VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM

EXTENDED THROUGH JAN 27th!

DEC 27, 2023 - JAN 27, 2024

WRITTEN by Charles Busch
DIRECTED by by Epic Jones

To celebrate our 10th Anniversary, we are bringing back our very first show!

The West Side Show Room opened on Dec 27th, 2013 at 410 Mulberry Street in Rockford. Bill Beard of the Rock River Times said:

It’s different! It’s daring! It’s hilariously camp, and sometimes downright crude. It’s raucous and completely over the top. It pulls no punches. But it is funny!

Join us this December for one of the longest running plays in Off Broadway history!

Vampire Lesbians of Sodom is a riotous burlesque-style comedy about two fatally seductive vampiresses whose paths first collide in ancient Sodom.

Their bitter rivalry as bloodsuckers, but more importantly as actresses, endures for two thousand years, with stops in 1920s Hollywood and contemporary Las Vegas.

TWO CRAZY CASTS!

There are two casts for this show and we are "shuffling" the lineup for every performance— so it will never be the same show twice!

CAST LINEUP:

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

CHARLES BUSCH

CHARLES BUSCH has forged a unique place in the world of entertainment as playwright, actor, director, novelist, cabaret performer and drag icon. He is the author and star of over twenty-five plays including The Divine Sister, The Lady in Question, Red Scare on Sunset, The Tribute Artist, The Confession of Lily Dare and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, one of the longest running plays in the history of Off-Broadway. His play The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife ran for 777 performances on Broadway, won the Outer Circle Critics’ John L. Gassner Award for playwrighting, received a Tony nomination for Best Play and is the longest running Broadway comedy of the past twenty-five years. 

He wrote and starred in the film versions of his plays, Psycho Beach Party and Die Mommie Die, the latter of which won him the Best Performance Award at the Sundance Film Festival. For two seasons, he appeared as Nat Ginzburg on the HBO series OZ and is the author of the auto-biographical novel Whores of Lost Atlantis. He has directed two films; the Showtime short subject, Personal Assistant, and a feature, A Very Serious Person, which won an honorable mention at the Tribeca Film Festival. Due to his love and knowledge of film and theatre history, he has appeared as a guest programmer and in numerous documentaries for Turner Classic Movies, and has lectured and conducted master classes at many colleges and universities including NYU, Harvard, UCLA and Amherst College. In 2003, Mr. Busch received a special Drama Desk Award for career achievement as both performer and playwright and was given a star on the Playwrights Walk outside the Lucille Lortel Theatre. He is also the subject of the acclaimed documentary film The Lady in Question is Charles Busch.

He is a two-time MAC award winner and has performed his cabaret act in many cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, London, Paris, Barcelona and New York. In winter of 2016, his show The Lady at the Mic premiered at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series.  His first CD, Charles Busch Live at Feinstein’s 54 Below, was released by Broadway Records.

SHOW TIMES

WED Dec 27 - 8pm + 10pm - 10th Anniversary Show!
THU Dec 28 - 8pm + 10pm
FRI Dec 29 - 8pm + 10pm
SAT Dec 30 - 8pm + 10pm

FRI Jan 5 - 8pm + 10pm
SAT Jan 6 - 8pm + 10pm

FRI Jan 12 - 8pm + 10pm
SAT Jan 13 - 8pm + 10pm

Extension Dates:

FRI Jan 19 - 8pm + 10pm

FRI Jan 26 - 8pm + 10pm
SAT Jan 27 - 8pm + 10pm

Running Time: 60 Minutes

FREE TICKETS

WE BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THEATER…

…so we are launching PUBLIC ACCESS THEATER— and we need you to be part of it!

Here’s how it works:

1. We make all of our tickets FREE

2. You help us do it by DONATING

This simple, yet powerful approach makes sure everyone can attend!

DONATE

The cost to bring VAMPIRE LESBIANS to life for you is $9,725.

Each actor receives a $150 stipend to help them cover expenses associated with participation in theater, including transportation and child care. Many of them work 60 - 120 hours on a show.

If you become a Member or Add A Donation to your tickets, you will help us cover our costs and support Public Access Theater by making sure everyone in our community can come to the show!

BECOME A MEMBER

We are excited to announce WSSR Memberships!

When you make a tax-deductible donation of $100 or more, you are partnering with us to support Public Access Theater and make sure everyone can come to the show!

With a WSSR Membership, you can reserve more than 2 tickets at a time!

Plus, you get things like early access to tickets, guaranteed seats, WSSR merch, invites to special events, and more!

CONTENT INFO

VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM is an hilarious burlesque. It contains profanity and adult humor.

For specific information about the content, please contact us.

CASTS

PRODUCTION STAFF

DIRECTOR
Epic Jones

COSTUME DESIGNER
Colin Meyer

CHOREOGRAPHER
Stephanie Foster

Dramaturg
Yoandy Cabrera

ASST COSTUME DESIGNER
Brittany Arnold

LIGHT + SOUND DESIGNER
Epic Jones

WEST SIDE SHOW ROOM

ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Lenae Weichel

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Epic Jones

WSSR BOARD
Denise Delanty
Beth Edgerton
Epic Jones
Marilyn Lamar
Meredith MacKay
Robert Peterson
Lenae Weichel

SPECIAL THANKS

Beth Edgerton

COVID SAFETY

MASKS ARE ENCOURAGED BUT NOT REQUIRED

If you aren’t feeling well or are experiencing symptoms, please stay home.

Any questions? contact@wssr.org