Qabaret 2026: Constellations
Queer, celestial, and bursting with talent... Qabaret "with a Q" returns with astrology, tarot, and LGBTQ+ stars onstage!
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✨ Qabaret “with a Q” returns for its 4th celestial spectacle! ✨
A patchwork, gay-as-hell variety show inspired by astrology, tarot, and the shimmering mysteries of the cosmos and queer/trans lives!
Expect a galaxy of performance styles: burlesque, live music, dance, drag, comedy, and theatrical curiosities; brought to life by an oracle deck of LGBTQ+ artists from across Greater Boston.
Qabaret: Constellations Digital Program
This show runs just under 2 hours with one 10 minute long intermission.
Content warning: Nudity (throughout Act 2), vomit noises (at the top of Act 2), gore (in a headshot/bio in the program), astrology, and a whole bunch of queers.
Production Team
Director: Elliot Lee
Production Manager: Carson Morrissey
Stage Manager: Elias Rodríguez-Diestler, Oliver Cope
Assistant Stage Manager: Ray Malloy
Lighting Designer: Aaron Olkin
Sound Designer: Julia Lavender
Props and Set Designer: Maddy Dushay
Weapon Designer: Correy Denihan
Costume Designer: Ez Flagg
Hair/Make-Up Designer: Allegoria La Cave
Additional Tech Support: Rhin L.
Act 1
Hosts: Gitchie, Skye Caerbanogg
Host Bit Feature: Shepherd
For The Gaze
Music: “For the Gaze” from Death Becomes Her - Mattison and Carey
Choreographer: Aurora La Veglia
Props: Aurora La Veglia
Cast: Lead - Aurora La Veglia; Showgirls - Annie, Layne Alexandra, Savannah Paul; Rainbow Dancers - Adrien Callahan, Bean, Dax McCormack, JB, Reagan Rademacher, Rebecca Sarin
Yes, everything we do is for the GAYS!
Thank you to my rainbow dancers and showgirls for your hard work, creative collaboration, and endless support. It’s a joy to share the stage with these stars!
Hot Shit
Music: “H.S” by Tom Cardy
Creative Lead: Adrien Callahan
Choreographer: Ez Flagg
Cast: Pluto - Adrien Callahan; The Sun - Minty Breakdown; Jupiter - Rhin L.; Black Hole - Ez Flagg; Supermassive Black Hole - Dax McCormack
Hot Shit is a celebration of the fact that in this beautiful queer universe, we’re all unique and incomparable to one another. We’re all Hot Shit, and we should own it.
Not in the Cards
Playwright: Aubrey Krebs
Script Consult: Adrien Callahan
Cast: Maeve - Aubrey Krebs; Stella - Emily Radwin; Conscience - Caitlin Donnelly; Understudy - Gitchie
Not in the Cards is a comedy skit about the frustrations and ironies of dating as a queer person, with some chaotic astrological flair sprinkled on top. The scene draws heavily from the real experiences of the writer (who plays the scene’s protagonist), both in terms of her lived experience as a trans woman and in her journey of learning to love herself.
Lovers Reversed
Music: “Therapy” from Tick Tick Boom - Jonathan Larson
Creative Lead: Layne Alexandra
Cast: Susan - Layne Alexandra; Jonathan - Carson (Sonny) Morrissey
Have you ever been in a toxic relationship and turned to tarot in hopes that the cards would let you know it's all going to be okay but you pull the Lovers Reversed instead? Well, this is that but make it musical theater. At least it's not the tower!
On the Moon
Music: “On The Moon” by Connor Storms
Choreographer: Lydia
Guest Musician: Connor Storms
Performers: Lobster - Lydia; Wolves - Annie, Nikita Potnis
The Moon tarot card has been drawn. Two wolves howl skyward towards the Moon as it sings a song of unsure paths, heartbreak, and dreams. Also, there’s a lobster. The Moon card highlights that everything is not always as it seems. Reflect through the phases of the moon with each rotation of the cyr wheel in this act where dance meets circus meets the musical stylings of Connor Storms.
Hermia vs. Helena
Adaptation: “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” by William Shakespeare
Creative Lead: Emily Radwin
Cast: Hermia - Emily Radwin; Helena - Raminta Holden
In paying homage to QA+P's Shakes-queer traditions, this scene is a reimagined version of the conflict between Helena and Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream. In our version, Helena and Hermia were best friends - who romanced in secret but never discussed their feelings! - before Hermia ditched her bestie to date Lysander. Nearly all lines are adapted from the Midsummer text.
Tap Fever
Sketch Writer, Director, and Choreographer: Layne Alexandra
Cast: Beatrice - Layne Alexandra; Darcy - Aurora La Veglia; Lizzie - Rebecca Sarin; Dr. Doo - JB; Mystic Luna- Bean; Sergeant Mack - Gitchie; Bettie Bug - Aubrey Krebs; Bennie Bug - Lydia
It's exactly what you think it is. Tap fever is written in the stars and you're next.
Intermission
Act 2
Cronos, the Wiley
Excerpt: Hesiod’s “Homeric Hymns” (Translated by Evelyn-White, H.G., 1914)
Creative Lead: Ez Flagg
Narrator: Rachael Beaumont
Performers: Lydia, Shepherd, Nikita Potnis, Raminta Holden, Rhin L.
In the retelling of this Greek myth, we begin at the creation of the universe and follow a lineage of heroes who live long enough to become the villain. From an ancient inspiration, this piece examines cycles of power and corruption that are eerily relevant in modern political systems.
The irreverent execution takes text from Hesiod’s Theogony and visually mimics the experience of storytelling through stargazing. By using sound scapes and puppetry techniques, this act brings to life a storm and the bardic constellations in the night sky.
Content warning: Act contains simulated vomit noises.
When prompted, please stomp, clap, snap and drum along with us.
Vernal Equinox
Playwright: Jack Torres
Cast: Paul - Jack Torres; Olive - Caitlin Donnelly
Vernal Equinox is a piece that speaks to the reawakening of ourselves as we emerge from the darkness. The spring season brings fertile earth, beautiful blooms, and warmer weather and these changes help us find balance in our world and navigate our identities.
If
Music: “If” by Cleo Lane
Soloist: Dyke Van Dick
Guest Musicians: Charlie Morse - Guitar; Amy Huynh - Bass Guitar
If is about the desire to return to innocence after a simple love is lost. There is a desperation to ask the stars for help, even if they opt to remain silent observers.
Capricorn
Music: “The Adults Are Talking” by The Strokes
Choreographer: Elliot Lee
Performers: Annie, Layne Alexandra, Rebecca Sarin
Capricorn knows how to knuckle down and execute. But what happens when you break free from the corporate grindset mindset? What happens when you become your own authority?
Moonlight Magic
Music: “Moonlight Magic” by Ashnikko
Choreographer and Playwright: Dani McPeak
Performers: Artemis - Dani McPeak; Hunters - Bean, JB, Reagan Rademacher, Savannah Paul; Actaeon - Jack Torres
Many of humanity’s earliest stories were inspired by the stars, and some of the most enduring come to us from, of course, ancient Greece. Personally, the myth of Artemis and Actaeon gives me something I wish we had more of in the real world: unapologetically powerful women punishing men who deserve everything coming to them. This number is dedicated to all of the queers out there who have ever had a special interest in Greek mythology (iykyk).
Share the Moon
Music: “Share the Moon” by The Indigo Girls
Choreographer: Rebecca Sarin
Performers: Rebecca Sarin, Annie, Aurora La Veglia, Dax McCormack, Jack Torres, Savannah Paul, Rachael Beaumont, Ensemble
"Sharing the moon" in this wonderful song represents sharing time and space with someone you love. It has been a joy to share the moon with the QAP community!
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