UNACCESSORIZED
Rich Kiamco Productions - New York City - English 75 min.
Written and Performed by Rich Kiamco Directed by Dan Bacalzo
An overachieving Filipino boy is born in a small suburban cornfield town in Illinois. He is the kid every student hated; he aced every class and his photo was on the 3rd page of every year book. Then he comes out at age 14 to face hate crimes at school, prayer vigils from Mom and threats of electroshock therapy from Dad. Wrestling with his family's expectations of medical school and his dreams of fashion design, he flees suburbia and escapes to New York City amidst fashionistas, millionaires and con artists in search of love, fame and fortune. The path he follows leads him from costume design for the underworld N.Y.C. comedy scene to Las Vegas becoming a backup dancer. Then he finds himself in need of $12,000 to retain an attorney to get out of a scandal. With sharp humor, poignant honesty, lush sound design and crisp choreography, this epic romp shreds cultural legacy into this hilariously insightful autobiopic adventure. Will he find love, enlightenment or even the perfect shade of beige?
Just For Laughs Museum - Studio
2109 Blvd. St-Laurent,
Métro St-Laurent
Wednesday, September 21, 20h30
Thursday, September 22, 20h30
Friday, September 23, 20h30
Saturday, September 24, 16h30
$15. Regular price.
$12. Students
and Seniors.
Critically acclaimed queer Filipino-American writer and performer, Rich Kiamco is available for campus bookings / events. His one-man show, UNACCESSORIZED won the Overall Excellence Award in Solo Performance at the New York International Fringe Festival
Rich was a featured consultant on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, was a panelist on the Discovery Channel’s Second Opinion and has also performed and facilitated workshops at various campuses with Peeling, an Asian-American performance collective based in New York City.
Rich has also appeared in Las Vegas, on The Howard Stern Show and venues nationwide as the side-kick to comedian Judy Tenuta. His writing can be found in Take Out: Queer Writing From Asian Pacific America, Temple University Press and Queer Stories For Boys, Thunder’s Mouth Press