The Lizzard
"The Lizzard" was on the front row Friday night. My play is a true story told onstage by the man who lived the story. But what makes for the most bizarre reality theatre is to have others from my story there watching me portray them and relive the experience. Especially people you never thought you'd see again. I have had the "dirty blonde", my father, my ex-wife, my former mother-in-law, and clients including the UN Ambassador and now the Lizzard. It makes for an extremely honest show when you have those kinds of guests. But sitting next to the Lizzard was my former escort "boyfriend" I mention in the play who I never thought would see the show. Now that that has happened, I believe in miracles for better or worse even stronger. The original cowbow from the Village People was there Friday night, but he is not in my play!
The Lizzard was wearing his kimono and gave me flowers at the curtain call. Life is stranger than fiction and that is why I write autobiographically.
My children came to New York Saturday morning so I am juggling being daddy and work. I love it!!!!!
There is a group called "Straight Spouse Network" that came to the show yesterday matinee. It was wonderful talking with them. I will post information about their organization on my site soon.
Here's to going to the Episcopal Church today with my kids, sending them to Altar Boyz, and then my two shows. The kids saw "Wicked" last night. So glad to see Eden Espinoza doing so well. We played opposite each other in a musical at the York Theatre years ago.
I can't believe I get to live this full life. If a former escort can get his life back, so much is possible. By the way, I am still working on getting "Possibilities" up and going. It will be a support group to help sex-workers transition out of the sex industry.
6 Comments:
Saw your show last night with my husband and 2 friends. I mentioned to you that I was from SLC too on our way out of the theater. I "escaped" over 30 years ago to NYC. I began to see the fakeness and superficialness of the Mormon church when I was about 14 as I get older, the religion becomes more and more weird. LOVED YOUR SHOW AND AM TELLING ALL MY FRIENDS TO SEE IT!!!! GOOD LUCK!
I saw your show Saturday night. I came up to you at the end of the show and introduced myself as having recently come out myself after 9 years of marriage and 2 kids.
You verbalized what I've been feeling since the day I came out to myself and have since been unable to put into words.
I was so moved, that at the end I couldn't keep the tears from flowing.
I now know that I'm NOT the only one that has gone through this.
I'm a Muslim, and come from a VERY conservative family that views homosexuality as a "perversion of nature".
Your one-man show will help not only me, but so many others in similar situation, and I will make sure to recommend to all my friends, gay or straight.
I saw your show last night with my husband. We both just LOVED it! I was the one crying on my way out of the theatre.:-) I left cry for that little boy with the beautiful voice and heart, but was also so happy that that little boy, now a father, was finally able to see and believe his own beauty and then, share it with the world. Thank you so much for your courage and gift to create and perform something so real and soul grounding. It truly spoke of the human journey. I am dying to see it again....with all my friends! It is really the best show I have seen in NYC.
Thanks again,
Priscilla
PS
I actually majored in Musical theatre and the Boston Conservatory,....and also vicariously, through my best friend as a child, grew up in the Mormon church. I loved the songs too.:-)
I saw your show Sunday afternoon with my partner Mitch; I thanked you for sharing your story.
We'd been part of a gay men's storytelling group (Queer Stories for Boys) through The Center and we both really enjoyed and were moved by your acute observations and the honesty and depth-of-feeling you imbued them with. It was a beautiful piece, truly.
Thanks again for sharing your story, We both hope you have lots more to tell.
After seeing reviews and clips of your show, I regret even more that I was unable to see it when you came to Salt Lake.
I am an "active" mormon, so to speak. I believe in the principles and scriptures of the church, but don't care for many of the people and the more close-minded doctrines of the church.
Hopefully at some point in the future I'll be able to come see your show, but seeing as I'm a highschool student with a minimum wage job and a very conservative LDS family, I don't know when that will be. I just wanted to let you know that I admire you for your courage. Best of luck to you in your life!! Like you need it, though!
My question I wanted to ask you was about the seminar you spoke of. Is this program similar to "Life Spring" and how did it affect your life ?
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