HOUSE of DINAH | Jerome A. Parker & Andrew Russell

The music of Dinah Washington and an aesthetic bridging Jean Genet and Paris Is Burning bring to life the stories of five inter-generational Black Queens. In a bitter world where survival is the only option, young queens are taught to serve their elders, live by any means necessary, and find power and purpose in their pain. Seattle theater director Andrew Russell teams with NYC playwright Jerome A. Parker in a Seattle premiere where religious ritual meets drag performance and Dinah reigns supreme. Featuring choreography by Dani Tirrell, set design by Jen Zeyl, lighting by Robert Aguilar, sound design by Matt Starrit, costumes by Patrick Swett, and music supervision and arrangements by Brian Whitted.