Our Inaugural Performances
Dyke Theater Co. co-produced two shows at The Tank’s PrideFest in June 2024. Both performances were sold out.
ASÍ
We meet ASÍ post bathroom break wearing a ginormous strap-on expecting to return to an evening of ravenous intercourse with a beautiful woman. Instead of the woman in question, they stumble upon a solo show with an audience just for them. Perfect. Using stand-up comedy, audience interaction, and childhood anecdotes doused in overconfident lesbian charm, ASÍ wins over their newfound crowd. That is, until their show is infiltrated by their toxically masculine habits and the entrance of their childhood nemesis, RAIDEN. What ensues is a literal WWE wrestling match between ASÍ and RAIDEN, exposing their internal battle between familial cycles of machismo and the pursuit of true love. This campy, form defying piece of dyke theater invigorates the traditional solo show with audio-visual spectacle, meta-theatrics, and the harsh truths of Texan, Latiné, and lesbian life.
Written and Performed by Isa DeLeón Garcia as ASÍ
Featuring Jordan Collazo as RAIDEN
Directed by Kenny Castro
Stage Manager — Cristina Neely
Set Designer — Dawson Curtis
Fight Choreographer — Maddy Rolon
Lighting Designer — Emma Gordon
CREW — Sophie Terry, Hassina Sadara
Written by Jaden Tyler Urso
Directed by Paige Schuyler Bakke
STARRING:
Marvelyn Rose Ramirez as JESS
and
Aliza Jane Cosgrove as MARLA
Stage Manager: Hannah Marks
Lighting Board Operator: Liv Campbell
SO FAR AWAY
So Far Away follows two women, Marla and Jess, as they navigate their relationship non-chronologically. As Marla’s chronic illness begins to overtake her life when she discovers she needs an ostomy bag, Jess struggles with her substance abuse addiction along with finding her place in Marla’s life. So Far Away asks the question: Why do we stay with the people we know are wrong for us?
All photos on this page were generously taken by DTC’s resident photographer, Noma Mirny.