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Article #2Re: PQT presents... The Stand-In
From: Duane T Williams
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 00:00
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 00:00
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I have been told that the performance on Friday, June 21, at 8pm, will be ASL interpreted. > 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. >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 114455,9547c8d6bcf6550f X-Google-Attributes: gid114455,public X-Google-Thread: 1154ce,9547c8d6bcf6550f X-Google-Attributes: gid1154ce,public X-Google-Thread: 107959,9547c8d6bcf6550f X-Google-Attributes: gid107959,public X-Google-Thread: f759f,9547c8d6bcf6550f X-Google-Attributes: gidf759f,public X-Google-Thread: f53de,9547c8d6bcf6550f X-Google-Attributes: gidf53de,public From: Duane T Williams <duane+@andrew.cmu.edu> Subject: Re: PQT presents... The Stand-In Date: 1996/06/16 Message-ID: <Yll1tpa00iWSA1GWdK@andrew.cmu.edu> X-Deja-AN: 160470031 references: <0lhojZm00YUqF8U0Ek@andrew.cmu.edu> organization: Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA newsgroups: pgh.motss,pgh.general,cmu.student.out,cmu.student.out.social,pa.motss