A Fringe Quickie (#362) with ‘Ascension’

Questions answered by Dan Hazelwood.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Without a doubt it has to be Madonna’s Like a Prayer. It is inherently queer, has religious overtones, and is about love. Those three things are also true about Ascension. Also, you can really get lost in dancing to it (not true for the entirety of Ascension).

Q2: If your show walked into a bar, what would it order?

In Ascension, a man desperately searches for water. While I’d love to say it would order a huge glass of water (ice and a slice yes please) it HAS to be a margarita, shaken and served straight up. It’s strong yet leaves you wanting more. You can’t get much gayer than a marg.

Q3: What moment in your show would your grandma absolutely hate (or absolutely love)?

My grandma was a queer ally in the 1950s, and a writer too (unpublished despite her best efforts). She’s dead now and I didn’t get to come out to her but I’m pretty sure she knew (who didn’t?) She would LOVE me proudly being my little queer self in my very own little queer play.

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