A galaxy spanning tale of a ballroom house who discover a way to measure empathy and use this superpower to tear down the ruling class, building a rainbow bridge to a more hopeful, post-scarcity future. The Effeminates is a large-scale, futuristic techno-explosion drenched in camp. The project was workshopped in residence at Pencil Kit Productions in 2022.

Photos captured by Raf Antonio.

The Effeminates was workshopped in September, 2022 with the following team:

Performing Ensemble Monica Garrido, Chel Carmichael, Bria McLaughlin, Chris Parker, Virgilia Griffiths, Heath V. Salazar, Kwaku Okyere, Matthew Cuff (aka Snoopy)
Choreographer Matthew Cuff (aka Snoopy)
Script Supervisor/Dramaturge Merlin Simard
Lighting Designer Logan Cracknell
Costume Designer Diseiye Thompson
Projection Designer Zev
Sound Designer Steph Raposo
Production Stage Manager Patrick Lynn
Producer Claren Grosz

The Effeminates was workshopped with support from the Canada Council for the Arts and Soulpepper Theatre. It was written with support from Cahoots Theatre, lemonTree creations, Canadian Stage, the Toronto Arts Council with funding from the City of Toronto, the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.