CapitalQ Theatre Festival
Tom Blaich
Madison Gieryn, left, and Alli Buckets in a CapitalQ short play from StageQ.
Madison Gieryn, left, and Alli Buckets in a CapitalQ short play from StageQ.
Five years in, CapitalQ Theatre Festival is still doing what Pride Month does best: making space, making noise, and remaining visible. StageQ presents new works by LGBTQ playwrights from around the United States, gathering a chorus of voices that knows the identity of a community is never just one story. In our current political climate expect a sense of urgency and the kind of emotions that can make a short play land like a thrown brick. This year's play lineup includes 24K Tragic, which will be created by cast members during rehearsals, as well as works by Sydney Curran, Birdie La Barre & Joy Heatherly, Philip Middleton Williams, Mia Burnett and Jasmine Ridler. Performances at 7:30 p.m. June 5-6 and 11-12 and 2 p.m. June 7 and 13.
media release: It’s Year 5 of the CapitalQ Theatre Festival! Come celebrate Pride Month with us and fabulous new shows written by LGBTQ+ playwrights from all over the country. Let us be in community with those voices who continue to write our stories. We are not invisible!
This year, we’re developing a play during the rehearsal process! Keep an eye out on our socials to learn more about this fun endeavor!
When is the Right Time? By Sydney Curran
Directed by Audra Zia Koscik
Falling in love is as courageous as jumping into unknown waters. In “When is the Right Time?”, two femmes on the beach dive into the deep end to navigate a dilemma: when is the right time to tell someone you love them?
Cast: Rowen - Sammy Aizenstein; Willow - Ashton Whitaker
Places, Please! by Birdie La Barre & Joy Heatherly
Directed by Birdie La Barre
Backstage chaos collides with real-life romance as two actresses navigate love, identity, and coming out before a high-stakes performance. With thirty minutes to curtain, Sage and Molly must resolve their budding relationship's issues before "places" are called, or risk offstage drama becoming onstage strife. Their castmates Logan, Jamie, and Ashe provide advice, distraction, and shenaniganry, all while the clock ticks.
Cast: Sage - Alli Buckets; Molly - Madison Gieryn; Logan - Callum Stiefel; Jamie - Matt Goscha; Ashe - Alaina Mutz
Forgive Us Our Debts by Philip Middleton Williams
Directed by Madison Gieryn
Jared arrives at Luke's door to collect a debt owed by Luke's ex, but comes to learn he has passed on. What Jared thought would be a simple job turns into an unexpected conversation about loss, life, and the future. And an unlikely friendship between them forms.
Cast: Jared - Matt Goscha; Luke - Jordan Wied;
Matches Burn by Mia Burnett
Directed by Vi Williams
A lesbian and her dog try to find success on a dating app (GONE WRONG)
Cast: Kaya Dove, Alaina Mutz, Jordan Wied
Stone's Throw by Jasmine Ridler
Directed by Jules Leverton, E. Swain
Stone's Throw follows The Bullwinks, a team of lesbian dart players, as a tragic line-up shift proves anything but simple. Set during the AIDS crisis, team captain Donna, the loudest voice for change, is faced with replacing the spot of an ailing team member. But when a gifted newcomer, Tammy, arrives just in time, she finds herself up against an unexpected obstacle. Tensions will rise, truth will come to light, and the Bullwinks must reckon with what matters most.
Cast: Ruth Stone - Zoe Thompson; Cheryl Vickers - Jasmine Ridler; Heather Filmore - Alli Buckets; Leigh Anne Davies - Avery Taylor; Donna Horowitz - Nika Allen; Tammy Levine - Kaya Dove
24K Tragic
Directed by avery Taylor Swoghtslawmt
When a proposal goes spectacularly wrong, Aman and Cooper are forced to ask themselves if they know each other at all. A funny and intriguing look at queer marriage 11 years after legalization, that asks the questions: Is marriage for everyone? And can we please go get a jamba juice?
Cooper - Callum Stiefel; Aman - Saksham Nagpal; Franny - Nika Allen; Mel - Zoe Thompson
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