WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN ELVIS
IMPERSONATOR LOSES HIS GIG, THE
BILLS ARE PILING UP AND HIS
WIFE SUDDENLY ANNOUNCES THAT A
BABY IS ON THE WAY?
THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
THE KING TRANSFORMS INTO AN ALL-
OUT GREEN.
THAT IS COMING UP IN THE NEW
SEASON OF BARE-BONES BLACKBOX
THEATER.
PATRICK IS PRODUCING THE SHOW
ALONG WITH HIS LONGTIME FRIEND
DAVID CONRAD AND THE ELVIS
IMPERSONATOR IS HERE, AS WELL.
WELCOME ANDREW SLACK HAMMER.
I LIKE TO LOOK.
I DOUBLED UP.
I WATCHED A CLIP FROM A
PRODUCTION PUT ON IN NEW YORK
AND THIS IS CERTAINLY
ENTERTAINING KIND OF A PUSH THE
BOUNDARIES KIND OF INTRODUCTION
.
IT IS FUNNY, IT IS COMEDY.
A LOT OF SHOWS, PEOPLE THOUGHT
WERE DISTURBING BUT THIS ONE,
WE HAVE DANCE NUMBERS, SONGS,
WE HAVE THE WHOLE 9 YARDS.
EVERYTHING FROM YOUR CLASSIC
DRAG STATEMENTS, WE HAVE A LOT
OF FUN.
SO TELL US HOW THIS CAME TO
BE.
YOU ARE PICKING AND CHOOSING.
I AM A BIG ELVIS FAN.
AND I HEARD ABOUT THIS PLAY.
AND I READ IT RIGHT AWAY AND
THE PLAY HAD SO MUCH HEART.
IT WAS HYSTERICAL.
THERE WAS A REALLY GOOD TEAM,
AN UNDERLYING THEME ABOUT
INCLUSION AND ACCEPTANCE AND I
THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH
GOING ON IN THE WORLD RIGHT
NOW, HEADLINES ARE KIND OF
DARK.
I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FUN
AND I THINK THIS PLAY HITS IT
OUT OF THE PARK.
SO, TAKING ON YOUR ROLES
HERE, YOUR HUSBAND IS TRYING TO
PROVIDE AN TURNED TO DRAG.
HE STARTS OUT AS A HUSBAND
DOING THE ELVIS IMPERSONATION,
WORKING FOR EDDIE, THE BARTENDER
. HE ENDS UP FIRING ME TO BRING
IN HIS COUSIN WHO IS A DRAMA
QUEEN.
EDDIE.
SO HE BRINGS IN THE DRY CLEAN
AND ONE OF THE DRAG QUEENS
PASSES OUT DRUNK AND I HAVE TO
GO ON IN ORDER TO KEEP THE SHOW
ALIVE AND HE GETS STRONG IN SO
THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT
NUMBERS.
OH, YEAH?
SO HERE IS A PICTURE. YOU HAD
NOT ONLY PERFECTED ELVIS MOVES
BUT ALSO DRAG MOVES.
AND LOOK AT THOSE HEELS.
I HAD SOME 4 INCH STILETTOS
AND IT WAS QUITE THE CHALLENGE.
THE OTHER WAS FROM MY PRIVATE
STOCKS.
I LOVE THE MAKEUP.
WHO DOESN'T LOVE DAVID
BOWIE.
THIS IS THE CHARACTER YOU PLAY.
SPOT SO HE IS LIKE WEARING FULL
GARB AND HE IS STILL WALKING
LIKE A STRAIGHT DUDE NEXT TO
THIS BEAUTIFUL DRAGON QUEEN
WOMAN -- DRAG QUEEN WOMAN.
WE TALKED ABOUT BARE-BONES
BEFORE.
IT IS INTIMATE ENOUGH THAT YOU
REALLY HAVE THIS PRESENCE WITH
THE AUDIENCE, RIGHT?
I HAVE RARELY WORKED IN A
STAGE THIS INTIMATE AND I GOT A
NOTICE SAYING, WE COULDN'T HEAR
YOU.
I'M USUALLY SO LOUD THAT PEOPLE
SAY, BE QUIET.
IT IS KIND OF A MAGIC SPACE
BECAUSE IT IS LINED WITH WOOD
AND A GREAT, INTIMATE SPACE BUT
SOMETIMES, YOU CAN DO SHOWS IN
IT THAT YOU WOULDN'T THINK YOU
COULD DO IN SUCH A SMALL SPACE.
OF ALL THE PLAYS I HAVE READ
OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, THIS
ONE WAS PERFECTLY, IT TRULY IS
A JOYFUL SHOW AND IT IS REALLY
SOMETHING THAT I THINK EVERYONE
SHOULD SEE BECAUSE YOU WALK OUT
SMILING.
AND THIS GUY, YOU TALK ABOUT
THREATS, PURPLE THREADS, HE IS
LIKE A QUINTUPLE THREAT.
HE DANCES, SINGS, COMPOSES AND
PLAYS MUSIC.
50 COSTUMES.
I CANNOT SING AND DANCE.
CAN YOU ALSO GROW A
MUSTACHE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M NOT GOING TO LIVE THAT
DOWN.
NO, YOU WON'T.
