Straight Icons (co-written with Anne-Marie Pietersma)
Part theater, part variety show, Straight Icons features visits from cartoon superstars, international pop stars, unhinged politicians, and late 2000s MTV dating show contestants who force Queer BFFs Anne-Marie and SMJ to confront the uncomfortable intersection of queer liberation, exploitation, and performative queerness.
Anne-Marie Pietersma & SMJ are resident artists with Ars Nova’s 2023-24 CAMP cohort.
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The Premiere of Straight Icons will be presented on Wednesday, June 5th at 7:00pm EST at Ars Nova in NYC. The production will be directed by Mackenna Goodrich and will feature Grace Guichard as The Spiral. Tickets are Pay What You Can with a suggested price of $25. You can purchase tickets here.
DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY
The first 10 minutes of Straight Icons was at the CAMP Showgasm. at Ars Nova on December 14, 2023. The performance was hosted by Matt Gehring and Mahayla Laurence. You can watch the video of that performance here.
Straight Icons was in residence with the rest of the 2023-2024 CAMP cohort with New Roots at Walhalla Farms from January 12-16, 2024.
Showgasm. at Ars Nova, December 2023
