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#2.6 Queer Queue with Drew Gregory

1h 10m · Thesis on Joan · 26 May 07:00

This week, hosts chat with filmmaker, theatremaker, and writer Drew Gregory! Drew shares about the short she made in quarantine, “The First Time”, reminisces about directing immersive theatre immediately after coming out, and giving young people the trans representation in media she did not have. As a writer for Autostraddle, Drew discusses the freedom of writing for queer indie media, finding the one second of queerness in the In The Heights trailer, and assigns us the best kind of homework, to watch her queer media recommendations. Hosts Harrow and Meghan discuss more thoughts on the return of in-person theatre and Chonburi International Hotel and Butterfly Club written by and featuring Shakina Nayfack and directed by Laura Savia on Audible. Show Discussion: Chonburi International Hotel and Butterfly Club written by and featuring Shakina Nayfack, directed by Laura Savia, produced in collaboration with Williamstown Theatre Festival Narrated by: Shakina Nayfack, Kate Bornstein, Annie Golden, Telly Leung, Jason Tam, Bianca Leigh, Ivory Aquino, Pooya Mohseni, Samy Figaredo, Angelica Ross, Liz Lark Brown, Ita Segev, Dana Aliya Levinson Action of the Ep:  Upcoming NYC voting dates Saturday, June 12, 2021 - early Voting begins  Tuesday, June 15, 2021 - absentee ballots must be requested  Tuesday, June 22, 2021 - primary election  Tuesday, November 2, 2021 - general election NYC Registered Voter Search Find Your Pollsite and View a Sample Ballot for Democratic Primary elections! Research candidates for Mayor, City Council, District Attorney, Cit Comptroller, Borough President, and more! Learn about the new Ranked Choice Voting Gothamist 2021 Voter Guide Theater in Asylum’s 2021 Voter Guide Drew Gregory: Instagram | Twitter | Autostraddle “The First Time” - short from Drew Gregory “This Is an Essay About Penises” “The Poet’s Choice” - essay about Portrait of a Lady on Fire  “From “Calamity Jane” to “The Prom”: A History of Queer Women in Movie Musicals” Holy Camp! The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time House of Hummingbird Alice Junior The Watermelon Woman Mommy is Coming Eva & Candela Second Star on the Right “Sundance 2021: “4 Feet High” Is a Monumental Work of Queer Disabled Media” Queer Gives: Trans Justice Funding Project - Donate! Thesis on Joan: Follow Thesis on Joan on Instagram & Twitter  Leave us a voicemail at (845) 445-9251‬ Email us at thesisonjoan at gmail dot com You can find a full transcript of this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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