On May 28-29 at 7:30 p.m., Violet Surprise Theatre will present SapphFest—a digital variety show celebrating queer women and non-binary artists from all over the country and internationally, through storytelling, comedy, music, poetry, performance art and more.
Performers are slated to include Ada Cheng (storytelling), Natalie Meisner (poetry), Lauren Harsh (comedy), Melody DeRogatis (music), KJ Whitehead (comedy), Jacqui Juarena (music and comedy), Khloe Janel (poetry), Sammie James (comedy), Osiris Cuen (music), Maggie Miller (poetry), Sierra Kruse (music), Chloe Jensen (poetry), Danielle Levsky (comedy/clowning), Tera Flores (music), Samie Jo Johnson (poetry), Caryl Davidson (music) and Jess Martin (dance), plus readings of short plays by Allison Fradkin and Audrey Lang.
Created by director Iris Sowlat and Fradkin, Violet Surprise is a new queer feminist theater company with the mission to produce new works that validate the identities and experiences of queer women, with fierce allyship to the non-binary community.
Viewers can access the performance for free at http://zoom.us/j/96453653111.