GAYLETTER

A “must see for the queerly inclined” ‘The Cockettes’ tells the tumultuous and groundbreaking story of the psychedelic theatre group of male and female hippies that rocked the counterculture to it’s core. It was the year 1969 in the Haight Ashbury section of San Francisco where a drag queen called Hibiscus corralled her roommates to put their crazed, cross dressing LSD fueled lifestyle on stage. Total sexual anarchy reigned as the troupe sang and danced their way to national attention with original shows titled, “Journey to the Center of Uranus, Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma and Pearls Over Shanghai.” As part of Queer New York International Arts Festival 2013 The Cockettes is being screened AND filmmaker David Weissman will be on hand to discuss his works. It’s never too early to take a “trip” so get out the glitter, drop some e, do a bump, light up, get in the mood and meet us for an afternoon of dazzling entertainment.  —Gayletter