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Always the Bridesmaid

Presented by Quince Productions at Plays and Players Theater

August 5-August 6, 2012

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He's here.
He's queer.
Now what?

Quince Productions re-teams with beloved local storyteller and performer R. Eric Thomas for the world premiere of Always the Bridesmaid, a new solo show that takes on love, marriage, equality and the next best thing. Using his signature blend of humor and heartbreak, seen in the sold-out runs of Will You Accept This Friend Request? (2011 First Person Festival and Quince’s Full House series), and this year’s Quince production Overexposed: A Slightly Awkward Peep Show, Thomas questions what the real definition of marriage is—what it means to the gay community, what it means to the individual and what it means to God.

In an 80-minute journey that is by-turns side-splitting and searing, the popular performer takes the audience on a journey that begins in the pew of a black church in Baltimore and ends at an altar, stopping along the way to tell hilarious tales of dating disasters, crises of faith and massive consumption of wedding cake.

Thomas has wowed East Coast audiences with four hit shows this year, including the two-person comedy Normal at Nite, with Kelli Dunham, a TimeOut NY Critic's Pick which premiered at Stonewall in Manhattan. Quince Productions is proud to present Always the Bridesmaid as an exclusive addition to GayFest! 2012, a month-long festival of plays, staged readings and one-night stands that kicks off August 3, 2012 with The Bang Group in Misters and Sisters.