https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com Beautiful Moments in Popular Culture Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:38:57 +0000 https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com en https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/Index Sat, 15 Apr 2023 19:54:19 +0000 Beautiful Moments in Popular Culture https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/Index &nbsp; &nbsp; Beautiful Moments &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; in Popular Culture https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/669-275-1807 Sat, 15 Apr 2023 19:54:19 +0000 Beautiful Moments in Popular Culture https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/669-275-1807 669-275-1807 Performance Ecstasy COMING (AGAIN) SOON <img width="500" height="501" width_o="500" height_o="501" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fd1bd1e12ddc37b2d938603474864d458d115a58009ac344f35cb11815329f0/maxe-669-logo.PNG" data-mid="175491173" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/5fd1bd1e12ddc37b2d938603474864d458d115a58009ac344f35cb11815329f0/maxe-669-logo.PNG" /> Designer: Cat Fitzpatrick https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/Susan-Stryker-s-Hot-Tub Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:47:40 +0000 Beautiful Moments in Popular Culture https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/Susan-Stryker-s-Hot-Tub Susan Stryker’s Hot Tub&nbsp; one act play June 2026 Queer Museum Vienna July 2025 Avli Kipseli, AthensFeb 2025 Yaddo Sept 2024 Susan Stryker’s Book Launch @ the Finnish Hall a golden shower of trans becoming <img width="2000" height="2494" width_o="2000" height_o="2494" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a4bd00724a0105b8def89345386d2e22b0f1fcddbde103dea7174148cb02963/SSHT-Slide-1.jpg" data-mid="249384163" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0a4bd00724a0105b8def89345386d2e22b0f1fcddbde103dea7174148cb02963/SSHT-Slide-1.jpg" /> Susan Stryker’s Hot Tub is a trans fairy tale where Cinderella wants to be a horse, Frankenstein's Monster renovates San Francisco dungeons, and two sad trans boys dispense wisdom while gazing into reflective surfaces. When golden tickets, magic horses, and a transphobic coach collide at trans historian Susan Stryker’s legendary hot tub, everyone discovers the transformative power of ancestral waters, collective piss play, and the revolutionary truth that inside every trans person is a horse champing at the bit. A horseplay piss play for Mother, featuring Olympic swirls by poet Ari Banias. <img width="3297" height="2608" width_o="3297" height_o="2608" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/12dc8d74c0f0ee8360410fb6c644a7bed2a74237f1da839d1dd39a04f927a4b5/SSHT2.jpg" data-mid="228958122" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/12dc8d74c0f0ee8360410fb6c644a7bed2a74237f1da839d1dd39a04f927a4b5/SSHT2.jpg" /> Berkeley Cast (originating) NAMI, Layla Forrest-White, Anne Walsh Jr, Juana María Rodríguez, Sloka Krishnan, Sloane Holzer, Julien Fischer, Manan Kocher, Maxe Crandall, and Susan Stryker https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/Friends-of-Perfection Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:38:57 +0000 Beautiful Moments in Popular Culture https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/Friends-of-Perfection Friends of Perfection&nbsp; full length play (90 minutes)Jan 31 2026 The Lab Feb 1 2026 BAMPFA A communal experiment inspired by Kaliflower &amp; the communes of San Francisco<img width="5403" height="3602" width_o="5403" height_o="3602" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/916b8cd177af8251998f8ab887fde8d5cb78d6c8c168873cede2c178d59dd410/BAMPFA---Turtle-Worship-Cast---Audience.jpg" data-mid="245857548" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/916b8cd177af8251998f8ab887fde8d5cb78d6c8c168873cede2c178d59dd410/BAMPFA---Turtle-Worship-Cast---Audience.jpg" />Small Press Traffic presents Friends of Perfection, a poets theater experiment inspired by the communes of 1970s San Francisco. Co-presented with The Lab (January 31) and BAMPFA (February 1), with funding from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, the project pushes the collaborative chaos of poets theater to extremes: twelve writers, three co-directors, a sprawling cast, puppets, possession, and a turtle named Shell Theory. The Setup When their cherished art space Perfection seems doomed, a motley crew of artists must devise an elaborate heist to thwart the schemes of the artistic elite. Danger lurks in the gift shop, intrigue escalates in the Stud bathroom, all while our mighty team of underground dynamos plot their next move. How will they infiltrate the museum, outwitting the legendary Captain Alfonso Steamer of the SFCOMA National Guard? When will Mime Infinity emerge from the 24-hour silence required after the communal processing circle? Can Perfection be saved? Writers&nbsp; Styles Alexander, Amelia Bande, Gabriele Christian, Maxe Crandall, Wren Farrell, Sloka Krishnan, Brittany Newell, Brontez Purnell, Rowena Richie, Maria Silk, Ryan Tacata, and Julie Tolentino Cast Brooke Terry, Maria Silk, Sam Sax, Cornelius O, monte marin, Kevin Lo, Xandra Ibarra, Sloka Krishnan, Kota Ezawa, Maxe Crandall, Gabriele Christian, and Mike Chin CollaboratorsCraig Calderwood | Animation Mike Chin | Puppetry <img width="3300" height="5100" width_o="3300" height_o="5100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92c13470b73f971a40c7b353a7366c5d7bf69bec1a7f9f92acb5b236c88ca4d7/friends-of-perfection-final_vertical.jpg" data-mid="242031195" border="0" data-scale="61" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/92c13470b73f971a40c7b353a7366c5d7bf69bec1a7f9f92acb5b236c88ca4d7/friends-of-perfection-final_vertical.jpg" /> https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/All-That-Heaven-Never-Allows Wed, 27 Aug 2025 22:41:13 +0000 Beautiful Moments in Popular Culture https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/All-That-Heaven-Never-Allows All That Heaven Never Allows&nbsp;a hellraiser one act playMay 2025SPT Fundraiser &amp; Auction Et al. Gallery An artist’s haven is thrown into chaos upon finding the body of a dead Grant on the floor. A May/December pairing faces a relationship milestone. A magic dog presents an economic paradox. We need your help more than ever – Bring tons of dollar bills! Cast Margaret Tedesco, Camille Roy, Anne Walsh Jr, Leila Weefur, Maria Silk, Wren Farrell, Maxe Crandall, Brian Ng, and Aaron Harbour <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/083974a945715848e5e5fd6e8430ccbffce38981832e997b8431db46294c8594/ATHNA-floor.jpg" data-mid="237563055" border="0" data-scale="75" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/083974a945715848e5e5fd6e8430ccbffce38981832e997b8431db46294c8594/ATHNA-floor.jpg" /><img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b77777d99fb8d9beeb71f57102943f9fb4cbf75e80416d3b9ee27131b8b2a904/ATHNA-Maria-Anne.jpg" data-mid="237563079" border="0" data-scale="49" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b77777d99fb8d9beeb71f57102943f9fb4cbf75e80416d3b9ee27131b8b2a904/ATHNA-Maria-Anne.jpg" /> <img width="2397" height="1798" width_o="2397" height_o="1798" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af1e91c503ebbe3ed55109e21be274cdc57f042b1aa84624cf0d3d439b6847e2/ATHNA-butler-voice.jpg" data-mid="237563077" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/af1e91c503ebbe3ed55109e21be274cdc57f042b1aa84624cf0d3d439b6847e2/ATHNA-butler-voice.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c3ce069514bf21d67d46f78e7d61a60e2004ce24d238d9329207199509308a5/ATHNA-dog.jpg" data-mid="237563078" border="0" data-scale="47" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c3ce069514bf21d67d46f78e7d61a60e2004ce24d238d9329207199509308a5/ATHNA-dog.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a759247ef51a358bc13d1f7b952e016acaa6ef5d8af53fbddc90d8d6dca950da/IMG_9322-2.JPEG" data-mid="237563054" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a759247ef51a358bc13d1f7b952e016acaa6ef5d8af53fbddc90d8d6dca950da/IMG_9322-2.JPEG" /> https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/X Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:24:30 +0000 Beautiful Moments in Popular Culture https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/X X&nbsp; a collaboration with Jasmine Zhang 15 min performanceMarch 2025 Et al Gallery <img width="942" height="646" width_o="942" height_o="646" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a5d77bc588e4b04f5b3587f0923d1df78b0b1364bd35fa3f34fb0efdb8ec43b6/IMG_0004.jpg" data-mid="237563145" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/942/i/a5d77bc588e4b04f5b3587f0923d1df78b0b1364bd35fa3f34fb0efdb8ec43b6/IMG_0004.jpg" /> <img width="1150" height="654" width_o="1150" height_o="654" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d302745d4d00b35c880cf52b8ad063adece6b9ab97ef70a768e2a2cea32af84d/IMG_7289.jpg" data-mid="237563146" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d302745d4d00b35c880cf52b8ad063adece6b9ab97ef70a768e2a2cea32af84d/IMG_7289.jpg" /><img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7fb1d9ea35e8e708798689c4dc05ee23dcf44a991fd154053da743876e108409/X-candelier.jpg" data-mid="237563147" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7fb1d9ea35e8e708798689c4dc05ee23dcf44a991fd154053da743876e108409/X-candelier.jpg" /> https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/San-Francisco-Poets-Theater-Festival Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:26:48 +0000 Beautiful Moments in Popular Culture https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/San-Francisco-Poets-Theater-Festival The 2024 San Francisco Poets Theater Festival March 2 The Lab, San Francisco <img width="1545" height="2000" width_o="1545" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/37564f39eee4ac0fe62154c93c5b3bc33a9ba122270cd40852dcf2a592ce0b82/1.png" data-mid="206091963" border="0" data-scale="66" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/37564f39eee4ac0fe62154c93c5b3bc33a9ba122270cd40852dcf2a592ce0b82/1.png" /><img width="1545" height="2000" width_o="1545" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dbe6e8615b59a955d708171d3171294b5ca1435b40d0aa4a96fd51c5fe785c35/2.png" data-mid="206092079" border="0" data-scale="73" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dbe6e8615b59a955d708171d3171294b5ca1435b40d0aa4a96fd51c5fe785c35/2.png" /><img width="1545" height="2000" width_o="1545" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c777cb838b3ed2ed1d53ca91271f1d16af1ff148e97bdd66792c12d74aef8c6c/3.png" data-mid="206092201" border="0" data-scale="72" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c777cb838b3ed2ed1d53ca91271f1d16af1ff148e97bdd66792c12d74aef8c6c/3.png" /><img width="1545" height="2000" width_o="1545" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e69acf66fb55b06360b9c197a3cbcce6bbffa5d8337030dc4ea8d440f09cba9c/4.png" data-mid="206092258" border="0" data-scale="78" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e69acf66fb55b06360b9c197a3cbcce6bbffa5d8337030dc4ea8d440f09cba9c/4.png" /> Program Design: Zoey Hu, with art by Ari Banias (Below) Cast of Kevin Killian’s The Big Keep: Steve Dickison, Layla Forrest-White, Anne Walsh, Stephen Ira, Elena Gross, Maxe Crandall, Kevin CK Lo, Trisha Low<img width="6365" height="4243" width_o="6365" height_o="4243" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4cf1e99c189eb8f66670a4f01649fb3df8522d13b8bb83568ae0f0062f883c19/Big-Keep-cast-photo.jpg" data-mid="206484747" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4cf1e99c189eb8f66670a4f01649fb3df8522d13b8bb83568ae0f0062f883c19/Big-Keep-cast-photo.jpg" /> https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/Mud-in-Love Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:20:33 +0000 Beautiful Moments in Popular Culture https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/Mud-in-Love Mud in Love&nbsp; 15 minute (♾️) performance Book Launch for Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects Stanford University Cast Maria Silk and Maxe Crandall <img width="1099" height="1133" width_o="1099" height_o="1133" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3492ca33a404d089c4c23ae3616186ded70f38831849bbee4affac4a1fded310/IMG_1475.PNG" data-mid="209121913" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3492ca33a404d089c4c23ae3616186ded70f38831849bbee4affac4a1fded310/IMG_1475.PNG" /> Photograph by Kim Frazar Blantz https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/Soap-Opera-Cantata Tue, 23 Jan 2024 05:43:06 +0000 Beautiful Moments in Popular Culture https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/Soap-Opera-Cantata “Soap Opera Cantata” (5 mins) from Daddy’s Little Goldmine play on occasion “50th Annual New Year’s Day Marathon” Poetry Project NYCJanuary 2024 Daddy’s Little Goldmine is a soap opera epic about leather, horses, and lies. “Soap Opera Cantata” is the first episode.Live Score by composer Ashkan Behzadi with Stephen Ira as “Chase Dimond”and Maxe Crandall as “Daddy”<img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/beb108eb2ece4bddf8aea6ef4e1f8d57b13ca7d9302b42816a690b8080360b92/PP-50-sq.JPG" data-mid="202519433" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/beb108eb2ece4bddf8aea6ef4e1f8d57b13ca7d9302b42816a690b8080360b92/PP-50-sq.JPG" /> https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/Boomerang-Pizza Sat, 15 Apr 2023 22:32:05 +0000 Beautiful Moments in Popular Culture https://beautifulmomentspopularculture.com/Boomerang-Pizza Boomerang Pizza10min play Launch for Drive-By, by Claudia La Rocco published by Smooth Friend April 2023 Cushionworks, San Francisco Three ancient sisters who are forever teenagers must finally break the curse that forces them to make pizzas for 18 hours a day. But will Ben Affleck, who works at rival Pizza Hut, help them commune with the gods? Cast Claudia La Rocco, Diana Cage, Anne Walsh, Jordan Stein, and introducing Elisabeth Nicula as Personal Pan Pizza Pan <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc349766eaf96e47d01d2931cd951e1665d1e7f1d764be8cf0b244009349dae0/_R001562.jpg" data-mid="175498079" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc349766eaf96e47d01d2931cd951e1665d1e7f1d764be8cf0b244009349dae0/_R001562.jpg" /> Photo Credit: TK