\”Just tell me, Mary, are we the parents of the groom or the parents of the bride?\” Although some communities choose to celebrate on a different schedule, June is generally regarded as LGBT Pride Month, in honor of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan that were pivotal in launching a national movement of acceptance and …
There\’s a first time for everything. I\’ve said from our inception 5 years ago that there is enough drama in real life and that Gilda Shedstecker Presents! would be dedicated to the honorable and worthy goal of making the world laugh. Well, chiefly we make each other laugh, and then invite you all to come …
Ah, it\’s that time of year: the often trying occasion of getting together with family to celebrate the holidays! With the accumulating pressures of decorating, shopping, and planning, who has the energy left to endure yet another assemblage of those people who are by accidents of birth, relatives. Welcome to Christmas with the Holiday family! …
When I was a little tyke, my older sister and my cousins used to occasionally dress me as a girl. My mom thought it was cute. Somewhere there is a black and white photo of me about age 3 in an Easter ensemble complete with hat, gloves, and purse, smiling for the camera. Let me …
Blanche, more people have kissed you than have kissed the Pope\’s ring. Read More »
This past weekend we opened The Lightbearer by Shane Riggs, and it\’s been an exceptional experience. It\’s a perfect example of why Gilda Shedstecker Presents! is more than just doing theatre for us. This cast has had a wonderful rapport, expanding our family with a friend we\’ve been courting for our stage, performed an amazingly …
The Lightbearers is a ladies group of the First United Methodist Church, and for a lifetime of friendship they\’re the ones who know anybody who knows anything about everything. They know what the Bible says, have opinions on what the Bible ought to say, and that in the end it\’s all about love. The Lightbearer …
It\’s nearly become a tradition in a production of Gilda Shedstecker Presents! since our very first show. There\’s one role that struggles to be filled. In \”Confessions from the Ladies Room\” it was Rachel\’s gay porn star husband that was finally (and so ably) filled by Jeff Rohr. In \”Sordid Lives\” it was the part …
I first saw this show when I was working at the Public Theatre in Pittsburgh and it was so delightful, I fell in love with it. Fallen Angels has been called Noel Coward\’s funniest play, and that\’s saying something! So this June Gilda Shedstecker Presents! the Roaring Twenties of Downton Abbey and Gatsby at the …
It gives me great pleasure to share some insight for the future of Gilda Shedstecker Presents! As founder and Artistic Director of this company, my focus will continue to be on presenting the irreverent comedies that I love. There are plans in the works for productions of Golden Girls on stage, a Gilda version of …
