About this project
The Femme Show premiered to sold out crowds in Boston, MA in October 2007 and since then has been an annual queer theater event. The Femme Show is a revue of smart, sexy, interactive performance about queer femme identity that features film, dance, literary readings, burlesque, drag, and performance art from award winning artists.
2011 marks the second annual East Coast Femmepire Summer tour! The mission of this tour is to bring moving and innovative queer art beyond the bounds of New England. The Femme Show serves as a platform for queer artists to expand the reach of their work and gives audiences the chance to experience a show that's explicitly queer and bombastically feminine!
We're fundraising to fuel the FEMME MOBILES! Our goal is to raise $1400 to cover the costs of two cars full of femmes and friends. We're playing: PORTLAND, ALBANY, NYC, PITTSBURGH, PHILLY, and BALTIMORE. Your support enables us to play affordable shows AND pay artists!
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on July 31, 2011.
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A sprinkle of authentic stage glitter sent to you from a femme! (Don't worry, we'll put it in a cute and secure container so it doesn't get all over your bed, bookshelf, or face...unless you put it there!)
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A sprinkle of glitter and a signed photograph of femmes by the femme mobile.
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A sprinkle of glitter, a signed photograph, AND a homemade hair fascinator (or pin if that better suits your gender!) PLUS you'll have access to exclusive photographs and updates from the road for backers only.
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A sprinkle of glitter, a signed photograph, exclusive updates, and a DARING PAIR OF PASTIES! For you, your friend or lover!
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A sprinkle of glitter, a signed photograph, exclusive updates, and a DARING PAIR OF PASTIES, and also A PAIR OF BEDAZZLED PANTIES! And by panties we mean panties, briefs, or boxers in your/your boo's size.
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On top of a sprinkle of glitter, a signed photograph, exclusive updates, a DARING PAIR OF PASTIES, and A PAIR OF BEDAZZLED PANTIES you will also receive A SHOUT OUT in our program AND a personalized backstage behind the scenes shot emailed or texted to you!
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A sprinkle of glitter, a signed photograph, exclusive updates, a DARING PAIR OF PASTIES, A PAIR OF BEDAZZLED PANTIES, a program shout out, a personalized backstage shot, and your name written on a femme mobile so the whole interstate knows you support queer art!
Pledge $150 or more Pledge $150 or more
A sprinkle of glitter, a signed photograph, exclusive updates, a DARING PAIR OF PASTIES, A PAIR OF BEDAZZLED PANTIES, a personalized backstage shot, your name written on the femme mobile, PLUS two tickets to any show on the tour and we'll read your name on stage as a patron of the tour!
Pledge $200 or more Pledge $200 or more
A sprinkle of glitter, a signed photograph, exclusive updates, a DARING PAIR OF PASTIES, A PAIR OF BEDAZZLED PANTIES, a personalized backstage shot, your name written on the femme mobile, PLUS two tickets to any show on the tour and we'll read your name on stage as a patron of the tour THEN -------------------------> you are eligible to enter a song of your choice in the 2011 Fall Boston Show curtain call song contest! You'll make the short list and we'll have a vote. "Run the World" by Beyonce is not a valid entry.
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You will receive all of the fabulous prizes above and.......................................... YOUR CAR WASHED BY SOME FEMMES! Within 25 miles of 02130, please. If you're farther away we'll send you a video of us washing one of the femme mobiles.
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Rachel Kahn is a freelance writer, poet, and performer, but spends the vast majority of her time pretending to be a therapist. Her work has been heard at a variety of venues, including the Apocalypse Lounge, the Ear Inn Poetry Series, and The New York Writers’ Coalition ‘Writing Aloud’ series. One upon a time, she was the second runner up for the esteemed title of Ms. JewSA. Rachel is not ashamed to tell you that she wrote a young adult novel, but will never let you know what name she used. She has been an integral part of The Femme Show since 2007.
Maggie Cee is an artist, activist, dancer, writer, and educator committed to community and social change. She is the founder and artistic director of The Femme Show, a ground-breaking touring variety show about queer femme identity and femininity. Maggie is the 2011 recipient of the History Project’s Lavender Rhino Award for an emerging LGBT history maker. Her writing has appeared in anthologies including Second Person Queer from Arsenal Pulp Press. Dance and choreography credits include Big Moves, Ballet Rox, the Boston Children's Dance Festival, and Dances in Black and White at the Schubert Theatre.
Together, they are Beatrice Llewellyn and Phyllis Troubridge of the Society for the Preservation of Sapphic Social Mores (also known as SPPSSM). They use use humor and parody to skewer contemporary queer social norms, pointing out misogyny, prejudice, and poor sartorial choices while paying tribute to their femme forebears.
