June 10-11, 7:30pm
A queer, black actor dreams of a dazzling career on the American stage but faces an industry that isn't always welcoming to applicants who are neither white nor straight. In his latest solo show Rotimi Agbabiaka shape-shifts from character to character and using monologue, song, dance and drag to embody, explore, and expose the battles minority artists fight in the exclusive world of mainstream American theatre. Based on Rotimi's real life experience as a professional actor, Type/Caste portrays the peaks and pitfalls of a young artist's quest for success in a gentrified and commercialized industry.
Presented by the Queer Cultural Center as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.
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A queer, black actor dreams of a dazzling career on the American stage but faces an industry that isn't always welcoming to applicants who are neither white nor straight. In his latest solo show Rotimi Agbabiaka shape-shifts from character to character and using monologue, song, dance and drag to embody, explore, and expose the battles minority artists fight in the exclusive world of mainstream American theatre. Based on Rotimi's real life experience as a professional actor, Type/Caste portrays the peaks and pitfalls of a young artist's quest for success in a gentrified and commercialized industry.
Presented by the Queer Cultural Center as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.
June 10-11, 7:30pm
A queer, black actor dreams of a dazzling career on the American stage but faces an industry that isn't always welcoming to applicants who are neither white nor straight. In his latest solo show Rotimi Agbabiaka shape-shifts from character to character and using monologue, song, dance and drag to embody, explore, and expose the battles minority artists fight in the exclusive world of mainstream American theatre. Based on Rotimi's real life experience as a professional actor, Type/Caste portrays the peaks and pitfalls of a young artist's quest for success in a gentrified and commercialized industry.
Presented by the Queer Cultural Center as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.
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A queer, black actor dreams of a dazzling career on the American stage but faces an industry that isn't always welcoming to applicants who are neither white nor straight. In his latest solo show Rotimi Agbabiaka shape-shifts from character to character and using monologue, song, dance and drag to embody, explore, and expose the battles minority artists fight in the exclusive world of mainstream American theatre. Based on Rotimi's real life experience as a professional actor, Type/Caste portrays the peaks and pitfalls of a young artist's quest for success in a gentrified and commercialized industry.
Presented by the Queer Cultural Center as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.
show less
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