The Gold Dust Orphans

The Gold Dust Orphans

The Gold Dust Orphans are a fringe theater company based in Boston and Provincetown, MA. It was founded in 1995 by writer/performer Ryan Landry, Scott Martino, Afrodite (aka Andre Shoals) and Billy Hough. It is a group of actors, musicians, writers and visual artists dedicated to the production of shows that are often based on works of film, theater and popular culture, many of these roles are played in the classical tradition by men in drag.

Production history

1998
*How Mrs. Grinchly Swiped Christmas1999
*Charlie's Angels & the Case of the Tobacco Heiress 2000
* Joan of Arkansas 2001
*Madame Ex2002
*Rosemary's Baby - The Musical!, Camille, Scarrie, Joan Crawford's Christmas On the Pole2003
*The Bad Seed, The Gulls, Who's Afraid of the Virgin Mary?2004
*Pussy On The House, The Septic Wives, The Exorcissy, Who's Afraid of the Virgin Mary? (Revival)2005
*A T Stop Named Denial, The Golden Squirells, Cinderella Rocks!2006
*Death Of A Saleslady, Cleopatra the Musical, The Twilight Zone, Silent Night Of The Lambs2007
*The Plexiglass Menagerie, The Milkman Always Comes Twice, Silent Night Of The Lambs (Revival)2008
*Medea, Whizzin'!

Awards and nominations

2007
* [http://www.stagesource.org/pages/4638_25th_elliot_norton_awards_2007.cfm Elliot Norton Awards]
* Nominated for Outstanding Production by a Fringe Company - Silent Night of The Lambs

External links

* [http://www.golddustorphans.com Official Website]
* [http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/02/23/medea_revival_is_a_dazzling_campy_romp Boston Globe]
* [http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=arts&sc=theater&sc2=reviews&sc3=&id=70837 Bay Windows]
* [http://www.weeklydig.com/arts-entertainment/performing-arts/200803/medea Weekly Dig]
* [http://www.edgenewengland.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=theatre&sc2=reviews&sc3=performance&id=55724 Edge]


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