Pride After Party: Comedy, Burlesque, Drag and Live Music
Join us for an evening of eclectic talent and boundless creativity at Pride’s After Party! From the audacious charm of VenDetta Petty Kash D’Ho to the gender-bending allure of Dario ArgentHoe, and the sultry Risque And Rye, each performer brings a unique flavor to the stage. Experience the whimsical transformations of the character chameleon UmBruh and prepare to be captivated by the showgirl dream moves of Papaya Magic Cabaret. Delve into the mysterious allure of Mister E Smokez, the spectacular performances of Hermajestie The Hung, and the comedic genius of Mx. Dahlia Belle. With surprises at every turn and performances that push boundaries, it’s a night you won’t soon forget. Plus, don’t miss out on our Musical Guest Seaside Tryst, with DJ VITO opening the house with their killer beats! Come, celebrate love, diversity, and unapologetic self-expression with us!
CAST:
VenDetta Petty Kash D’Ho
Riding on the wave of sheer audacity & pettiness, VenDetta Petty Kash D’Ho is The Mocha Mae West & The Queen of your Black Heart! A former Queen of Hearts for the Royal Grand Ducals of Alameda/ Contra Costa, and former member of Rubenesque Burlesque, this Bay Area born punk diva is the producer of Portland’s Melange: A Queer & POC Variety Show, as well as Olympia’s Rock Show, & Mischief: A Melanated Variety Show. Ma/Pa to the Kashfam, She’s a Producer, Poet, Vocalist, Emcee, and Draglesque Entertainer, Lipsyncing & shimmying her way up & down the West Coast & beyond since 2013! This Queer Fat Femme is gonna rock your world!!
Dario ArgentHoe
Emerging from the forests of Tacoma is the gender-confusing cryptid Dario ArgentHoe. With its love of all things horror, it will take you on a journey of experimental film confusion and fascination.
Risque And Rye
Risqué and Rye is The Thembo Horror Gore Whore Next Door. They are a member of Kash Fam, and The Macabre Muva of The Covenant of Desecration. A Haitian HOE-LY Haint, they are temptation in the flesh with the knees of a Sinner, spreading heathenry and healing through their art. Performing since 2021, fae have been serving scareousal, splits, and backbends on stages from dive bars to festivals. A special blend of educational, comedic, and sultry, you never know if you’ll get a lesson on sexual health, or seduced out of your trust fund. Also known as The Genderqueer God-Ass, Risqué is a perfect princess living in a world of pink and iridescence, twerking their way into your hearts and other parts. Fae are the Angel Face of Olympia with High Risk Bisexual Behavior, serving up scandal with a smile.
Mister E Smokez
Hailing from Portland, OR, Mr. E Smokez is a Filipinx performer, part of the House of Smokez/Kiki House of Flora and is a multidisciplinary artist. Will he be bringing live music? Singing? Will he be acting out a scene? Will he make you a voyuer in a scene? Will he be dancing? It’s a mystery!
UmBruh
UmBruh is a character chameleon! He’ll have you wondering, “what’s this foo doing?!?” He’ll make you say, “Um… Bruh!”
Mx. Dahlia Belle
Hilarious and the best sort of mess, Portland-based comedian MX. DAHLIA BELLE has been compared to a Swiss Army knife – different tools to extract sharpness, softness, vulnerability, hope, and wicked wit – as seen on Hannah Gadsby’s “Gender Agenda” on Netflix. Declared one of “11 Transgender Comics Funnier Than Dave Chappelle” by Out Magazine and voted the funniest of Willamette Week’s Funniest Five, she has been a repeat guest on NPR, CBC, XRAY FM, and Portland Radio Project (PRP). Her writing has appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine, The Guardian, The Stranger, and Portland Mercury. Live performances have included NW Black Comedy Festival, Upper Left Comedy Festival, Lysistrata Comedy Festival, and an awkward conversation with John Waters and Piers Morgan.
Papaya Magic Cabaret
The Latin Voltron of Sauce, Olympia’s Juicy Power Trio, Papaya Magic Cabaret is the first and currently only all Latine burlesque and cabaret performance collective in the region. Papaya Magic Cabaret was co-founded in 2018 by Dulce D’jour, Vanessa the Witch and Latina K Turner D’Ho. These three juicy senoritas incorporate their combined backgrounds in burlesque, theater, dance, and production; plus unique contributions from their own cultural heritage resulting in an explosive combination designed to make your showgirl dreams come true! They have been featured at the Oregon Burlesque Festival, What the Funk?! An All BIPOC Burlesque Festival, the PNW Burlesque Festival, Fatlesque Fest, and most recently became the very first all Latine group to perform on the stage at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender (BHoF) in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the Movers, Shakers and Innovators Showcase.
Hermajestie The Hung
Hermajestie The Hung has fascinated, disturbed, offended and inspired spectators around the world with her provocative street demonstrations and illustrious night club performances. Whether she’s dragging a lifeless klansman through the streets of San Francisco, hog-tying police uniform clad pigs in Denver or desecrating Confederate flags at major music and film festivals this whimsical, horrifying, defiant and seductive performance artist audaciously articulates the Afro-Queer Experience and galvanizes the People to liberate themselves through acts of radical self expression.
SEASIDE TRYST – MUSICAL GUEST
DJ VITO – OPENING DJ