The Left Out Festival

12/06/2021

I'm happy to say that I am creating a new website and linking graphics to this FB page, where so many wonderful memories lie.

05/06/2015

Here I am introducing the evening of Glam Divas - you can see I was being glam myself. Thanks to Robert Monegan for the night and the pic.

05/04/2015

Last night we had our second selected shorts of the Left Out Festival - totally sold out - so many wonderful people in the show and in the house. Lots more money made for Bailey House, and to cover the festival expenses. So proud and happy with what we have accomplished.

04/26/2015

Robert Monegan's Glam Divas cartoons came to life in this benefit for Bailey House

04/25/2015

Last night's staged reading of Topher Cusumano's Getting Away with Mother was outstanding. Full house, spontaneous applause, major laughs - this thing has to have a production, and we are talking now about how to make it happen. Thanks to all who came, and to the cast and our brilliant writer.

04/24/2015

written by William LoCasto, directed by Alex Beck, performed by Alex Beck, Leicester Landon and Alston Brown

04/17/2015

Avery is totally f---ed. The deadline for his second book has come and gone, his new relationship is going nowhere, and his estranged mother (pictured below, Cheryl King as Matilda) is about to drop a bombshell that propels his life from dysfunctional to downright dangerous. Come see Topher Cusumano’s wickedly dark comedy…or else.
Tix at http://facewebsites.com/stageleftstudio/cms-view-page.php?page=getting-away-with-mother

Stage Left Studio

04/16/2015

Avery is totally f---ed. The deadline for his second book has come and gone, his new relationship is going nowhere, and his estranged mother is about to drop a bombshell that propels his life from dysfunctional to downright dangerous. Come see Topher Cusumano’s wickedly dark comedy…or else.
Tix at http://facewebsites.com/stageleftstudio/cms-view-page.php?page=getting-away-with-mother

04/14/2015

Danny and Michael have found themselves in the middle of an incredible situation. The men are locked away in separate rooms and interrogated by a mysterious voice about love and relationships. As the voice pushes harder and harder, both men are forced to confront the depths of their sexual identities...what they discover will shock even them. NY/XY is a critically acclaimed play by William Locasto and will be returning to The Left Out Festival for ONE NIGHT ONLY. So buy your tickets now.http://facewebsites.com/stageleftstudio/cms-view-page.php?page=nyxy

04/14/2015

"In 1973, I was on (Johnny) Carson and, knowing full well that I was a le***an, he said, "Well, you’re not married? Don’t you want to have children?" And the audience went dead quiet. I mean, you could hear a pin drop. It was controversial to be a female and not want to get married and have children. And then I said something like, "Why? Who has custody of yours?" and the audience laughed.

That’s how different the times were just those few years ago. I feel like the gay community has made tremendous progress. They have come up in a much more demanding way. It’s good. I’m proud of them." - actress, director and activist Lily Tomlin

04/10/2015

May 4, 730 pm, Last chance to see Cheryl King and William LoCasto's plays about the over-the-counter HIV test. Beautifully played by a majorly talented group of actors. http://www.stageleftstudio.net/cms-view-page.php?page=test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztPRsGUp2qA

"a moving, thought-provoking, and (surprisingly, against the odds) funny evening—indisputably one of the most memorable theater experiences of 2013. Test let...

04/09/2015

President Obama condemned a practice that is promoted as a way to help people change their sexual orientation.