“BeBuild yourself a gay bar; everyone else’s theatre is already taken.”
* almost a gay bar
Oscar Wilde and Jesus Christ Walk Into A Gay Bar is (almost) exactly what it sounds like. Oscar Wilde was a—dare we say it—notorious writer and philosopher who died over a hundred years ago, but he remains influential for a lot of reasons. First, he was gay in a time when being gay wasn’t really a thing (still relevant in a lot of ways). This impacted his life in many ways we can’t share because we’d kind of give away the show? But our Oscar is alive today. He speaks our modern language (he’s got quite a mouth on him), sings our modern music, and has rather a lot to say about our modern Jesus Christ.
Trevor Southworth stars, with a roaring score by Donald Rupe; arrangements and orchestrations by Jason M. Bailey. Devin Skorupski joins as the show’s third character. But that’s kind of a surprise too.
The first version of Oscar Wilde and Jesus Christ Walk Into a Gay Bar debuted at the Orlando Fringe Festival in 2021 to acclaim and filled houses. Trevor won “Best Actor” and the show received “Patron’s Pick.”
So come out to the gay bar... Sunday nights at 8 PM, either until people stop buying tickets or until we get tired of doing the show. So, never, we hope.*
* the truth is rarely pure and never simple, but in this case, people purely and simply stopped buying tickets after two months lol
Trevor Southworth
returns as Oscar Wilde in
Oscar Wilde and
Jesus Christ
Walk Into a Gay Bar
Mr. Wilde will entertain select guests at Renaissance Theatre Company on Sunday evenings.
He has allowed us at least four weeks, but to define is to limit.
oh hai devin too?!
On sale now! This will sell out. We already did. Sundays at 8pm!
Go get ‘em now.
that was the very large button to click and yet, here we are still
Photos by the extremely talented Ashleigh Ann Gardner
Ancient history: the first version of the show was a big hit at Fringe in May, 2021.
Only 8 months ago, in normal human years, apparently? Well. Here was our web page about that.
“Lovely to meet me, isn’t it darling?”
Renaissance Theatre Company’s first ever opening night was Friday, May 21, 2021 at Orlando Fringe.
Oscar Wilde and Jesus Christ Walk Into a Gay Bar is an original musical by Artistic Director Donald Rupe, with Orchestrations and Arrangements by Jason M. Bailey, starring Trevor Southworth and Cristian Nieves.
Trevor Southworth was recognized on the lawn as the best individual performer in a musical
Meanwhile, Donald Rupe was recognized for his dedication to the lawn itself
The show also earned a Patron’s Pick award, with a bonus closing show on Monday, May 31 at 7:30 PM.
Renaissance Theatre Company is committed to bringing life to original works of all kinds. This particular show was written for adult audiences, but if that’s not right for you, know that we look forward to bringing all kinds of work to life in the near future, including productions for the whole family.