Q-STAGE 2016

May 13 - 22, 2016 @ Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis

Q-STAGE: New Works Series annually produces the work of four local queer emerging artists across two weekends of performance.

Q-STAGE seeks to shift consciousness of and about queer identity through new performance work, as well as facilitate conversation surrounding queer identities and queer art. Finally, Q-STAGE strives to contribute to the growth of emerging queer artists.

Photos by Blythe M. Davis

SET "A"

"THE BIG GAY MEXICAN SHOW"
Created by & starring Hector Chavarria
Directed by Stacy Schultz
Also featuring Donn Saylor and Jennifer Buckhout

--AND--

"FIRST PERSON: A LIFE IN TRANSITION"
Created by & starring JamieAnn Meyers
Directed by Shalee Coleman
Also featuring Zealot Hamm, Erica Fields, Beckett Love, Suzi Love & Pearl Noonan

SET "B"

"BENT/STRAIGHT"
Directed & Choreographed by Syniva Whitney
Featuring Will Courtney & Syniva Whitney (aka Gender Tender)
Installation Art by Madeleine Bailey, Music by Ariskany Records

--AND--

"THE GRIEF EXPERIMENTS"
Created & Performed by A.P. Looze
Also featuring Lisa Marie Brimmer
Directed by Zoe Michael

Q-STAGE 2016 was made possible through support from the California Institute for Contemporary Arts (CICA) LGBTQ funding program.

PRESS

Star Tribune - Review Set B
The Column - Review

Single White Fringe Geek - Review Set A
Single White Fringe Geek - Review Set B
KFAI Fresh Fruit - Interview 
Lavender - Preview
Star Tribune - Preview
Peterson Toscano - Preview - JamieAnn Meyers
Kendra Plant - Artist Interview - Hector Chavarria