All events will be accesssible to signing-impaired audiences unless otherwise noted.
(Please note that the most recent event is always posted first. The listings go backwards in time.)
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2009 |
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| October 2009 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA Suspect Thoughts Press will bring out my first novel Men with Their Hands, which won first place in the Project: QueerLit 2006 Contest. More details will be posted later in the summer of 2009. |
| September 2009 | WASHINGTON, DC Gallaudet University Press will bring out my tenth book Whispers of a Savage Sort: And Other Plays about the Deaf American Experience. The collection brings together four of my full-length plays: Snooty, Doogle, Whispers of a Savage Sort, and Love in my Veins. More details will come when they are confirmed, probably by July 2009. |
| Fall 2009 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN Deaf Blender Theatre will present the long-anticipated world premiere production of my play I Never Slept with Helen Keller. More information will be posted at Deaf Blender's web site when performers and theater location are confirmed. Andrew J. Oehrlein will produce and direct. |
| July 30, 2009 - 5:30 p.m. August 2, 2009 - 1 p.m. August 6, 2009 - 5:30 p.m. August 7, 2009 - 5:30 p.m. August 9, 2009 - 2:30 p.m. |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN Andrew J. Oehrlein will produce and direct my sixteenth play That Chair was My Wife for the Minnesota Fringe Festival '09 at the Minneapolis Theatre Garage. More information will be forthcoming as details are confirmed. So, yes, you can order the tickets at their web site starting July 1, 2009. See you there! |
| April 18, 2009 1 p.m. |
PHILADELPHIA, PA I will be giving a reading of my poems from my first collection St. Michael's Fall and talking about my new book Assembly Required as part of the Free Library Festival. Where can you find me? Go to the library at 1901 Vine Street, and then go to Room 108 (The Poetry Corner). See you there! |
| March 2, 2009 |
ALEXANDRIA, VA RID Press brings out my eighth book Assembly Required: Notes from a Deaf Gay Life this week! (Aren't you excited? I sure am!)  |
| February 18 - 28, 2009 7 p.m. |
ST. PAUL, MN Deaf Blender Theatre is presenting a pair of my one-act plays in an evening called Un: 2 Short Plays about Love. Erin McGovern and Andrew J. Oehrlein appear in two plays, which Evonne Bilotta-Burke directed: Unconditional Murder and Unhappily Ever After. Please check out Deaf Blender's web site for more information!  |
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2008 |
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| April 23, 2008 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Writers, both Deaf and hearing, in the Bay Area from the new anthology Eyes of Desire 2: A Deaf GLBT Reader will share their experiences with the Deaf GLBT community. They include Sam E. Bales, Psy.D., Amelia Beamer, Jennifer Ann "JAC" Cook, Chriz Dally, Patrick M. Ip, Daniel J. Langholtz, Jennifer Mantle, Dragonsani Renteria, and Lanetra "Rain" Williams. I will moderate the discussion, which will be sign- and voice-interpreted for all. San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin Street Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room on the Lower Level of building bounded by Grove, Larkin, Fulton, and Hyde Streets |
| January 4, 2008 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN Minnesotan writers, both Deaf and hearing, from the new anthology Eyes of Desire 2: A Deaf GLBT Reader will share their experiences with the Deaf GLBT community. Writers include Karen Conway, Jessica Eggert, Jessalyn Frank, C J Hetle, Elise Knopf, John Kowalczyk, Michael La Rocca, Barry R. Segal, Canae Weiss, and Patricia White. The editor Raymond Luczak will moderate the discussion, which will be sign- and voice-interpreted for all. The Loft Literary Center 1011 Washington Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 612-215-2571 (voice) |
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2007 |
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| November 2, 2007 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. 
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN Come make history with our very first party to celebrate the book’s publication about the Deaf gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community! Make some new friends among some of the writers from the book. (Asking for autographs is a lot easier than you think, even if you don’t know sign language.) Oh yes, there are eleven Minnesotans in the book. Come join us! The flyer (downloadable here) shows just who these Minnesotans are! Come on down to Blue Moon Coffee Cafe (3822 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406)! See ya there! |
| October 15, 2007 |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN This month marks the publication of my much-anticipated anthology Eyes of Desire 2: A Deaf GLBT Reader. |
| August 24, 2007 6 p.m. (cocktails) 9 p.m. (performance) |
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA As part of the special 20th anniversary celebration for the Deaf Outreach Program, the Ontario Association of the Deaf (OAD) will be performing Love in my Veins, which will mark my play's third time onstage. Learn more about OAD and what they do here. |
| August 18, 2007 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN As part of the Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) 2007 Conference, I will be on the panel discussing "Growing Relationships with the Disability Community" at the Guthrie Theater (818 South Second Street, on the west bank of the Mississippi River). |
| June 29, 2007 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN Alicia Lane and I will be co-presenting "A GLBT Perspective on Deafhood and Diversity" as part of Hands Across Minnesota: MADC Conference. Here's our description of the event: "Alicia Lane and Raymond Luczak will have an onstage conversation in which they share their views on the many parallels between Deafhood and the process in which a GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender) person accepts her or his sexual and gender orientation. In addition to exploring the power of others labeling us versus us labeling ourselves, Lane and Luczak will also discuss how looking at other diverse groups can lead to a richer understanding of Deafhood and one's own journey as a Deaf individual. They will also welcome questions from the audience throughout their conversation." Come learn more about the conference at this link! |
| April 2007 | WASHINGTON, DC Gallaudet University Press brings out my sixth book When I am Dead: The Writings of George M. Teegarden. |
| April 3, 2007 Check your local listings. |
NEW YORK, NY You can catch me in a short scene with Deanne Bray on the TV show Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The episode is called "Silencer." Be on the lookout for that bearded guy on her videophone! (Thanks to Lou for surprising me with this graphic!)  |
| March 24, 2007 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN With three other ASL storytellers (namely Taras Dystra, Vickijoan Keck, and Paul Fusco), I will be participating in an evening called "Hearing with the Eyes: Perspectives on Deaf Culture." Where? Come right down to Camden Coffee Company, 1500 44th Avenue North (at Humboldt)! |
| Febuary 18, 2007 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN I will be participating in what promises to be a thought-provoking discussion about GLBT theater. A panel of actors, directors, producers, drama critics, and other well-known Twin Cities theatre people will discuss their experiences with GLBT-themed theatre intended for mainstream, general-public audiences. Panelists include Tod Petersen (A Christmas Carole Petersen); Joe Leary (History Theatre’s Farm Boys); John Townsend (theatre reviewer for Lavender Magazine, Pulse, Star Tribune; past president of Minnesota Association of Community Theatres); Louisa Hext and Jeffry Lusiak (Outward Spiral Theatre Company); Raymond Luczak (Twin Cities author and playwright); Patrick Scully (managing artistic director of Patrick's Cabaret in Minneapolis); and moderator Ken Moses, retired producer/director. Umm, where can you watch all of us in action? Come on down to Mayflower United Church of Christ, 106 East Diamond Lake Road (at I-35W). Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG) is sponsoring the event and reception afterwards. No charge, but donations would be most appreciated. |
| February 9, 2007 12 noon to 1 p.m. |
WASHINGTON, DC Gallaudet University, my alma mater, has asked me to give a presentation to the campus community about my coming-out experiences as a deaf gay man as well as a look back on the subtle (and not-so-subtle) homophobia that once existed there. The event will be called "Raymond Luczak: A Different Time, A Different Person." I will be in the Multi-Purpose Room at the Students Activity Center (SAC). Please don't hesitate to email Elvia Guillermo directly for details. |
| January 24, 2007 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN At the Intermedia Arts Center (2822 Lyndale Avenue South), I will be sharing the stage with Chris Pommier, an up-and-coming GLBT poet. The event, which is part of the SASE Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Reading Series, is sponsored by SASE: The Write Place. For more information about the reading, call 612-877-4444. Of course, please download the PDF here and redistribute! (Thanks again!) |
| January 14, 2007 1 p.m. |
ST. ANTHONY PARK, MN I will be joining five other writers who've won recognition for their essays submitted to Minnesota Literature at Micawber Bookstore, 2238 Carter Avenue (off 280 and Como). Hope to see y'all! |
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2006 |
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| November 1, 2006 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN I will be giving a reading from my books St. Michael's Fall and This Way to the Acorns as well as my forthcoming collection Mute. The event will be held at Century College's Art Gallery Space (3300 Century Avenue North, White Bear Lake, MN 55110; see here for directions to Century). Hope to see ya there! |
| May 1, 2006 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN I will be giving a joint reading with the ASL poet Cara Barnett. The event will be held at the Recital Hall at the St. Paul campus of the College of St. Catherine (2400 Randolph Street). It is co-sponsored by the ASL Club at St. Kate's and SASE: The Write Place. |
| April 19, 2006 6 - 7 p.m. |
ST. CLOUD, MN I will be presenting "Mute: An Evening of Deaf Gay Poetry," which would feature selections from my forthcoming book of poems Mute, at the Quarry (basement level of the Atwood Memorial Center), St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301. For maps and building formation, please click here. Hope to see y'all there! |
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2005 |
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| December 2, 2005 7:30 p.m. |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN Immediate Sensation Books brings out my third book of poems Sylvia Plath Made Me Do It: A Story in Verse. [Amended: Unfortunately the book will not be published due to the company's financial situation.] To celebrate its publication, I will be giving a reading at the fantastic Loft Literary Center (1011 Washington Avenue South; 612-215-2575). Light refreshments will be served. |
| November 24, 2005 |
PARIS, FRANCE I turn forty (yes, forty) today. I've always longed to spend one of my birthdays in Paris, and so now I will! (Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the States!)  |
| November 12, 2005 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND Roze Gebaar (please note that the web site is in Dutch), the deaf GLBT club in Amsterdam, is hosting an all-day symposium on the deaf GLBT community as well as its past and present. More details to come as soon as they are confirmed. I feel incredibly honored to be asked to participate; it means that my first book Eyes of Desire: A Deaf Gay & Lesbian Reader has continued to have a global impact. (Do I know Dutch Sign Language [NGT]? Not yet!) |
| November 1 and 8, 2005 7 p.m. sharp! |
NEW YORK, NY Nicu's Spoon presents two staged readings of my full-length play Love in My Veins. Frank Dattolo directs Lewis Merkin and Anne Tomasetti in this play about love and forgiveness. I will attend both nights, so come on up to the Pelican Theater (750 Eighth Avenue, Suite 601, between West 46th and 47th Streets). Admission is free, but donations would be most appreciated. Please contact Paula O. Mitchell for ticket reservations. SEATS ARE LIMITED. See ya! |
| September 1, 2005 |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN After having lived in Washington, DC and New York City for 21 years, I move back closer to my roots, this time for a new life alone in Minneapolis. Six days later I find a huge one-bedroom apartment in the Wedge neighborhood. Phillip Ward took this photograph of me earlier this year; I like this one because of the way the Empire State Building looks in the background.  |
| August 19 and 20, 2005 7:30 p.m. |
LONDON, ENGLAND Shape presents my 13th play, In Love and Lust We Trust, which I'd written for the talented student actors involved with the National Deaf Theater Summer Academy 2005 at Jacksons Lane Theater. Paula Garfield directs, with the British Sign Language (BSL) stage translation done by Paul Scott. |
| April 26, 2005 7 p.m. |
ST. PAUL, MN Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf's Little Theatre proudly presents Doogle, my 12th play since 1992, which is directed by Dawn Hill and Paula Schnoor. What the heck is Doogle? A full-length play. Romance. Technology. Family. Can these different worlds find a common ground among a group of high school students at a deaf residential school? Doogle explores what it means to live as a deaf person in a time when technological advancements make it easier to be deaf. For one night only, the show will be performed right there for all theater lovers in the Twin Cities at St. Paul College Auditorium (235 Marshall Avenue). Of course, I will be there to congratulate these student actors below!  Cost of this show? Free! And of course, I will be more than happy to autograph copies of my books and DVDs outside the auditorium. |
| April 20, 2005 7:30 p.m. |
WINSTED, CT As part of the 9th Annual Mad River Literary Festival, I will be giving a reading from my own work, most particularly from This Way to the Acorns and Sylvia Plath Made Me Do It. All the information is on the PDF flyer from Mad River's link above, but I did want to mention that I'll be celebrating April as the Month of Poetry. And yes, books will be sold at the event! Hope to see ya there! |
| April 7, 8, and 9, 2005 7 p.m. |
FARIBAULT, MN Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf's Little Theatre proudly presents Doogle, my 12th play, which is directed by Dawn Hill and Paula Schnoor. The Noyes Hall Auditorium is at the Minnesota State Academy of the Deaf; see this link for a map to the school. What the heck is Doogle? A full-length play. Romance. Technology. Family. Can these different worlds find a common ground among a group of high school students at a deaf residential school? Doogle explores what it means to live as a deaf person in a time when technological advancements make it easier to be deaf. Tickets for adults are $5 and $3, respectively. If you have questions about the show, please contact Pat Clarke, Community Liaison, directly. |
| April 2005 |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN The Tactile Mind Press will release my second documentary Nathie: No Hand-Me-Downs on DVD. Order here and find out for yourself why the legendary ASL storyteller and poet Nathie Marbury has so many "groupies"! |
| April 2005 |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN At last! The Tactile Mind Press will bring out the second edition of my book Silence is a Four-Letter Word: On Art & Deafness. If you're an artist in need of some inspiration, this book might give the proverbial kick in the butt that you need! |
| February 19, 2005 11 a.m. |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA I've been asked to participate in a joint reading called "PAWS for Words" (!), sponsored by the Bears of San Francisco as part of their International Bear Rendezvous (IBR). I will perform some of my poems with an interpreter voicing for yours truly. Ramada Plaza Hotel International 1231 Market Street (between 8th and 9th Streets) San Francisco, CA (415) 626-8000 (hotel information only; voice) |
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2004 |
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| June 18, 2004 June 19, 2004 8 p.m. |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN I will be performing poems from my new book Sylvia Plath Made Me Do It: A Story in Verse as part of a joint reading that will include Cherie Anderson, Loren Niemi, Jon Paulson, Chernah Coblentz, and Anne Dimock. Both nights will be ASL-interpreted. Patrick's Cabaret 3010 Minnehaha Avenue South (at East Lake Street) Tickets: $6 Reservations: (612) 721-3595 Hope to see ya there on both nights! |
| June 17, 2004 7 - 8:30 p.m. |
ST. PAUL, MN It's an historic event: Manny Hernandez and Raymond Luczak together onstage ... LIVE! The Tactile Mind Press presents an evening of ASL storytelling by the amazing Manny Hernandez and book readings by Yours Truly (moi!). St. Paul College Auditorium 235 Marshall Avenue Admission is $10 (at the door). Note: The show will not be voice-interpreted. Relay interpreters for DeafBlind attendees will be provided; please send such requests here before June 5, 2004. |
| June 3, 2004 6 p.m. |
CHICAGO, IL I will be on hand to accept the first prize award from the Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation for Full-Length Fiction 2003 for my unpublished deaf gay novel Men with Their Hands, which I have been working on and off since 1987, at the Lambda Literary Awards dinner at the Chicago Mart Plaza. |
| March 24 - 27, 2004 | FREMONT, CA My play Beauty & The Beast turned out to be a smash success, selling out over 2,000 seats in a matter of days. (Whoa!) It was truly an extraordinary experience directing my first stage production. I have learned a great deal, and I remain forever grateful to my producer Celia May Baldwin for taking such a gamble on me. |
| February 2004 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN My award-winning stage hit, Snooty, was finally published as a book. You can, in fact, order here! |
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2003 |
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| December 6, 2003 8 p.m. December 7, 2003 2:30 p.m. |
HOUSTON, TX Illuminations Theater with the Deaf will be presenting my full-length play Love In My Veins. This show is directed by Dennis Draper and is produced by Susan Jackson. Talento Bilingue de Houston 333 South Jensen Houston, TX 77003 Tickets are $15, directly available from Illuminations or at the door. Reservations are always recommended. |
| December 2003 | ST. PAUL, MN My first documentary, Guy Wonder: Stories & Artwork, is released on DVD this month. Preordering will enable you to get your copy before everyone else in your neighborhood! (Yes, you can watch a short clip from the movie there.) |
| November 25, 2003 7 p.m. |
NEW YORK, NY I will participate in a joint reading with writers whose work is appearing in the new anthology Quickies 3: Short Short Fiction On Gay Male Desire, which will be led by its editor James C. Johnstone. Writers slated to appear include Rachel Kramer Bussel, Jameson Currier, J. R. G. DeMarco, Matt Stedman, Ralph A. Home, Sean Meriweather, R. E. Neu, Antonio Ruffini, Sammy Sommer, Ron Suresha, and Michael Wilde. Lerner Auditorium at the Center 208 West 13th Street New York, NY Free admission. Right now we are working on finding an interpreter for the event. Please email me directly if you want to find out whether there's been a change in that situation. |
| November 5, 2003 7 p.m. |
READING, PA I will be giving a reading from my work in Reading, PA. Pennsylvania State University - Berks Campus 7009 Tulpehocken Road Room 001 Luerssen Directions: Take the Broadcasting Road exit from Route 222. Go under the bridge and continue on Broadcasting Road to the end. Turn right on Tulpehocken and go about a quarter mile. Turn right into the Faculty-Staff parking lot--there are visitor spaces in the lot. The reading is in room 001 Luerssen, which is on the main floor of the nearest building. For more information, call Jayne Brown at 610-396-6041 or the switchboard at 610-396-6000. |
| Thursday, February 20, 2003 Reception at 5:30 p.m. Talk starts at 6 p.m. |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA I will be giving a reading/talk, entitled "Raymond Luczak: Deaf/Gay Poet/Filmmaker," based on my newest books Silence is a Four-Letter Word: On Art & Deafness and This Way to the Acorns, as well as the FIRST-TIME EVER PUBLIC SCREENING of a few clips from my movie Ghosted. We expect to make these two books available for sale at the same time as well. Hope to see ya there! San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin Street Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room on the Lower Level of building bounded by Grove, Larkin, Fulton, and Hyde Streets |
| Friday, January 10, 2003 Saturday, January 11, 2003 7 p.m. |
WASHINGTON, DC Gallaudet University Multicultural Student Program and Invisible Hands, Inc. will be presenting my ninth play This, featuring Christopher Smith, Warren "Wawa" Snipe, and Kriston Pumphrey directed by Fred Michael Beam. What's going to be so fascinating about this production is that two different actors (Snipe and Pumphrey) will play the part of Dwight, so if you're interested in comparing what two different actors/dancers can bring to the same part in the same production, you should come both nights! And what's This about? This is an elegy to the one person who made a star out of a nobody: Curtis Higgs, a talented dancer cursed with low self-esteem, meets Dwight, a charismatic and funny hard-of-hearing dancer who is incredible onstage and yet exploitative of his friends offstage. It is through the hunger of wanting to be somebody like Dwight, who is unmistakably a star, that Curtis learns the true value of friendship and gains faith in himself, moreso after Dwight dies of AIDS. Gallaudet University Ely Auditorium 800 Florida Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Suggested donation is $10. Monies raised at this fundraiser will be used to enable deaf dancers to participate in the International Blacks in Dance Association Conference. Please support this worthy cause! For more information and ticket reservations, please email invhands@aol.com or call (301) 982-4050 and leave a voice message. As always, hope to see ya there! |
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2002 |
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| Monday, December 9, 2002 6:30 p.m. |
SAFETY HARBOR, FL Thanks to the efforts of the Deaf Literacy Center, I will be giving a reading from my new books and talking about my work at the Safety Public Library. Safety Harbor Public Library Meeting Room 101 Second Strreet, N. Safety Harbor, FL 34695 (727) 724-1525 extension 232 |
| Friday, September 27, 2002 12 noon - 1 p.m. 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. |
WASHINGTON, DC I will give a reading from both Silence is a Four-Letter Word: On Art & Deafness and This Way to the Acorns: Poems at the Multipurpose Room (MPR) in the Student Academic Center (SAC) from 12 noon to 1 p.m., and sign books at the Gallaudet University Bookstore from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Hope to see ya there! |
| Thursday, September 26, 2002 12 noon - 1 p.m. |
WASHINGTON,DC I will be coming to Washington, DC for a special talk about my two brand-new books, which were published in time for Deaf Way II: Silence is a Four-Letter Word: On Art & Deafness and This Way to the Acorns: Poems. I will attempt to answer the following questions: What does it mean to be a poet? What does it mean to be deaf? How does deafness define a deaf poet’s perception of himself and his art? Room 215 Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library 901 G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Room 215 is equipped with a FM assistive listening system. For more information, call Library Services to the Deaf Community (202) 727-2145 (voice/TTY) or email library_deaf_dc@yahoo.com. |
| Sunday, September 8, 2002 | NEW YORK, NY The anniversary of my big move from Washington, DC to New York some 14 years ago. |
| Saturday, July 6 - Saturday, July 13 | WASHINGTON, DC Deaf Way II My new books and my first direct-to-DVD project, Manny ASL: Stories In American Sign Language, will be available for the first time at Deaf Way II. |
| Thursday, July 4, 2002 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN The special preorder deal of 24% off both of my new books Silence Is A Four-Letter Word: On Art & Deafness and This Way To The Acorns: Poems plus FREE SHIPPING ends today. You can order the books directly from my publisher here. (Thanks!) |
| Friday, June 28, 2002 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2002 7:30 p.m. |
 NEW YORK, NY HERE Theater, 145 Sixth Avenue (north of Canal Street) A Pair Of Hands: Deaf Gay Monologues My play opens tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tim Chamberlain directs Monique Holt (with Robbie Berry voicing) as a straight woman who's fallen for a deaf gay woodcarver in "Hippos & Giraffes" in the year of 1979, and Houston Davenport as a sign language interpreter who feels increasingly detached from watching his deaf gay friends die in "Interpretations" in the year of 1983. The play is part of the Queer@HERE Festival. Tix are $15 each and can be ordered via HERE.org. (They will not accept ticket reservations where you can then pay for them at the door; you must buy them in advance, which is strongly recommended.) |
