Mommy Queerest starring Kat Evasco
Can a mother and daughter share the same closet?
Written and performed by Brava’s artist-in-residence KAT EVASCO
Co-written by JOHN CALDON
Directed by ANNA MARIA LUERA
Presented by The Living Word Project, Brava, and With You Productions
September 8-10 at 8pm
at Brava’s Main Stage
In Mommy Queerest, a young pinay’s world is shattered when it dawns on her that both she and her mother are lesbian. And that her mom has been raising her with a lesbian partner. And they own a house together. Plus they wear wedding rings.
What’s an unobservant budding young lesbian to do?
After a spectacularly rejected attempt to share the coming-out experience with her mom, Kat lurches through softcore rebellion and some sexploration with guys and girls, trying to figure out how she fits in with her family, church, and self.
Drawing on her experience as a stand-up comic and actress, Kat narrates this unconventional mommy/daughter tale, tackling conflict with humorous insight, while illustrating the experience of being a Filipina lesbian, gay Christian, survivor of sexual abuse, and young American just trying to get some.
This 80-minute comedic, autobiographical, one-woman show provides a critical lens through which to analyze the detrimental effects of homophobia and challenge the silence that perpetuates cycles of abuse (while still making you laugh until you tinkle).
Tickets
$40 Orchestra Seating
$25 Mezzanine Seating
You can also purchase a pass for tickets to all three ‘With You’ Festival shows!
$100 Orchestra Pass
$60 Mezzanine Pass
Brava has undertaken appropriate modifications to comply with health and safety protocols provided by the San Francisco Department of Public Health. These measures include requiring proof of vaccination, booster shot if eligible, and mandatory face covering that completely covers nose and mouth, secured with ear loops or head strap (gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable), increased cleaning before performances, and a no-touch or low-touch experience. Read Brava’s full Covid Protocol here.
Here what people have to say
“a nuanced and colloquial approach to critical race theory and gender studies, masquerading as a one-woman show.”
“a funny ride told with talent, truth and a unique twist on mother-daughter relationships.”
“She’s like Dorothy in the wizard of Oz but brown and sex positive!!”
“It’s one thing to talk about the importance of visibility and representation; it’s another thing to experience it.”
About kat evasco
Kat Evasco served as the Senior Program Director and Director of Artist Leadership at the Center for Cultural Power, leading the design and implementation of the organization’s core programs including the Disruptors Fellowship and the Creative Entrepreneur Series. She continues to collaborate with the Center for Cultural Power on national cultural strategy initiatives including the Reclaiming the Border Narrative Project, funded by the Ford Foundation. In 2014, she was invited to study with Anna Deveare Smith (ADS) at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts for a week-long intensive called Personal Narratives and Global Identities. ADS taught her that exploring our own personal narratives enables us to connect more deeply to the world. For the last 10 years, she deepened this practice and helped develop and produce five autobiographical solo shows, including collaborating and directing comedian Irene Tu in RIP Irene, and poet Jason Bayani in Locus of Control. Facilitating personal narrative storytelling workshops and helping others tell their stories in ways that recognize their own power is also a vital part of her artistic practice.