merry xmas & a happy new queer

By Meg Schenk, Directed by Melory Mirashrafi

Artists Repertory Theatre (1515 SW Morrison Street Portland OR 97205)

• April 20, 5 p.m.

merry xmas & a happy new queer begins with a story we’ve heard a hundred times— turn on the TV in December and you’ll see it again and again thanks to a certain greeting card company. But what happens when a queer couple disrupts that story? Turns out, it might be more slasher than familiar holiday romcom.

Directed by Melory Mirashrafi, this staged reading follows Vic after their girlfriend Tori asks them to visit her parents in “Tinseltown” for the holidays. Despite Vic’s aversion to all things Christmasy, they say yes. Why wouldn’t they? It’s not like they’ll have to pass the barrier from this reality into the next and encounter untold horrors—right?

Maybe Santa does know if you’ve been bad or good… so be good, for goodness sake.

Access information: Artists Repertory Theatre’s offers wheelchair seating. This is a staged reading and stage directions will read aloud. Contact ART’s box office at 503.241.1278 or email boxoffice@artistsrep.org with venue-related accessibility questions.