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Started by Todd Jonker
Thu, 06 Jun 1996 00:00
PQT presents... The Stand-In
Author: Todd Jonker
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 00:00
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THE STAND-IN
Written by Keith Curran
Directed by Ted Hoover
June 14-23
Fridays 8pm
Saturdays 7 & 10pm
Sundays 3pm
The Studio Theatre
at the Cathedral of Learning
Tickets $10
Group Rates available
For reservations call: 412-734-8434
PQT ANNOUNCES 1996 PRIDE WEEK PRODUCTION
Pittsburgh Queer Theater announces the Pittsburgh premiere of Keith Curran's
"The Stand-In", presented as part of Pittsburgh's Lesbian and Gay Pride Week
'96. PQT's Managing Director Debby Hollingshead: "Pittsburgh Queer Theater
began with Pride Week '91 and we are especially pleased to be beginning our 5th
season with Mr. Curran's outrageous satire of Hollywood and the entertainment
industry. We are only the third company in the country to present "The
Stand-In", after productions in New York and Los Angeles. Mr. Curran has just
finished the screenplay of "The Stand-In" for Mirimax films with Marisa Tomei
set to star. In addition to his other plays, "Walking the Dead", "Dalton's
Back" and "Church of the Sole Survivor", Curran is also in the midst of
completing the teleplay for Showtime's production of "Conduct Unbecoming", the
late Randy Shilts' bestselling book about the history of gays in the
military. With its message of pride and extraordinary humor, "The Stand-In" is
a perfect compliment to Pittsburgh Pride Week."
The production of "The Stand-In" will be directed by PQT Artistic Director Ted
Hoover and features a cast of 12. Set in Hollywood, "The Stand-In" is the
story of Lester Perry, a "hot soap stud making the leap to cable TV movies."
Lester's vehicle is "You're Out--The Gilbert Feldstein Story" about a gay,
Jewish umpire and professional tango dancer who came out during the 1985 World
Series. Lester's story begins to mirror Gilbert's as the actor confronts his
own sexuality and the crazy movie and TV people who surround him.
Pittsburgh Queer Theater debuted in 1991 with a production of Doric
Wilson's comic retelling of the Stonewall Riots, "Street Theatre", which was
presented as part of Pittsburgh's Lesbian and Gay Pride Week 1991. With the
success of that show, co-founders Debby Hollingshead and Ted Hoover decided
to make PQT an on going theater company and since that time have presented
full-length and one-act plays by local and national, new and established
playwrights. PQT actively involves Pittsburgh's lesbian and gay community
on both sides of the footlights exploring the queer experience in America
through theater. For many, PQT's up-front, undiluted and contemporary plays
are a unique opportunity to witness the latest wave of queer liberation and
consciousness raising taking place nationally. In addition to our full
mainstage productions, last year PQT premiered a new ongoing project, Out
On Stage!, a series of seated, staged readings of plays taken from the
theater's past; exploring the images of lesbians and gay men and how those
images have evolved over the years.
THE STAND-IN
Written by Keith Curran
Directed by Ted Hoover
June 14-23
Fridays 8pm
Saturdays 7 & 10pm
Sundays 3pm
The Studio Theatre
at the Cathedral of Learning
Tickets $10
Group Rates available
For reservations call: 412-734-8434
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