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Theatre Rhinoceros presents…
Priscilla
Queen of the Desert - The Musical
Book by Stephan Elliott and Allan
Scott
Directed
by John Fisher
Musical Direction by Dan Feyer
Choreography by AeJay Mitchell
May
27 – July 1, 2017
Limited Engagement - 5 Weeks! - 30 Performances.
Opening
Night: Thurs., June
1 2017- 8:00 pm (Reception to follow)
Eureka
Theatre - 215
Jackson St., (at Battery St.) SF, CA 94111
Priscilla,
Queen of the Desert - The Musical has a book by Australian film
director-writer Stephan
Elliott and Allan Scott,
using well-known pop songs as its score. Adapted from Elliott's 1994 Oscar-winning film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,
the musical is the heart-warming,
uplifting adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus
searching for love and friendship and end up finding more than they could have
ever dreamed of. With a dazzling array of over-the-top costumes,
extraordinary headdresses and a hit parade of dance floor favorites, this
wildly fresh and funny musical is a journey to the heart of FABULOUS.
The Musical
follows two drag queens and a transsexual (Tick, Adam, and Bernadette), who buy
a run-down old bus (they call it Priscilla) and set out on a road trip across
the Australian Outback when one of them, Tick, is invited by his ex-wife to
perform his drag show at her far-away resort. However, Tick is hesitant to tell
his friends, Bernadette (a former performing icon who’s best days are behind
her) and Adam (a rambunctious young troublemaker), his own personal reasons for
taking the trip. During their journey, the trio encounters an array of
Australian citizens, some of who aren’t receptive to their lifestyle, including
incidents of homo and
transphobia, while widening comfort zones, finding
new horizons, and
strengthening their own friendship.
Shows are at Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson St., (at Battery St.) SF, CA 94111 – Embarcadero BART
or 1-800-838-3006. (All Previews are
pay-what-you-wish at the door.)
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - The Musical features Bay Area Actors:
Patrick Brewer (Boy 1; Tad; Farrah Fawcett; Lars
2; Frank); Rudy Guerrero * (Tick/Mitzi); Darryl V. Jones * (Bernadette);
Mary Kalita (Solo Diva; Marion); Stephen Kanaski (Miss Understanding; Boy 3; Lars 3); Kim Larsen (Ensemble; Pastor;
Errol; Jimmy; Barman; Dingo); Crystal
Liu (GIRL 1; Japanese Tourist;
Cynthia; Tasmanian Devil); Derek
Miller (Boy 2; Lars 1; Scottish
Tourist); Charles Peoples III
(Adam); Nicole Thordsen (Diva; Shirley; Kangeroo); Cameron Weston (Boy 3; Brian; Bob); Diogo
Zavadzki (Boy 4; Lars 3; Jules;
Kangeroo)
* The Actor appears through
the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional
Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Tech Credits:
John Fisher
(Director/Producer); Dave Gardner
(Set Construction); James Goode
(Sound Designer); Lawrence Helman
(Publicist); Robert Horek (Costume
Designer); Gilbert Johnson (Set
Designer); Sean Keehan (Lighting
Designer); AeJay Mitchell
(Choreographer)
Performance
Dates: May 27 – July 1, 2017
Previews
(4) Sat., May
27 - 3:00
pm
Sat., May
27 - 8:00
pm
Sun., May
28 - 3:00
pm
Wed., May
31 - 8:00
pm
Opening Night: Thurs., June 1, 2017 – 8:00 pm
(Reception to follow)
Perf.
Dates & Times: Wed.,
Thurs., Fri. & Sat. - 8:00 pm
Sat.
Matinees - 3:00 pm
Tues.
Perfs. - 7:00 pm (June 20 & June 27)
Individual performance dates are: May 27 – July
1, 2017
May
27, 2017 - Sat. - 3:00 pm (Preview)
May 27 - Sat. - 8:00 pm
(Preview)
May 28 - Sun. - 3:00 pm
(Preview)
May 31
- Wed. - 8:00
pm (Preview)
June 1, 2017 - Thurs. – 8:00 pm (Opening
Night – Reception to follow
( Featuring Free Ice Cream from Humphry Slocombe )
June 2, 3 - Fri., Sat. -
8:00 pm
June 3 - Sat. Matinee - 3:00
pm
June 7, 8, 9,
10 - Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. -
8:00 pm
June 10 - Sat. Matinee - 3:00 pm
June 14, 15,
16, 17 - Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. - 8:00
pm
June 17 - Sat. Matinee - 3:00 pm
June 20 - Tues - 7:00 pm
June 21, 22,
23, 24 - Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. - 8:00
pm
June 24 - Sat. Matinee - 3:00 pm
June 27 - Tues - 7:00 pm
June 28, 29, 30 - Wed., Thurs., Fri., - 8:00 pm
July 1 - Sat. Matinee - 3:00
pm
July 1 - Sat. - 8:00 pm (Closing
Performance)
Breaking News:
Humphry Slocombe - San Francisco’s Award-Winning
Ice Cream purveyor creates a limited-edition ice cream flavor to celebrate Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
- The Musical. Priscilla’s Tim Tam Slam (Blue Bottle
Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream, Chocolate Chips, and Crushed Tim Tam Cookies) will be available at both Humphry
Slocombe locations June 1 - 4, 2017 (2790 Harrison St.
and 1 Ferry Building, SF).
Free Ice Cream will be served opening
night Thurs. June 1, 2017.
Cast Members from Priscilla Queen if the Desert – The
Musical will be making personal appearance during June 2017. Dates and store locations to
be announced.
The creative dep’t. at Humphry Slocombe based this limited engagement flavor Priscilla’s Tim Tam Slam on the wildly popular Australian biscuit (cookie) the
Tim Tam. Tim Tams have been a part of Australian tea time since 1964 and we love them as
is, but like the ladies riding Priscilla across the desert outback, our
favorite way to enjoy them is far more creative. Simply bite off opposite
corners of the cookie, and use it like a straw for hot coffee or tea. Once the
cookie is filled with coffee, pop the whole thing in your mouth! Priscilla’s
Tim Tam Slam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21roNtt7JNE
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