The End of Incorporated Filth
Ladies and gentlemen, those of you in between, or none of the above: We welcome you hungrily to the Eltinge Theater in the year 1937. You’re invited to attend the filthiest and most fabulous (well, ok… the only) burlesque show left standing after the crackdown on explicit, illicit pansy and strip shows. And lucky you, you’ve caught our final performance. We’ve got the cops on our asses, but we’ll make sure you get first dibs… Come see how (or if) we last the night!
About the Playwright
Chloé Hayat is a Lebanese-American playwright, dramaturg, and producer from Roosevelt Island, New York. Her work has been seen and developed as a part of Clubbed Thumb’s Early Career Writer’s Group, Space on Ryder Farm, Noor Theatre, The Fled Collective, The Flea, Theater Accident, Ithaca College, Manhattan Film Institute, Young Playwrights Inc., SUNY Purchase and The SWANA Writer’s Co-Op (where she now proudly serves as the Administrative Director). She’s also a professional makeup artist, an amateur baker, and (obviously) an aspiring burlesque performer.