Cult play '5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche' becomes an unhinged immersive experience in L.A.
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Anxieties due to war.A culture inhospitable to LGBTQ+ communities.
And an underpinning of loneliness and suppressed yearning.The play “5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche” is set in 1956, but its themes resonate in 2026.
The United States is at war.Attacks on gay marriage and other LGBTQ+ rights remain a cornerstone of today’s conservative movement.
A reimagining of the 2011 production, one popular with universities and fringe festivals, seeks to further modernize the show in which a morning gathering quickly turns into a stay in a Cold War-era bomb shelter after near nuclear annihilation.When I arrived at the back room of a Glendale church, I was given a new name.
It was clear that “Todd” was not welcome here.“Joan” turned out to be a suitable replacement, and I was immediately asked how my life had been since my husband had died.
For on this night I would no longer be occupying the role of a straight white male.Every audience member is asked to take on the persona of a widow, for losing a husband appeared to be a perquisite to enter this meeting of the Susan B.
Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertude Stein.Travel & Experiences With her Electrical Box Theatre, about 6 feet tall and 3 feet deep, S.C.
Mero set out to create an impromptu performance space for artists who no longer have an outlet in downtown L.A.How did he die, I was asked.“Ski accident,” I blurted out.
“Yours?” A camping travesty that led to a bear mauling, I was told.Ad-libbing, in addition to quiche, was on the menu tonight.
Metaphors, absurdities and seriousness intermingle in this production from New Forms LA and directed by Marissa Pattullo.Pattullo’s vision for “5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche” ramps up the interactivity, seeking to transform a largely traditional proscenium show, albeit one with a few moments of fourth-wall breaking, into one that is centered around audience par...