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Dystopia

Published: October 3rd 2018, 5:37:13 pm

I dusted off my Virgin Mary and global warming acts for the new show Dystopia at the new venue Eris. Both are run by my friend Galatea and, with the exception of OC, this is the most psyched I've ever been about a weekly show. Galatea and I both love the same kind of burlesque and it's been a *very* long time since I've felt like there was a show where I could do any act I wanted. Of course this time, like a total jag, I committed to doing these acts before checking to make sure I knew where all the costume and prop pieces were. I also didn't have much time to pack my bag that morning before I had to leave. And that's why I had to buy replacements for 80% of my global warming act. Luckily my character is *supposed* to be poor so everything could be purchased at a thrift store or dollar store. But since that wasn't stressful enough, I realized at the last minute that I'd forgotten to bring my bra. And it's kind of a specific bra. It needed to look cheap and be thin enough that pouring water on it would make it see through. That's a tall order because all cheap bras are "structured" meaning the cups are made out of foam and will never be see through. Also I was running late for call. So that's how I found out that I can make a bra out of dollar store panties. Yes, panties. On the upside I came up with a burlesque I am uniquely suited to teach. I call it The Show Must Go On: What to do when your perfect act becomes Murphy's Striptease.