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SUMMARY:TELL 89: Eating It (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:TELL is an evening of story telling from the mouths and minds of queers in NYC hosted by Drae Campbell at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division since February 2014. \nThe theme of the 89th TELL is Eating It. Featuring storytellers Ashil Lee\, Phoebe Brooks\, Mindy Raf\, and Buzz Slutzky. \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \n  \nWe ask all attendees to please wear a mask at this event. We will provide masks for those who need them. Thank you!\n  \nSuggested donation to benefit the storytellers and the Bureau: $10. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n  \nDRAE CAMPBELL’s first performance was at age 5 in a nightclub opening for a punk band. Drae has a BFA in Theater from The University of Arts in Philadelphia. Some Theater credits include: The Nosebleed (Lincoln Center Theater)\, Only You Can Prevent Wildfires (Ricochet Collective)\, Non-Consensual Relationships with Ghosts (La MaMa)\, My Old Man (Dixon Place)\, Oph3lia(HERE). TV includes “New Amsterdam\,” “Bull ” and “Dinette ” (web series\, directed by Shaina Feinberg). Drae has been hosting and curating TELL for more than 9 years which is now a SILVER Signal Award-winning podcast of the same name. www.draecampbell.com \n  \nAshil Lee (they/he/she) NYC-based actor\, playwright\, and sex educator. Korean-American\, trans nonbinary\, child of immigrants\, and bestie to blind dog Hux. 2023 Lucille Lortel nominee (Outstanding Ensemble: The Nosebleed) Selected acting credits: The Nosebleed (LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater\, Woolly Mammoth)\, world premiere of Gina Femia’s The Virtuous Fall… in rep with Measure for Measure (Spicy Witch Productions)\, Juliet+Romeo (Pocket Universe)\, theatrical premiere of Dogville (dir.Robert O’Hara). Playwriting credits: Clubbed Thumb’s 2023-2024 Early Career Writer’s Group. Finalist: Playwright’s Realm Fellowship (23-24). Semi-finalist: Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship (23-24). Echoes Emerging Writer’s Group 2022-2023 (Primary Stages) and Pataphysics 2020\, led by Clare Barron. NYU: Tisch. BFA in Acting\, Minor in Youth Mental Health. In their spare time\, Ashil squeezes in courses toward their Master’s in Mental Health and Wellness (NYU Steinhardt: 20eventually)\, with intentions of incorporating mental health consciousness into the theatre industry. www.ashillee.com \n  \nPhoebe Brooks is a theatre creature interested in establishing a Theatre of Joy for artists and audiences alike! Recent work includes Charles Ludlam’s Der Ring Gott Farblonjet\, LOVE (Among Dreamers) by Greg Nanni and Jyoti’s Bridge by Kanika Vaish. Upcoming Projects: The Fantastical Fellowship: Final Quest for the Crisis Crystal XXVII (Frigid Fest)\, The Amazing Doctor She Medicine Show (Edinburgh Fringe). Phoebe is also a performer\, a dramaturg-about-town\, the recipient of a brand new MFA from Columbia University and the Programming Director for Spicy Witch Productions. Check out her interactive Chekhov adventure\, Dyadya Vanya: Files From A Dacha With 26 Rooms\, featuring Ashil Lee and available online at www.phoebebrooks.com. \n  \nMindy Raf is a comedian\, actress\, writer and musician based in Brooklyn\, New York. Mindy has contributed to MTV’s GIRL CODE\, COLLEGEHUMOR\, TNT\, VH1\, The Daily Comedy Network\, and is a published  author with Penguin Random House. Her critically acclaimed solo comedy show NOT THE ONE: a love story was named an “LGBT Best Bet” by Time OutNew York\, “hilariously quirky” by Theatre Is Easy\, “Barrier Breaking” by The Edinburgh Reporter\, and “cheeky and infectious” by Ed Fest Magazine. Not The One has played to a sold out run Off Broadway at 59E59\, garnered 4 star reviews the Edinburgh Fringe Festival\, and has sold out Brooklyn’s Cloud City as well as its guest production residency at NYC’s Theaterlab. \n  \nBuzz Slutzky is a non-binary transgender artist\, writer\, and performer whose practice incorporates drawing\, painting\, sculpture\, and video. Their visual art and writing often play between autobiographical and historical content. Lately\, they’ve been drawing mashups between instructional manuals. As a performer\, Buzz has mixed stand-up comedy and musical comedy under the persona Stoni Butchell\, among others. They currently teach film and art to 18 year olds at CUNY College of Staten Island and SUNY Purchase College. \n 
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LOCATION:Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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