Pretty Girls Don’t Light Their Own Cigarettes

Written & Performed by The Great Fairy Venus Celestina

Directed by Iris Dukatt

Produced by The Bossy Collective and part of Dixon Place’s 2019 HOT! Festival 

July 12th, 2019

Dixon Place 

161 Chrystie St. New York

The Play:

An episodic performance piece documenting the evolution of a drag queen into a goddess. By honoring self-expression Venus discovers their most pure and divine form of existence. Pretty Girls is part drag romp/part meditation on queer existence/part call to action for trans rights.

Cast: The Great Fairy Venus Celestina & Eamon Yates  

Creative Team:

Producers - Rachel Keteyian & Olivia Goble

Choreography - Rosalie Neal 

Stage Management/Dramaturgy - Grace Traynor 

Set Design - Ryan Wilbat 

Projection Design - Cita Atwell 

Sound Design - Nina Andjelic 

Costume Design - Neil Stevenson  

Light Design - Cati Kalinowski