Category Archives: Featured

Open Stage’s First Birthday!

An entire year of Monday madness means the Open Stage is officially the coolest one-year old we know. Happy Birthday! Videos Open Stage Extras Photos photos by Joanne Stegawski, Matt Vanecek, Robert Still and Sheri Hall

Soup! @ Sons of Hermann Hall

Russ Sharek performs Soup! at The Showgirl Follies.

Open Stage 2/27/12

With just a week before its anniversary, the Open Stage yawped a battle cry, danced a bit of Monkey Jazz, revealed classic burlesque, enjoyed some gaming music, put all of our stuff in a box and sang…just for the two of us. Videos Open Stage Extras Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Chris Brackman and Robert Still

Open Stage 2/20/12

Lola wants the Open Stage dressed up for Mardi Gras, and so Lola gets dancers in shiny pants, festive masks, misleading hoods, strewn beads, scene-filled hats and all of us playing our hearts out in a variety of languages. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Joanne Stegawski and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 2/13/12

If Zoltar granted last week’s Open Stage wishes, we’d find ourselves beseiged by romantic mockery, angry vaginas, loveable clowns, waltzed (and hugged) bears, adoring tales and a musical tribute to a funny Valentine. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Bobby Hitt and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 2/6/12

Last week the Open Stage reached into its magic hat and produced translation errors, storytelling queers, fledgling freaks, elevated angels, moist snowcones and a featured pair of gypsy jazzmen. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Chris Brackman, Joanne Stegawski, and Matt Bradshaw.

Open Stage 1/30/12

Last week’s Open Stage put the tease back in strip, flipped the genius switch, lit a birthday torch, told haunter’s tales, enjoyed a maiden voyage, revealed cathartic words, fluttered its fans and danced a chicken-dance conga. Videos Open Stage Extras Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Bobby Hitt, Chris Brackman, Diana Warrendorf and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 1/23/12

Last week’s Open Stage granted a brief glimpse into the creative mind…with tales of highs and lows, anniversary burlesque, hip hop confessions, uncategorized love, silk in motion, cultural differences, blood turned blue, and the innermost struggles of mimes. Videos Open Stage Extras Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Bobby Hitt, Joanne Stegawski, Matt Walker and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 1/16/12

Last week’s Open Stage was a whirlwind of dance, gypsy jazz, language lessons, moralistic hallucinations, songs for chosen family and a couple of brothers of the Spoonfed Tribe. Videos Open Stage Extras Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Alicia Holston, Diana Warrendorf and Matt Bradshaw.

Open Stage 1/9/12

In the wee hours, Open Stage revealed dancing faeries, escape clauses, piratical wenches, operatic mustaches, ballads of power and a queer bit of performance art. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Doyen Rainey, Joanne Stegawski, Matthew Vanecek and Sheri Hall