We love the title, Violet Surprise, A Femslash Parody Festival, at Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark Street, Aug. 9-11 only. Otherworld specializes in science fiction and fantasy theater so director Iris Sowlat—who has a self-proclaimed “passion for queering the cannon”—has produced a festival of 11 parodies that give a “What if?” queer twist to such popular culture icons as I Love Lucy and The Color Purple and The Avenger. Until recently, she says, “there wasn’t much representation of queer relationships in pop culture at all. We never had a gay equivalent of I Love Lucy.” Now we do. Among the 11 offerings are I Really Love Lucy by E. Mitchel (rehearsal photo above), The Avengers (rehearsal photo left) and Purple Is the Warmest Color by Naomi Phoenix Victoria. Details: http://otherworldtheatre.org
SPOTLIGHT Violet Surprise, A Femslash Parody Festival
