Gadfly Theatre Productions, the Twin Cities queer and feminist performance company, is holding a QUEERulous Cabaret at Hell’s Kitchen on Sept. 21.

The event is “burlesque, drag, comedy, poetry, music, all for a marvelous cause — supporting our company, season, and contracted artists,” says co-founder Cassandra Snow. “The QUEERulous cabaret is what was born of our original annual fundraiser to help us fund our season. Since starting as more of an open mic feel, it’s become an event of it’s own with a curated cabaret of drag, burlesque, comedy, and so much more and a silent auction where you can win anything from a basket of theatre tickets to tarot readings.”

Gadfly’s board puts on the event each year and the fundraiser goes to support the company’s three mainstage events: two full length plays and a one-act festival.

“For this event, some of the best twin cities talent generously donate their time to raise awareness of our organization’s queer and feminist mission and help us raise the funds that enable us to give queer and feminist voices a platform and queer and feminist artists a stage,” says Snow.

Mad M. Moxie will serve as emcee. Artists scheduled so far include: Taiyo from Dragged Out and other Twin Cities Drag venues. poet Nikolas Martell, poet and Singer-Songwriter Oliver Schminkey, comedian Sarah McPeck, dance Troupe Geek Slink, burlesque Performer Melanie Day AS Lulu Ritchie, comedian Maggie Faris, drag queen Phaedre Simone, singer-songwriter Jeffrey Goodson, drag queen Martina Marraccino, and burlesque performer Sassy Von Stradler.

The fundraiser will help support the upcoming season.

“This is Gadfly’s fifth season and we’re simultaneously having a little more fun, and gearing towards darker genres–our first show is a pulp/noir satire about growing up and moving forward that may have a real dead body involved–but also maybe not; it’s called “Girl Gumshoe and Detective Dad,” by local playwright Eli Effinger-Weintraub,” Snow told TheColu.mn. “Then we have a play about the first lesbian relationship on record that takes place in a convent that lends itself to the Gothic thriller feel we’ve settled on for it called “Vile Affections” by Vanda, and then we’re closing the year with our annual one-act geek fest, this one centering around horror.”

Snow said the event will fit perfectly at Hell’s Kitchen and “will have a sexy yet macabre feel as we explore the darkly whimsical side of cabaret.”

Snow said they are always looking for volunteers. :Making a donation, purchasing a ticket for the cabaret, and bidding on our silent auction items night of the event are the best–yet most obvious ways to help, but if you’d like to donate to our silent auction or volunteer to help us with marketing for this event, please contact [email protected]; your help and/or donation is needed and greatly appreciated.”

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Date: Sunday, September 21 at 6:00pm
Location: Hell’s Kitchen, 80 S 9th St, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Admission: $15 in advance at Brown Paper Tickets and $25 for VIP seating. $20 day of.
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