THEATER REVIEWS : Traveling Show Gives a Glimpse of Gay Life : ‘Taken by the Faeries’ is a sad, funny, fantastic look provided by two talented performers.
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Another week, another play at the Plaza Players’ Theatre. This time, it’s more of a performance piece than a drama.
First performed in late ‘93, “Taken by the Faeries” is a piece that combines dance and storytelling to convey several facets of gay life, as seen through the experiences of members of the Radical Faeries--a counterculture gay organization--and interpreted by monologuist Mark Elk Baum and dancer Tom Sepe.
Baum and Sepe are talented performers, and they have stories to tell--sad, funny, fantastic. In all, it may be a bit more of the gay life than many people care to know--there’s a lot of graphic sexual imagery here--though gays might find much to identify with and open-minded straights can’t be hurt by being given a glimpse into this world.
For reasons that must make sense to somebody, “Taken by the Faeries” played three nights last weekend, with only one more performance scheduled: Friday night at 8.
Details
* WHAT: “Taken by the Faeries.”
* WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday.
* WHERE: Plaza Players Theatre, 34 N. Palm Street (in the Livery Arts Center), Ventura.
* HOW MUCH: $10 general admission; $8 students and seniors.
* FYI: The show includes graphic sexual language.
* CALL: 643-9460.
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