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Curtain
Call XXIII — Nude Live Theater Night Two one-act plays: Mr. Charles,
Currently of Palm Beach | Jerker, or The Helping Hand |
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There is ample free parking in two lots
behind the theater and on the street (after 6 p.m.). Public transit is
available to within a few blocks of this location; get
directions for bus or bike from your starting point.
The curtain raiser, Mr. Charles, Currently of Palm Beach, is one of four short plays that Paul Rudnick included in a full work, The New Century, produced in 2008 at Lincoln Center. Rudnick is highly regarded for his plays and screenplays, including Jeffrey, I Hate Hamlet, and In and Out. Mr. Charles is an old-style, gay sophisticate
who has been “exiled” from New York City for his lack of political
correctness. He is “semi-retired” in Palm Beach and now hosts a late-night
cable show called, Too Gay.
Accompanied by his exhibitionistic “boy toy,” Shane, Mr. Charles hilariously
expounds on “Gay Culture” and attempts to change the world! This play
contains male nudity.
— The Advocate The
full title of the second play is Jerker, or The Helping Hand: A
Pornographic Elegy with Redeeming Social Value and a Hymn to the Queer Men of
San Francisco in Twenty Telephone Calls, Many of Them Dirty. It was
written by the late Robert Chesley, who was theatre critic for The Bay
Area Guardian. Jerker is Chesley’s
most performed play (although not in South Florida). It became notorious
after a radio broadcast of excerpts on the Los Angeles public radio station caused
the Federal Communications Commission to attempt censorship. The play is set
in 1980’s San Francisco, when gay sex was both uninhibited and frightening
because of the unfolding AIDS epidemic. Two men, J.R. and Bert, engage in
frank and raw phone sex that excites them, while building a strong, unseen
bond between them. Jerker is unflinching in its language and
sensuality, yet compelling in depicting the search for love. The play
contains male nudity, strong language, and sexual content. For additional
insights, see a review from the 20th anniversary revival in
2006. I've never seen a play
that went from the near-pornographic to the tragic, but 'Jerker' achieves it. — The New York Times It is in-your-face and
raunchy, and of course we get titillated by that. But then it turns around
and punches you in the stomach with its depth and sensitivity and the love
between the two characters. — Dean Howell, who played the role of Bert in
the 2006 production Learn
more about the venue, Andrews Living Arts Studio. Admission is by advance ticket purchase;
$31.15 per person. Maximum capacity is 55 (51 theater seats and 4 upholstered stools). Click
on the “Buy Ticket(s)” button below to sign up. We will have the reservation list at the
theater for check-in. You may bring your e-mail receipt of your completed
payment transaction if you’d like, but it’s not required. We must have a minimum of 25 seats
prepaid by February 5 in order to guarantee the house by advance deposit
for this exclusive, all-nude event. (In the unlikely case that we fall short,
tickets will be refunded in full. Once we pay our deposit to the theater,
however, tickets are not refundable unless the remaining total bookings
would at least equal our guaranteed minimum attendance.)
(a) If
paying via your PayPal account, enter the first and last name(s) only of your guest(s) in the field labeled, “Full name(s) of your
GUEST(s)” for proper credit and to facilitate your party's admission. Be sure to follow all steps to complete the transaction and receive a payment
receipt by e-mail. (b) If
bypassing PayPal log-in to pay directly by debit or credit card, once you
submit payment, drop
us an e-mail at your earliest convenience with the first and last
names of your guest(s).
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