pop-up performance
THE LOVE TOUR
Attendance Details
Dates: Oct. 22 at 7:30pm and Oct. 23 at 11am
Location: Sandlot Southeast, 71 Potomac Ave SE, Washington, D.C.
Free to the Public
Performance Information
CulturalDC is thrilled to host: The Bearded Ladies Cabaret Company and their Beardmobile, a big gay mobile performance unit, glitterfully outfitted for socially-distanced performance. With neon LED lighting, high-powered speakers, a 6-foot retractable stage, and room for a three-piece band, the truck is not only stunning, but versatile. The Bearded Ladies have spent the last month on the Beardmobile Fall Love Tour, staging performances across their hometown of Philadelphia. And now, the group is taking their truck on its first major outing: to Washington, D.C.
On October 22nd, catch the Bearded Ladies’ John Jarboe, US of Philly music collective, ILL DOOTS and Washington, D.C. singer/songwriter Be Steadwell on the Beardmobile. On the 23rd, John Jarboe and US return for a daytime, all-ages performance.
COVID Safety Measures
Sandlot Southeast is an outdoor venue with picnic tables that seat groups of 6. For the safety and comfort of the performers and staff, we ask that guests wear their masks when not seated at their table, ordering drinks/food, and interacting with performers/staff.
About the Performers
John Jarboe (she/her) is a director, singer, writer, producer and host serving you revolution, herstory, queer community making, and a whole lot of glitter. She is the founding artistic director of The Bearded Ladies Cabaret, a Philadelphia-based company, now ten years old, that has collaborated and made work for La Mama ETC, Joe’s Pub, and for Opera Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Wilma Theater, Guggenheim’s Works & Process, and Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series. As a director, Jarboe has directed and helped create shows for Cookie Diorio, legendary Mezzo Stephanie Blythe, and for Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo. As a writer and performer, Jarboe has toured to Paris, Poland, New Zealand, and most recently received commissions and two residencies from Works and Process at The Guggenheim. Find more of her work with The Bearded Ladies on beardedladiescabaret.com. IG: instagram.com/beardedladiescabaret
Be Steadwell (she/her) is a musician, filmmaker, storyteller from Washington DC. In her live performances, she utilizes looping, vocal layering and beat boxing to compose her songs on stage. Be's original music features earnest lyricism, and affirming LGBTQ content. Be's goal as a musician is to make other black girls, queers, introverts and generally marginalized weirdos feel seen and loved.
With a BA from Oberlin College and an MFA in film from Howard University, Be's love for music expands into filmmaking. Her film Vow of Silence screened in film festivals around the world, including Black Star, HBO's OutFest, The Schomburg Center, Inside Out Toronto, and Fringe Fest UK.
Be has shared stages with fellow artist activists Big Freedia, Nona Hendryx, Nikky Finney and Gina Yashere. In 2017 Be sang at The Women's March on the National Mall behind Maxwell and Janelle Monae in Toshi Reagon's Big Lovely Band. In 2019, Be composed the music for The Alvin Ailey Dance Company's production of "the gone". Later that year, Be wrote and directed a musical, A Letter to My Ex. Be's musical tells stories of love- narrating one character’s journey through the year following a breakup. In 2020, Be released her newest album, Succulent. During the pandemic, you can find Be on her Patreon channel- Patreon.com/besteadwell. IG: instagram.com/besteadwell
Anthony Martinez-Briggs (he/they) is a 2018 F. Otto Haas Award finalist, Wilma HotHouse company member, curator (Asian Arts Initiative; Bearded Ladies; ILL DOOTS), teaching artist (PYP, Wilma Education, Village of Arts and Humanities), actor/deviser (Applied Mechanics, Ninth Planet; Bearded Ladies; and the Wilma Theater, among others), writer (2019 theater residency: Kimmel Center; Code Blue, Code Black Planet, and co-adaptation of Romeo and Juliet: Wilma Theater; Bearded Ladies Follicle grant recipient for UNTITLED), and Barrymore Award-nominated sound designer (Arden Theater, Simpatico Theater, Passage Theater, Swarthmore College, & Bienvenidos Blancos: Team Sunshine Corp). They are also known as “Us”: emcee and original member of the band ILL DOOTS, seen at The Wilma Theater in An Octoroon and in Flashpoint Theater’s Hands Up: 6 testaments, 6 playwrights (Barrymore for Original Music) as well as music venues across Philadelphia and the US. Their most recent albums The Mess and 'age' are available on all streaming platforms. IG: instagram.com/us.illdoots
Performance Credits
Creative Team
John Jarboe: Director
Cat Ramirez: Line Producer
Calvin Anderson: Production Manager
Tait Adams: Assoc. Production Manager
Bless Rudisill: Truck Engineer- Lighting
Taylor Jedlinski: Truck Engineer- Sound
Band
Heath Allen: Music Director/Piano
Josh Machiz: Bass
Jordan McCree: Drums
Bearded Staff
John Jarboe: Artistic Director
Sally Ollove: Associate Artistic Director
Emily Schreiner: Interim Chief Operating Officer
Calvin Anderson: Production Manager
Matthew Thompson: Marketing Manager
Cat Ramirez: Line Producer
The Beardmobile and Love Tour is supported by a grant from The Barra Foundation. The Beardmobile of The Bearded Ladies Cabaret is also a sponsored project of Painted Bride Art Center, Inc. made possible by a grant from Wyncote Foundation. Additional support provided by Barbara Teichert and The Velocity Fund administered by Temple Contemporary at Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University with generous funding from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Additional support also provided by Beardviewers like you.