Parody isn\’t as harsh as a lampoon. It doesn\’t bite as deep as satire. Parody is a loving form of flattery, taking something familiar because it\’s well loved, and having some fun with its petticoats. My all time TV favorite shows were those that featured sketch comedy. There was something so friendly about seeing the …
Frankly, Gilda, we do give a damn! Read More »
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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 …
Gilda CAN be a drama queen! Read More »
Oh, yes, it\’s been a while coming, and here it is. It\’s like Comedy Central when some of our Gilda Shedstecker Presents! players in solo action steal the spotlight. Happy New Year, our first production of 2016 is a party for our audience, our friends! When I directed Tammy Zinkhon Hyde in the one-woman show …
Gilda Shedstecker is Twisted & Shouting! Read More »
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 …
There\’s one in every show… Read More »
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 …
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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 …
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Getting personal here for a moment. Yes, I\’ve been a people pleaser most of my life. I\’ve been in advertising and marketing where the focus is to appeal to the broadest audience, and that\’s a hard habit to break. I like having people be happy. But putting the focus on trying to please strangers is …
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I\’m so excited to ring in the new! Here it is, another show. Going back to the satirical and wicked comedy we love, Gilda Shedstecker Presents! is in production on a Christopher Durang double feature. Coming in April, we pair the one-act plays The Actor\’s Nightmare with Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You. …
Durang and Durang again! Read More »
Tickets for Gilda Shedstecker Presents! Abraham Lincoln\’s Big Gay Dance Party, by Aaron Loeb are now on sale! This play is in turn outrageously funny and frighteningly serious as it tells the story of the \”Trial of the Century:\” An elementary school teacher is fired in Menard County, Illinois, when her 4th grade Christmas pageant …
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