Checking in on those 'MotherF**king Girl Scouts' at the Wild Project

Photos by Stacie Joy 

A new play, "MotherF**king Girl Scouts," written by East Village resident Emmy W. (below), makes its debut in the days ahead as part of the Fresh Fruit Festival at the Wild Project.

Here's more about the production: 

In "Motherf**king Girl Scouts," camp counselors Jazmyn and Jia take an impulsive and unhinged group of young Girl Scouts on a camping trip they will never forget. On their journey, the Girl Scouts begrudgingly learn how to navigate the great joys and intense traumas of being a teenager, complete with motivational creatures popping out of the forest, accidental molly consumption, and most crucially, each other. 

And its showtimes at the theater, 195 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B:

• Wednesday 5/11 at 8:45 p.m. 

• Friday 5/13 at 6 p.m. 

• Saturday 5/14 at 3 p.m. 

EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by the theater this afternoon for the play's tech rehearsal...

You can find tickets for this and other Fresh Fruit shows here. 

The Fresh Fruit Festival is presented by All Out Arts to celebrate the LGBTQ community’s unique perspective, creativity and diversity, and to build links between the LGBTQ artistic communities.

'The Drag Explosion' brings the golden age of NYC drag history to the Wild Project

Via the EVG inbox...

Linda Simpson, a shining star of NYC’s drag scene for almost 30 years, returns to The Wild Project with another presentation of her acclaimed narrated her-storical slideshow, The Drag Explosion, on Friday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m.

All of the photos in The Drag Explosion were shot by Linda from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s, and they reveal a golden age of NYC drag history. During this era, the drag scene remarkably transformed from an underground art form into a pop-culture phenomenon.

The photos capture wild nightlife, queer activism, and all sorts of colorful characters, including RuPaul, Lady Bunny and Lypsinka, as they joyfully pushed the boundaries of gender expression.

[All photos via Linda Simpson]

The Wild Project is at 195 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. Tickets for the event are $10. Find more details here.

The 4th annual Poetic License starts tonight at the Wild Project

The Poetic Theater festival starts tonight at the Wild Project at 195 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B... here's a quick overview via the EVG inbox...

Now in its fourth year, Poetic License is Poetic Theater Productions’ annual festival of new poetic theater, which has grown from five days to three weeks, features two fully realized mainstage productions of thrilling new poetic plays written by company members, a reading series of six new works of poetic theater, and three special events: Love Redefined, an evening of new work devoted to non-traditional love; Breaking Our Silence, a celebration of LGBT voices; and Generation Now, a showcase of youth voices in poetic theater.

POETIC LICENSE 2015: subconscious kicks off tonight and runs through Sunday, Feb. 22. Performances are at the Wild Project. Tickets to each event are $18; the 6@6 Reading Series is free. Tickets can be purchased from OvationTix on 212.352.3101 or online at www.poetictheater.com.

EV Green

Check out the cool video by East Village Podcasts on the Wild Project, the eco-conscious gallery/theater on East Third Street between Avenue A and Avenue B.