Brita Filter: I love you.

Corey: I love you too.

Brita Filter: So, where do you see yourself a year from now. What are the plans for Femme?

Corey: Absolutely.

Brita Filter: I wanna tune in on Netflix every single week, and I wanna see Femme.

Corey: You will. This is a timestamp because I know that you will. I know that you'll be able to log into Netflix and see Femme. We're gonna do a series. That's the goal.

Brita Filter: Werk.

Corey: I'm writing it right now. I want Femme to take over the world. I wanna do speaking engagements about it. I wanna write books about it. I wanna do a clothing line.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: I wanna do it all!

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: But, the first step is working on the series, and I'm so excited about it. And, I think part of the series is the character, Panzy LaRue, a drag queen.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: Teaching Carson, my character, how to own himself the way a drag queen does.

Brita Filter: Yeah.

Corey: Right? Because people look to drag queens, I feel like, as inspiration as far as how to live their life.

Brita Filter: Mm-hmm.

Corey: So, the short ended with my character, Carson, having .00001 of the first step towards loving himself, and the series is going to be all of the next steps in learning to love yourself, guided by this character, Panzy LaRue, this drag queen. But, also understanding that this drag queen has their own issues too. And, when the wigs and the hair and the heels come off, this is a person that's struggling with their own issues as well.

Brita Filter: Yeah. It's funny. When you sent me the script, probably a year ago to read it ...And, I read the character, Panzy LaRue, and I was like, "This sounds very familiar." And, I was like, " The voice sounds very much like mine."

Corey: I mean, I would be lying if I said it wasn’t inspired by you.

Brita Filter: It was also so nice to see so many people I know within our community in this.

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: And, so many of our friends ... our mutual friends.

Corey: Yeah. Dave, Ariel, Erika ...

Brita Filter: All of them.

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: I was like, "This is incredible."

Corey: Aja. Yeah.

Brita Filter: Yeah. Everyone is in it.

Corey: I have a question. How do you remember sort of the difference between how it was on paper and seeing the finished product? Was there a gap there? Was it what you thought it would be?

Brita Filter: You know, when I read it, I honestly only read the drag queen part.

Corey: Got it.

Brita Filter: I think I read it at 3 a.m. I was like, "Do I have to go in for this tomorrow? Let me just read this" ... And, there's so many times ... There's so many scripts that I get that are always a drag queen at a nightclub with a microphone.

Brita Filter: I just love how it opens. And, it takes such a positive response to something that is negative in the beginning. And, I felt like I was so invested, because I just wanted to see more about this person celebrating this side of them. It's so funny too. It's so hilarious.

When you guys are on the wall and that little dog comes on, I was dying.

Corey: Unplanned. Real dog.

Brita Filter: I knew it was too. And I was like, "That was totally unplanned." Well,  I'm so excited for this to become a thing, and to grow. And, I'm so excited we have this timestamp.

Corey: I know.

Brita Filter: So, we can look back on this in a year and see how far it goes, and how it's gonna reach everywhere.

Corey: Hopefully you'll be in it too.

Brita Filter: Yeah. No. Of course. I will one hundred percent be apart of it.

Corey: Right.

Brita Filter: I would love that. And please, if you're in New York City, you have to come. It's for the Ace Hotel.

Corey: Yes.

FEMME: THE FILM — Official Trailer from Casa Vera Films on Vimeo.

Brita Filter: And, we're showing it at the Ace Hotel.

Corey: The New York Premiere!

Brita Filter: The New York Premiere!

Corey: It was born in New York.

Brita Filter: Right?

Corey: It traveled all over the goddamn world, and we're back in New York.

Brita Filter: We're back home.

Corey: And, I'm so excited.

Brita Filter: It's gonna be beautiful.

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: And, I'm so excited to ... I'm so excited when I got to talk to you about it, but also host the premiere and know so much backstory.

Corey: Well another thing too is ... It was just so important for me that you do it. I just feel so safe with you and so comfortable with you. And, I'm gonna be a mess that day. I'm gonna be a barrel of nerves.

Brita Filter: I can't wait.

Corey: To have someone there that's like my sister.

Corey: I just feel protected.

.Brita Filter: Yay. Perfect.

Corey: Yeah.

Brita Filter: Well, I can't wait. And, I can't wait to meet your parents and, hopefully, your grandfather comes.

Corey: Yeah! I hope he does too.

Brita Filter: And, I'll get to meet him too. Just so I could put faces to all these wonderful names and the people that have inspired you in your life.

Corey: Yes.

Brita Filter: Well, thank you so much for talking to us. Also, you gotta follow this bitch on social media.

Corey: Oh. Yeah. Follow @coreycamp on Instagram, and follow @femmethefilm on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Brita Filter: Yes.

Corey: Did I do it right?

Brita Filter: You did. Perfect. I am here for that. And, we'll put links and everything on the bottom of this with a bunch of pictures of Femme and you and ...

Corey: And also, Ace Hotel, bring back the Drag Race viewing party.

Brita Filter: Stat. Please.

Corey: I love you so much.

Brita Filter: I love you too.

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Society for Theatre Research Conference 2021

The American Society for Theatre Research Annual Conference is an annual event in which theatre artists can explore a specific theme or issue. This year’s conference is focused on the idea of “arousal” and offers a wide range of talks, performances, and activities.

All plenary panels, curated panels, and working sessions accepted in the spring of 2020 have been given the opportunity to share their scholarship in 2021.

Conference Theme

Repetition repeats itself. Theories of repetition inform theatre history across periods, methodologies, theoretical frameworks, and approaches to examining theatre history and historical practices. From descriptions of repetition-with-a-difference and performative iteration to twice-behaved behavior and staged revivals, repetition has become an axiomatic starting point for understanding the complex temporality of theatre—sometimes at the expense of other ways of imagining performance in time and as time. Among other entities repetition might be (an ontological allegory, a rhetorical operation, a signifying chain, a rhythmic pulse, a well of influence, a technology of discipline, a comfort, a nightmare), it is a temporal mode that marks a series or sequence. It is the interplay between linear time—existing on a chronological line where things recur again after they have previously occurred—and cyclical time—since if tomorrow is a repetition of yesterday, then yesterday is already tomorrow and tomorrow yesterday. In toggling between line and cycle, repetition gives us seriality, division, memory, and difference. But there are other ways to contemplate and inhabit difference than via repetition. While appreciating the inestimable value that theories of repetition have contributed to the study of theatre and performance, the conference seeks to center other time signatures that may be related to, but diverge from, repetition. Repetition is but one way that past/present/future can be configured in relation to each other, but it is not the only one. What other temporal arrangements organize theatre and performance? How else does theatre and performance temporalize the relationships between identity and difference, between chronos and kairos, between the past and the present? Are there other ways of understanding difference, power, and resistance that are not necessarily shaped by repetition? What are the limits of repetition for comprehending the historicity and phenomenology of theatre? How do ecstatic temporalities alter the linear and cyclical patterns of repetition? How does performance interrupt repetition, rather than rely on it, for its effects? How have new media technologies changed how we think of repetition and performance? What other lexicons might we develop to understand the relationship of performance to time and history? This conference theme developed out of the first José Esteban Muñoz Targeted Working Group, a multiyear ASTR initiative to increase the diversity of the organization and the research produced under its auspices. The development of the Muñoz Working Groups provides an opportunity for the organization to take stock of the state of the field and the institution of ASTR, shaping both moving forward. Our conference aims to extend the conversations originating from the Muñoz Working Groups to the organization as a whole. Of all the ideas that organize the field’s critical protocols, repetition is almost certainly the most ubiquitous. In the spirit of the Muñoz initiative, we invite submissions that explore how repetition—of performances, institutions, or practices—reproduces institutional exclusion and segregates knowledge production. Proposals that bring minoritarian knowledge and global perspectives to bear on theatre studies and performance studies are especially welcome.

2021 Conference Program Chairs

Soyica Diggs Colbert, Georgetown University Douglas A. Jones, Jr., Rutgers University Shane Vogel, Indiana University

2021 Conference Program Committee

Joshua Chambers-Letson (Northwestern University) Julia Fawcett (UC-Berkeley) Ellen MacKay (University of Chicago) Patrick Maley (Centenary College) Jade Power-Sotomayor (University of California San Diego) Alexis Riley (University of Texas, Austin) Rachel Smiley (AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts) Catherine Young (Princeton Writing Program) Jimmy A. Noriega (College of Wooster), ex officio

https://www.astr.org/page/2021_conference