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A publication of the Lexington Gay and Lesbian Service Organization
HOLLY HUGHES PERFORMS Actor’s Guild One Night Only
The Next Stage is excited to How I learned To Drive On Wednesday, January 20, the
bring performance artist, Holly Starting on January 14 and con- Court is presenting three fabulous
Hughes, to the Worsham Theater tinuing until February 14, Actor‘s female impersonators in One Night
Saturday, Feb. 6 at 8:00 pm. Guild is producing How I learned to 0""1- Ashley Kr ”er Miss National
Tickets are $5 for students, $7 Drive, by lesbian playwrite Paula l988, Chelesea Pearl, aformer Miss
for faculty and staff and $10 for Vogel. Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer USA A? Large, .and Cezanne, a for-
the public. Purchase tickets at Prize for Drama, four Obie Awards, mer MtlrssthConttlrlentaL, gvflluentrann‘ce
the Student Activities Board YOU Wl GllS yean ea Y- ey
Ticket Window in the old Student :3: xiyhcgfizzmgffirfflgi are all previously lrom Lexington so
Center or call 257-TlCS. we expect a big crowd to welcome
Hughes will present Clif celebrated play of the ‘90s them back.
Notes: A Sapphic Sampler. This The it“)? ‘0’“ by the_9’°w" The Royal Imperial Sovereign
witty, outlandish comedy offers woman L?! F3" (Carla Nowlln) has Court invites everyone to this special
autobiographical sketches about become,_1nv1tes us to lookuback at evening at The Bar Complex. Mika
growing up queer in America. the relationship between Lil Bit, a Milano, Empress 17_ and Cammie
Hughes was one of four lonely fatherless young 9'" and her Dietrich will be on hand to host this
artists (John Fleck, Karen Finley ””9'6 Peek (Kfellh 0- Jonésli Who '5 show which will benefit the Lexington
and Tim Miller were the others) at times nurturing and at times sexu- Parkinson Chapter. We BXDBCt ‘0 99t
who was targeted during the ally abus1ve. The incest islportrayed started aboutiOpm, drag time.
1990 controversy about National W‘th d'sc'et'onr as? the '"c'dfants 0‘ John M0568. Emperor 17. says
Endowment for the Arts grants abuse are staged '“ absflaéllon- these are the best female imperson-
Senator Jesse Helms (D) and the Uncle ”Peck tells L” B“ that he ators in the country, 50 don‘t 8V9“
Religious Right considered wants ‘0 We “9' a Power ”‘5“ "0 think about missing this show!
Hughes‘ work offensive, because one can takeaway from you. He
of its homosexual content. succeeds, ultimately, in giVlng her
Although the controversy has the strength She ".eeds to ’ane him
passed, her performances still and transcend their relationship. Sponsor of the Month
provoke discomfort for conserva— Flaywrlght Paula Vogel says her
tives as well as liberals, play is not solely about the damage
Hughes says she likes to done by sexual abuse. it concerns
play with language. “When l first the gifts we receive from people .
came up with the title [Clif who hurt us. The playalso explores 5' I IS I n '1
Notes], lthought people would how an extremely 909d man can
just think it was funny. And then have aterrible-flaw that is beyond his
i thought the people that didn’t control and ultimately destroys h'm' .
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