2008 Woodie Awards
'Ladies' Night
Kyle Wiese
Issue date: 9/6/07 Section: A&E
Imagine going up onto stage in front of approximately 300 people, dressed in drag as part of a performance different than what is usually seen at SIUE.
The performer is tipped by the audience, as "she" lip-syncs songs, such as Christina Aguilera's "Candyman," in an effort to help children's homes in the Edwardsville area.
Delta Lambda Phi will sponsor their first Queens Across America Drag Show at 7 p.m. Friday in the Dunham Hall Auditorium.
The event costs $5 per person at the door; however, $1 will be taken off admission if a canned good is donated to Delta Lambda Phi.
All of the canned goods donated at the show will in turn be donated to a local children's home in the Edwardsville area.
According to Jacobs, chapters of Delta Lambda Phi at other universities, such as Purdue University and Indiana University, have had a lot of success with an event that is similar in nature said event coordinator Ben Jacobs, a member of Delta Lamba Phi.
"People will have a chance to see a performance that is different and off-the-wall," Jacobs said.
As far as setting up the actual performance, Delta Lambda Phi did not have too much difficulty.
"All of the performers are friends of the chapter and seemed eager to help out, so it was a pretty easy process to book them," Delta Lambda Phi member Chris Miossky said.
Miossky booked the performers for the show and set up the date with the Dunham Hall.
"There will be five performers, four drag queens and one male impersonator that the audience will get to see," Miossky said.
According to Miossky, the chapter has booked drag queens Jaidakiss Valentino, Madison Elise, Thalia Beckham, Siren and male impersonator Rydyr.
Valerie Goldston, Dunham Hall Theater and Dance technical director, said it really was not too taxing to set up the stage for the drag show, despite the fact that it is a different kind of show.
"It's the same as setting up for any other student production," Goldston said. "Each group is unique and we just set up the theater to whatever they need."
This is the first chance for Delta Lambda Phi to sponsor the Queens Across America Show, and they hope to have enough success to make it an annual event.
"Drag shows are a lot of fun to go to, and it gives us a chance to be silly and make a couple of jokes," Miossky said.
The performer is tipped by the audience, as "she" lip-syncs songs, such as Christina Aguilera's "Candyman," in an effort to help children's homes in the Edwardsville area.
Delta Lambda Phi will sponsor their first Queens Across America Drag Show at 7 p.m. Friday in the Dunham Hall Auditorium.
The event costs $5 per person at the door; however, $1 will be taken off admission if a canned good is donated to Delta Lambda Phi.
All of the canned goods donated at the show will in turn be donated to a local children's home in the Edwardsville area.
According to Jacobs, chapters of Delta Lambda Phi at other universities, such as Purdue University and Indiana University, have had a lot of success with an event that is similar in nature said event coordinator Ben Jacobs, a member of Delta Lamba Phi.
"People will have a chance to see a performance that is different and off-the-wall," Jacobs said.
As far as setting up the actual performance, Delta Lambda Phi did not have too much difficulty.
"All of the performers are friends of the chapter and seemed eager to help out, so it was a pretty easy process to book them," Delta Lambda Phi member Chris Miossky said.
Miossky booked the performers for the show and set up the date with the Dunham Hall.
"There will be five performers, four drag queens and one male impersonator that the audience will get to see," Miossky said.
According to Miossky, the chapter has booked drag queens Jaidakiss Valentino, Madison Elise, Thalia Beckham, Siren and male impersonator Rydyr.
Valerie Goldston, Dunham Hall Theater and Dance technical director, said it really was not too taxing to set up the stage for the drag show, despite the fact that it is a different kind of show.
"It's the same as setting up for any other student production," Goldston said. "Each group is unique and we just set up the theater to whatever they need."
This is the first chance for Delta Lambda Phi to sponsor the Queens Across America Show, and they hope to have enough success to make it an annual event.
"Drag shows are a lot of fun to go to, and it gives us a chance to be silly and make a couple of jokes," Miossky said.
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