A Fringe Quickie (#38) with ‘A Gay Masseur’s Guide to Happy Endings’

Questions answered by Austin Jennings Boykin.

Q1: Aside from this Quickie, what is the most desperate marketing tactic you plan on using to get bums in seats this August? 280 chars

I do full-frontal in a show about gay sex work…. it’s all pretty desperate from where I sit. But damn, those gigantic signs we bought were expensive.

Q2: The Fringe is horribly expensive. How are you financing this run? Did you remortgage your house, sell your granny, or start an illicit side hustle?

I already had an illicit side hustle before I ever thought about fringe. So yeah, it’s been stressful, but I’d been laying the groundwork for years.

Q3: We all have weird pre-performance rituals. What is yours, and how confused would a normal person be if they walked in on you doing it?

I pace back and forth, text my director to come backstage, and manically vent to him about how I don’t even know what this play is about anymore or why we’re doing it or why we do anything and maybe my entire career as an actor has been one big accident and I just want my cat.

Q4: How will the audience remember you the morning after?

A performer with a great show… and even better pecs.

About the show

A Gay Masseur’s Guide to Happy Endings

Date(s): Week 1 (Fri 7th to Thurs 13th Aug) • Week 2 (Fri 14th to Thur 20th Aug) • Final week(s) (Fri 21st to Mon 31st Aug)

Time(s): Late (After 10pm)

Ticket type: Paid

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