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Welcome to the Archive Version of the online On the Purple Circuit, which ran from 2000-2021. Bill Kaiser founded the Circuit as a newsletter in 1991, and, in 2000, Demian joined as co-editor. Demian programmed the site, expanded the scope of the Circuit, as well as retouched all the images. Demian needed to stop working on the Purple Circuit in order to realize his other projects, such as publishing the book “Operating Manual for Same-Sex Couples: Navigating the rules, rites & rights,” now available on Amazon, and to publishing his “Photo Stories by Demian” books based on his more than 6 decades as a photographer and writer. QueerWise and Michael Kearns have committed to offering a continuation of the Purple Circuit. The new Web address is purplecircuit.org. Bill Kaiser continues as editor and can be reached at purplecir@aol.com Bill and Demian express their appreciation for the hundreds of writers, directors, actors, and publicists who sent their articles and play data. They have toiled mightily to bring our gay, lesbian, trans, and feminist culture into public view, and appreciation. |
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Bi-coastal Robert Patrick Reports from California and New York by Bill Kaiser and Doric Wilson March 2004 |
Directed by Jamie McMurray and Italian Renaissance scholar Vincent Duclos Produced by Jamie McMurray and Will Willoughby Presented by Theatre for a Difference March 4 was a Robert Patrick Celebration in Los Angeles with the opening night of his play Michelangelo’s Models at Theatre for a Difference, Rose Alley Theater in Venice, California. It was a delightful evening of romantic comedy on the “purple circuit” and how could it be less? You have Patrick dialogue and plot and The Renaissance too! The production was well directed by James McMurray who also played Leonardo. Will Willoughby shined as Michelangelo and the Models: Tim Karasawa (Ignudo), David Sandercott (Tondo) and Justin Martindale (Tomasso Calvalieri) performed superbly and were not hard to watch either! The rest of the cast of artistes: Jonathan Mundale (Bramante), John Strickland (Raphael), Flip Laffoon (Botticelli), and Maria Santucci (Simonetta) contributed admirably to the festivities and Howard Fergusson-Woitzman was a remarkable Pope Julius II. Don’t miss this fantastic production running through April 10, 2004! For Reservations call 323-650-3013 |
Directed by Barry Childs Produced by TOSOS II in association with Out Professionals Thanks to Robert Patrick, Barry Childs, Kevin Held and Graham Fulmer (plus Mark Finley, Michael Muccio, Mark Barranco, Naomi Shvorin, Marry Louise Mooney, Morry Campbell, etc., etc.) TOSOS had a major and big time triumph! We are already scheduling a four week extension and are planning to take an option for a commercial run. Opening night was one of the last convocations of the Cino dinosaurs! Billy (As Is) Hoffman, Bob (The Bed) Heide, Harvey (The War Widow) Perr, and Doric (the octogenarian) Wilson. I almost expected that we would be met with a van down in the street and whisked off to a glass case in the Museum of Natural History — “Cino Playwrights, circa 1960.” Pity that Lanford wasn’t there — we will save him a space in the diorama, near the back, behind the stuffed moose. And if Tom Eyen thinks being dead is an adequate excuse for not attending, he is very much mistaken. Added to the Cino-ites were cabaret legend John Wallowitch, funny man Casey Wayne, gay lib political giant Ethan Geto, Patrick (Christopher Street Magazine) Merla, the list goes on and on and included most of the cast of Young Stowaways and Bernadette and Butcher of Broadway and the upcoming Movie Lover.
In the meantime, to read one of the best interviews with Robert Patrick that I have ever read, go to: Robert Patrick’s Children: Interview with a Playwright
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