TransMasculine Cabaret

TransMasculine Cabaret
by Vulva Va-Voom
NYC Theatre Fringe Festival at 14th Street Y
April 13, 2024
Production website
💉💉 out of 5.

This second slice of Fringe Theatre for the trip certainly worked better than the first. To begin, the artist actually cared and invested in their message and how it was being shared. The story told was of a performer dressed as a female preparing for a cabaret performance that slowly transforms into a performance as a “drag king”. Along the way the performer- they/them shares the journey that they have experienced as a trans performer and how they have been received both off and on stage. The play is wild and offensive, gross and caustic – all good things you expect from a fringe piece.

A Drag is Born

A Drag is Born
Creator, Producer, & Performer Edu Diaz
Directed by Rachel Resnik
New York City Fringe – 14th Street Y
April 13, 2024
Production website
☠  out of 5.

This was one of the WORST nights in the theatre that I have experienced in years! I realize there is an entirely different metric to be used in judging and enjoying fringe pieces – and I do love seeing fringe pieces and supporting new artists – but nothing can excuse this shit! The “story” that was only “attempted” was about a middle-aged man letting go of his masculinity and its trappings and letting his freak flag fly was a suitable story line for a fringe piece but nothing worked here.