Saturday, September 14th, 2024
7PM: QUEER CABARET
Location: Cherry Grove Theater
Join us at the historic Cherry Grove Theater (the longest running LGBTQ+ theater in the United States), for a night of entertainment that celebrates theater, queer culture with an incredible cast of transgender performers and musicians.
Thanks to the generous support of the Arts Project of Cherry Grove, this amazing show is FREE for all, but RVSP gets first entry, so we encourage everyone to register for your tickets now with Eventbrite, as we are expecting a big crowd and space is limited.
The enchanting JAE W.B. will be our hostess for an evening.
Featuring
ADAM J RINEER,
SANDY SAHAR GOOEN,
TEMIDAYO AMAY and
WILL SHISHMANIAN.
The show will be held at the Cherry Grove Theater in Fire Island, which has national recognition as the longest running LGBTQ+ theater in the United States. Thank you to the Cherry Grove Community Association for use of this historic space. We would also like to thank the "Unity Wine & Cocktail Bar" for providing drink service for the evening's events. Cash only bar.
Jae W.B. (She / They) is a theater artist, singer, and nightlife performer based in New York City. She made her off broadway debut in the titular role of Thorn in Bruise & Thorn. Most recently seen performing “Unremarkable” at the Jonathan Larson Awards for The American Theater Wing and headlining her solo Cabaret act at the historic Cherry Grove Community House and Theater. Other credits include Luna in Millennials are Killing Musicals (OOBC), Luna and the Starbodies at Joe’s Pub and Lincoln Center, Broadway for Racial Justice Sings! The Misseducation of Lauryn Hill at Little Island Amph and as Xavii for New Light Theater Project’s Pastel Color Ripples. Additionally, Jae has participated in workshops for Roundabout and La Jolla. She has been seen performing in NYC nightlife spaces such as Joe’s Pub, Birdland, Club Cumming, and alongside longtime collaborators Yaz and Lance Horne. Jae is an honorary mention for The New Visions Fellowship with the National Queer Theater & Dramatist Guild 2022 and GLAM Award nominee for Best Vocalist 2021.
Sandy Sahar Gooen (he/him) has recently returned to New York with an MFA in tow, and he's ready to roll. In addition to his work as a writer, performer, voice teacher, music department member, stage manager, and more, he is the founder of TEMPO, the Trans & Expansive Music Professional Organization. Arts and advocacy go hand in hand for him. While he is a veteran of stages in the NYC and Boston areas, Fire Island (Pines AND Grove) holds a very special place in his heart, so he's thrilled to be performing here for the first time (not counting Showtune Sundays!)
www.sandysahargooen.com
Adam J. Rineer (they/xe/he) is a composer, writer, musician, and artistic leader dedicated to interdisciplinary collaboration. Their works include THIRD SEX: 1930S TRANVSESTITE LIEDER (Ars Nova, HERE Arts Center, Pete's Candy Store, Makers' Ensemble, Parkside Lounge), A TRIP TO THE MOON (Judson Memorial Church/Prism Festival, CAP21, Temple University), THE NAKED TRUTH (Semi-Finalist—O'Neill NMTC, The GreenRoom 42, The West End Lounge), OBSCENE LEWD LASCIVIOUS AND FILTHY! (NAMT 15-minute Musical Contest Winner, The Latest Draft Podcast), and BrandedTM! (Polyphone Musical Festival Finalist). Their works in early development include PUBLIC DOMINANCE (Roundabout Space Jam) and B*TCHFEST: LIVE! (DGF Fellowship Finalist, commissioned by Prima Theatre). Adam has worked as a musician or music director at Goodspeed, MCC, Joe's Pub, NAMT, The Cutting Room, and others. Adam holds an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre Collaboration from Temple University and is an Associate Professor at Pace University.
Tẹmídayọ Amay (they/he) OFF-BROADWAY: Classic Stage Company; MCC Theater; Classical Theatre of Harlem; The Public Theatre; Ars Nova; Clubbed Thumb. REGIONAL: Round House Theatre: School Girls... (Helen Hayes Award: winner); Signature Theatre: The Color Purple; Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company: Describe the Night; Arena Stage; Longacre Lea: The Interstellar Ghost Hour (Helen Hayes Award: nominated). WRITING: POOL, The Invention of Women, The Legend of Zora, That’s Queer(?!). AFFILIATES: BTB New Works Playwright, MAESTRA Mentee, TPOC Fellow, MTF Fellow.
www.temidayoamay.com
Will Shishmanian (he/him) is a composer/lyricist, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Queens, NY. He wrote music, book, and lyrics for “Amberland: A Folk Musical”, which was most recently performed in concert at Hope Mill Theater in Manchester, UK in 2022. This show pulls from Shishmanian’s own experience as a transgender man, and was featured as part of Playbill’s Songwriter Series in November 2023. Shishmanian also wrote music and lyrics for “Addy & Dahlia: A Fairytale Musical,” which was performed at the Secret Theater in NYC in January 2019, and twice in Ithaca, NY in 2012.
Shishmanian co-wrote “A Piece of the Past” with collaborator Brooke Trumm for Prospect Theater Company’s Musical Theater lab in November 2023. The show was also chosen to be performed at Theater Now NY’s SOUND BITES 11 festival for short musicals. The song “Fade Away” from this show was selected as a winner for the Write Out Loud contest in 2024.
Outside of his work as a composer, Shishmanian plays guitar for performances, readings, and recording sessions in and around the city, and writes short film scores. His most recent solo EP “Never Far Behind” was released in 2023, and can be found on streaming platforms under the artist name Will Shish.
