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Faux Queen call for contestants
THE BASICS
We only have two requirements: 1) you are a Woman, and 2) you are a
Drag Queen. But to win the title, you will have to be fiercer than
the Artic winds! You are vying for a place among the finest lineage
of show stoppers this city has ever seen. We're talking about women
who can out drag a Drag Queen, Girl; so be prepared for some stiff
competition.
We are basically here to have some fun and raise money for local
community services-in a way that breaks even our modern gender
barriers, You Charitable Pioneer, You! This year, FQP benefits San
Francisco Sex Information (www.sfsi.org) and the St. James Infirmary
(www.stjamesinfirmary.org).
FQPX is on Sunday, August 14, 2005 and it begins promptly @ 8pm
whether you are ready or not. The Pageant is at Slim's, 333 - 11th
street, SF, www.slims-sf.com. Your core team for the evening will
be: Benji aka DJ Pusspuss and our lovely spin doctor for the
evening; Melinda Adams, your curly buxom vixen and stage manager
extraordinaire; Cameron Eng, your line producer and gopher for the
night; and Ruby Toosday, your grande dame Honorary Judge Foreman.
You can reach us at 415.331.1500, x3438, [EMAIL PROTECTED]; you
can also reach me (Cameron) at 415.531.5855.
THE PAGEANT
The Pageant itself is broken into three portions: the Catwalk, the
Talent Showoff and the Crowning Ceremony. You will only be scored
during the Catwalk and the Talent Showoff. You will be judged in
three categories: Drag, Talent and Personality with bonus points
awarded at the judges' discretion. Drag accounts for 30% of your
score; Talent 40%; Personality is 20%; and our ever-susceptible
Judges have 10% of your score to award as they see fit. Tips earned
during your act will count as bonus points (1:1) towards your point
total. So encourage your friends to come and tip liberally --
remember it's all for charity.
PLEASE NOTE: You will be sharing dressing rooms with MANY other
people, so please take care with your belongings and be mindful of
other's. It will be crowded and time will be short, so please arrive
as near to made-up as possible and put the finishing touches on after
you check in. Fauxs have primary access to backstage with little
room for anyone else.
THE CATWALK
This is your first appearance where you will strut your stuff while
our emcee introduces you to our audience and judges. After your
presentation, you will be allowed to return to the dressing rooms to
prepare for the Talent Portion. You will have roughly 25 minutes to
prepare, even if you are Faux #1; but please pretend you only have
20. Believe us, it will help.
THE TALENT SHOWOFF
You should prepare a 4 minute number, be it lipsynching, live
singing, stand up psychic comedy, high wire acrobatics, interpretive
dance, shadow puppetry, kung fu fighting, etc. Newby performers
please keep in mind that traditionally audience members will want to
hand you their tips but this is not a hard and fast rule just
something to keep in mind.. There will be many contestants so making
your number short and sweet will help the night run smoothly and on
time. The Emcee will read the Talent Portion Introduction using
information from your entry form, more information is usually better
and as a suggestion why not tell us about your outfit including hair,
make-up and or jewelry? Then, Sweetie, you're on. After your
performance you will get a few Q&A from the celebrity judges while
our tip team is collecting the potentially hundreds of dollars in
tips littering the stage
You must CLEARLY LABEL your CD with your drag name and the track
number. Seasoned performers have learned and we will share with you
- keep it simple for music cues, usually music starts once you are
introduced or once you are in a set position on the stage - we need
to know. If you need any help, please contact us at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] to see if we can work something out.
If your performance has any tech, please go over it with us. We will
have a Sound Check the afternoon of the Pageant if you need to test
equipment. Because of space limitations we need to know if you have
any large props, please consider using only items that store flat and
take up little space when not in use.
Please keep your back-up performers and entourages at a minimum. We
hate to reiterate, but we will be tremendously short of space will
the many participants and in such a tight space it gets very very
hot. The fewer people downstairs the better - we fully reserve the
right to limit access downstairs. Please also note that we WILL have
a handful of approved media folks interviewing and taking photos so
no need to read them - they are here to make you a star!
PLEASE NOTE: If your act is particularly messy, we would appreciate
if you would take precautions (plastic tarps, traffic cones and the
like) including a way to clean up the foam, gels, jello, fake blood
(real blood, too!) or any potentially offending substance that would
make it difficult for the next performer. (Praise be to Humidity Le
Ray--and her live cherry jello cesarean section--for bringing her own
janitor!)
THE CROWNING CEREMONY
Your final appearance; all fauxs will be brought to the stage ala
Miss America for our former Faux Queens to help award the winners
with their titles, sashes and prizes. This will be prime photo
opportunity time. And once the Pageant is over, you will have access
to the stage and all our photographers will be expecting a few poses
at that time.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The KLUBSTiTUTE KOLLECTiVE presents the
10th Annual FAUX QUEEN PAGEANT
For Drag Queens Trapped in Women's Bodies!
WHEN: Sunday, August 14th, 2005,
doors & Polkacide at 7pm, contest at 8pm
WHERE: Slim's, 333 11th Street, San Francisco
TICKETS: $10 advance / $15 door; ALL AGES!!!
Proceeds benefit San Francisco Sex Information & St. James Infirmary
INFO: www.klubstitute.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Or 415.331-1500 ext. 3438
San Francisco, CA: The KLUBSTiTUTE KOLLECTiVE presents an evening
of gender-bending debauchery with the world's only (and 10th Annual)
FAUX QUEEN Pageant where drag queens trapped in women's bodies
compete for celebrity judges' points and tips from the audience on
Sunday August 14th at Slim's in San Francisco. We will FROCK you!
"It's Desperate Housewives meets Hairspray on American Idol!"
stated contest co-coordinator Sister Kitty Catalyst. "We have the
most creative performers coming out of the female drag closet!"
Contestants will earn points for Drag presentation, Talent
and Personality. Performer's tips from the audience counts as bonus
points towards their favorite faux and all the monies raised benefit
San Francisco Sex Information & St. James Infirmary which serve San
Francisco's diverse communities. Contestants compete for fabulous
prizes and titles including the coveted last place, Too Fish Award.
"I am there!" quipped celebrity judge Deena Davenport, faux
muse and icon who ruffled quite a few drag feathers when named best
drag queen at SF's annual Pride parade. Michiko Saito, filmmaker and
another of the distinguished celebrity judges added, "I'm looking
forward to the contest - knowing how I feel and live as a girl
trapped inside of a gay boy's drag queen body!" Other celebrity
judges include author and co-founding member of The Popstitutes and
Klubstitute Alvin Orloff; San Francisco Human Rights Commissioner and
trans activist Cecilia Chung; underground legend Ruby Toosday; secret
weapon, scholar, curator and multimedia artist Jordy Jones; artist
and TV hostess Dee Dee Russell; celebutant Birdie Bob Watt who thinks
she is actually playing Match Game 76 and artist, performer and Booty
Call photographer Miss Juanita More!
"The Faux Queen Pageant explores the American dreams of self-
determination and reinvention, says contest co-coordinator and uber
nun Sister Kitty Catalyst, "these performers are deconstructing and
dramatizing the gender norms and diversity of the female experience
and it's wonderfully inspiring, They are unshackling and then
accessorizing what it means to be a woman!" "Wacky and
wonderful...way over the top!" states CNN.com
Celebrity announcing (the voice of God) will be SF
Entertainment Commissioner and late-night entertainment hero Terrance
Alan. Musical support is being served up by hipster DJ Pusspuss,
delivering funky global village tunes for everyone's inner queen and
our opening band is an incredible San Francisco treasure. Before
Riverdance, the polka was the whitest dance form imaginable - we
celebrate and liberate traditional values polka with the magical
hardcore polka of Polkacide (www.Polkacide.com) celebrating 20 years
of "abandoning ones troubles to loud music, wild dancing and copious
amounts of good beer!" Doors at 8p Polkacide will polka you long time
soon after!
About the beneficiaries:
San Francisco Sex Information (SFSI) is a free information
and referral switchboard providing anonymous, accurate, non-
judgmental information about sex. Visit them online at www.sfsi.org
St. James Infirmary offers free, confidential, nonjudgmental
medical and social services for all sex workers. They are the first
occupational safety and health clinic for sex workers in the world
run by and for sex workers! Visit them online at
www.STJamesInfirmary.org
About KLUBSTiTUTE:
Since 1990, KLUBSTiTUTE has paraded glamour, gore and gender-
blending gambles in honor of a rich tradition. We set the stage for
underground queer cabaret, wacky theme parties and kinky drag
performances including ROCKY HORROR SUPERSTAR: the Jesus of
Frankenfurter Story - a full-scale drag-a-rific lip-synch musical;
PromSTiTUTE an alternative alternative to queer youth proms, Ruby's
Rated X-Mas and the VIRGIN QUEEN CONTEST for 1st Time Drag Queens. We
envision a world where everyone's inner-fabulousness is shared and
exploited if not downright appreciated. Together we make life a lot
more livable!
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Benji
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
415-255-6455
www.Klubstitute.com
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