My friend Kerri, who is attending post-secondary in Edmonton, has been back in town periodically for medical appointments over the past month. As I had tickets booked for a theatre production at the Arts Commons last Friday, I invited them to join me. Made a lot of sense as the production was an LGBTQ comedy piece and Kerri (they/them) is going into theatre production. The play was called “Gender? I hardly Know Them” and was written by a small group of people who grew up in rural Alberta and was produced by DownstageYYC. It was an hour long and comprised of numerous back to back skits that were absolutely hilarious and relatable. On the way home after the show, Kerri was searching up drag shows in the area and found one that we could go to the following week (yesterday).
The drag show was based on the movie Hocus Pocus and was at a gay bar not far from one of the train stations downtown. Unfortunately, a few hours before the show they had to cancel due to a migraine. As it was within 24 hours the tickets couldn’t be cancelled so tickets were transferred and I went with my mom. It started to rain a bit on the way there and was full on raining after it was finished but it was a good time. The show was focused on the Sanderson sisters and featured music from Hocus Pocus, other halloween movies/plays, and other modern media including Frozen 2. Although I was sad that I couldn’t go with Kerri, I still enjoyed the show and there are plans for us to attend another event in the future. Mom got the specialty drink of the night: a Cherry Bakewell. It was cherry whiskey, amaretto, lime juice, and lemonade. It was very good, mom highly recommends it. We also managed to get chairs and a table but it was very busy and we ended up standing on our chairs in the back to see which yielded a great view.
Looks like a fun evening.The stage show looked like the Sanderson sisters.
You would enjoy the shows at Luna Lounge in Bucerias.
Cabaret Club.