The Fires
June 30th 2024 at 7:00pm

Two men sit outside an abandoned 7/11 as a wildfire approaches, the latest catastrophe in an apocalyptic America. The Fires is a bleakly funny love story set in a burning world.

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.

CHOSEN FAMILIES: A Musical Theatre Concert
June 30th 2024 at 3:00pm

This works in progress concert is birthed from musical theatre and opera writer Troy Defour, with arrangements by David Lancelle. It comprises a set of original songs and musical theatre moments surrounding processes and themes on parenting as LGBTQ+ people. We as a queer community must grasp the love surrounding us and build our families of queer love, however we can.

Cast: J. Andrew Speas, Audrey Adams, Troy Valjean Rucker

Music Director/Pianist: Tina Faye

Percussionist: Patrick Phalen

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.

A Rabbit Named Rainer
June 29th 2024 at 9:30pm

Moving past conventional readings, slam legend Regie Cabico and acclaimed poet Drew Pisarra push their shared literary art into the realm of performance in fresh and exciting ways.

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.

When a veteran drag queen takes “death drop” too literally, a hosting gig is up for grabs at one of Milwaukee’s last gay bars. Let the queer catfight commence!

How Glory Goes
June 28th 2024 at 9:30pm

Drag. Improv. Audra McDonald. 3 genres of storytelling collide in a passionate cabaret, starring Lena Horné. Featuring the music of Audra, wit from Lena, and the passion of BFAs everywhere!

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.

Turnover: A New Leaf
June 28 at 7:00pm

Turnover: A New Leaf is a plant-based musical about how two business-owning families, rooted in prejudice, overturn their views when their queer kids start rooting for each other.

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.

When does the mask we wear as queer people interfere with our relationships? Through the lens of four queer-ass men on Pride Eve, Velvet Rage explores the queer lexicon, gay iconography, and pop-culture references that connect members of the queer community. And somewhere between the second sex on the beach and the fifth vodka soda, the truth gets spilled and the claws come out.

okay, bye!: a queer solo dramedy explores the grief, wisdom, and humor of personal rejection (friends, relationships, therapists, even a cat). Equal parts comedy and sincere search for meaning.

House of Legendary is an opera about double lives and destructive desires set in the glory days of New York City’s underground drag culture.

How can I help you? is a drag monologue for three actors and two phones.

The Anti-Gay Agenda
June 26th 2024 at 9:30pm

Tune in to StraightForward, the only News Show that exposes the queer-backwards media for what it is: a child-indoctrinating, God-hating gay-fest! (A queer sketch spectacular!)

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.

Self-love. Erotic cannibalism. Queer relationships. Lindwurms tells the story of what it means to love and be loved, and the sacrifices we make in order to grow.

The Cuntry Club is a one woman show about a one woman show — a comedic deconstruction of the form, an experiment that spirals out of control.

WINNNERS
June 25th, 2024 at 7:00pm

Settling scores against rough odds, Winners is a quirky, queer comedy about a competitive family with communication challenges where everyone's looking for forgiveness and how to manage our losses.

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.

Jess is an incredibly talented sleight-of-hand magician. Marla is a horrible singer-songwriter. They do not like each other very much. They have been dating for 2 years.

Great Aunts
June 24 at 7:00pm

Great Aunts transports audiences to Gran's home for some Southern cooking, spirited phone calls, and a look into family photo albums that are full of diagnoses and revelations.

Eat Your Mother / Es, es!
June 23rd 2024 at 7:00pm

Eat Your Mother is a patchwork performance piece stitching together works from the archive of the Yiddish theater, original compositions, and brand-new translations into Yiddish. Featuring: The Petoskey Breasted Mermaid of Adrienne Rich, a Yiddish-language trans reclamation and recrimination of the poet’s life and afterlife; Jewish Drag Kings; a visit from the Beep-Boop Barry Sisters; a never-before-staged one-act by early 20th century Yiddish playwright Jane Rose; and more.

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.

Prima and Maggie fall in love in the old wild west and fight to defend their home and lives from the dark secrets of Maggie’s past.

Sisterhood
June 22nd 2024 at 9:30pm

"Sisterhood" follows three fifteen-year old girls who, after being total jerks to each other, are haunted by the all-knowing Spirit of Sisterhood. This play is their quest for redemption.

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.

Anna May Muff
June 22nd 2024 at 7:00pm

In this short sapphic musical, aspiring country pop artist, Anna May Muff, finds herself at an open mic in a bar with an unusual amount of rainbow flags on it.

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.

yo ho. is a sexy, funny, and heartfelt swashbuckling adventure that explores the relationship between Mary Read and Anne Bonny, gender, transitioning, sexuality, and power.

Queer To Tell presents “Captured in Color” is a storytelling show/photo series in which 6 storytellers share stories inspired by the six initial colors of the Pride Flag and their meanings.