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Plays, shorts and more slated for Source
Local trans actress to appear in ‘Dontrell’
Actress Dane Edidi will be in ‘Dontrell.’ (Photo courtesy Sourcefest)
CulturalDC holds its seventh annual Source Festival, a performing arts festival, at Source (1835 14th St., N.W.) starting tonight through June 29.
The festival features three full-length plays, 18 10-minute plays and three “artistic blind dates,” a collaboration of works from nine different artists. “Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea,” one of the full-length plays to be performed, stars Dane Edidi, a transgender actress and D.C.-area resident. Edidi is the first transgender actress to perform at the Source Festival.
Tickets are $10 for artistic blind date performances and $20 for full-length plays and 10-minute plays. For a complete lineup of plays and times, visit sourcefestival.org.
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Washington Spirit host largest halftime drag performance in NWSL history
The Washington Spirit celebrated the LGBTQ+ community with the team’s annual Pride Night at Audi Field this past Saturday. Highlighting that evening’s Pride-themed festivities was a
halftime drag performance, featuring over a dozen drag performers from around the
DMV. It was the largest halftime drag performance in NWSL history.
Performers included: Shiqueeta Lee, KCByonce, Citrine the Queen, Elektra Gee, Kabuki Bukkake, Delila B. Lee, Capri Bloomingdale, Tara Ashleigh Austin, Gigi Couture, Dorsell Phinn, Tula, Twix the Drag Queen, Bootsy Omega, Princeza.
The 2023 Reston Pride Festival was held at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston, Va. on Saturday, June 3. The music group Betty was the headliner of the festival.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Covering @RestonPride for @WashBlade . @bettymusic performing: pic.twitter.com/sZaIlVANi8
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) June 3, 2023
The City of Alexandria, Va. held its sixth annual LGBTQ Pride Festival at Alexandria City Hall on Saturday, June 3.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Covering Alexandria Pride for @WashBlade . #Pride #Pride2023 pic.twitter.com/bG0fJk24Lv
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) June 3, 2023
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