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by Liza Weisstuch |
October 07, 2008
Theater Offensive’s 17th annual Out on the Edge Festival puts the emphasis on “out.” Cast a queer eye on the Boston Center for the Arts (527 Tremont Street, Boston, 617.426.5003), where this year’s lineup is a colorful array of productions including dramas, political skewering a-plenty, comedy, camp, pathos, poetry, and, of course, a capella drag queens. You’ll find repeat offenders, like Nut/Cracked (think: Tchaikovsky in P-town), and New England premieres, like the sequin-encrusted Varla Jean Merman Loves a Foreign Tongue. As part of the new Festival Institute, there will also be workshops, installations, and artists and playwrights in town for discussions about their works — and their issues. Show your pride and support; after all, you never know where the next John Waters will turn up. For schedules and prices, visit www.thetheateroffensive.org . For tickets, visit www.bostontheaterscene.com or call 617.933.8600. ...
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