This show runs a little over an hour, no intermission.

This show was made possible by the Boston Public Library and donations from the community:

Rainbow Muses
Hollis Finley, Fiona Perry, Thom Cleland, Anonymous

Star Supporters
Meredith Bailey, Sarah Marina Diana Huang, Michael Baranofsky, Robert Thorpe II, Gregory Holden

Production Team

Court Jester: Layne Alexandra
Harlequin: JB - Joanne Baranofsky

Scenes

Pitch Slap

Writer: Perry Fiero
Actors: Erica, gel, Gretchen Waldorf, JB, Marlee Schulman, Nate James, Perry Fiero, Raminta Holden, Sky VerSteeg

Nessie on the Charles

Writer: JB
Actors: Aurora La Veglia, Nate James

Bisexuals Suck

Writer: Gretchen Waldorf
Actors: gel, JB, Layne Alexandra, Nate James, Raminta Holden

Cultbossing

Writer: Sky VerSteeg
Actors: Erica, gel, JB, Marlee Schulman

Ghost (?)

Writer: Layne Alexandra
Actors: Aurora LaVeglia, Gretchen Waldorf, Layne Alexandra, Sky VerSteeg

Arlo and the Internal Monologue

Writer: gel.
Actors: Erica, gel, Layne Alexandra, Marlee Schulman, Perry Fiero, Sky VerSteeg

The Interview

Guest Ghost Writer: Andrew Johnson
Actors: JB, Marlee Schulman, Sky VerSteeg

Are You Even a Vegan?

Writer: Marlee Schulman
Actors: Aurora LaVeglia, Erica, JB, Marlee Schulman, Raminta Holden, Sky VerSteeg

Wingman

Writer: Nate James
Actors: Gretchen Waldorf, Layne Alexandra

Bar Date

Writer: Erica
Actors: Auora LaVeglia, Erica, gel, Gretchen Waldorf, Marlee Schulman, Nate James, Perry Fiero, Raminta Holden, Sky VerSteeg

Meet the Company of the Q-Sketch Showcase!

  • Aurora La Veglia

    (she/they)

    Aurora is a former theatre kid, current lesbian, and aspiring clown.

  • Erica

    (they/them)

    Erica first joined Queer Artists and Players last summer as a novice actor and has since been involved in 4 projects and written a bunch of collaborative comedy sketches, and they can otherwise be found on their bike, in the woods, or organizing for the Boston Dyke March.

    Instagram

  • gel.

    (they/them)

    gel. (short for gelato) is a fairly funny individual who is pretty good at writing bios and loves talking about themselves in the third person.

    Youtube

  • Gretchen Waldorf

    (she/her)

    Gretchen is a pretentious SNL addict, and when she isn’t doing the comedy thing, she’s probably playing The Sims, or is at her preschool day-job.

    Venmo

  • JB

    (she/her)

    JB has physically lived in Massachusetts her whole life but in her readings and her writings, she has been residing in fantasy castles, pirate ships, and spacecraft.

  • Layne Alexandra

    (they/she)

    Layne was cursed by a witch as a baby to be both an introvert and an actor. Now, they yearn for the spotlight, but absolutely do not want to be perceived. Please approach cautiously and with a little treat.

    Instagram

  • Marlee Schulman

    (they/them)

    Marlee is an office worker turned dog walker whose favorite conversation ender is saying that they want to do theatre as a career.

    Instagram

  • Nate James

    (he/him)

    Nate James is a mesh-wearing Ken doll whose jobs are beach, dance, and good boy.™️

    Instagram

  • Perry Fiero

    (they/them)

    Perry isn't great at talking about themself, or writing about themself, but they are great at cooking, loving, and storytelling.

  • Raminta

    (she/her)

    Raminta is a life-long theatre kid who teaches preschoolers by day and sometimes performs as a drag king by night.

    Instagram

  • Sky VerSteeg

    (they/them)

    Sky is a vampire bat from outer space who occupies their time on planet Earth cooking, traveling, performing, playing tabletop games, and watching every horror film they can find.