One City One Pride Kickoff & Harvey Milk Day Celebration: “Dear Harvey” Reading at City Council Chambers in collaboration with Celebration Theatre.
Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 6:30pm reception, 7:30pm performance
West Hollywood City Council Chambers, 625 San Vincente Blvd, West Hollywood
Join the City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division for the official kick-off of One City One Pride and the City’s official Harvey Milk Day celebration featuring a free staged reading of Patricia Loughrey’s “Dear Harvey.” The play is produced and directed by Michael Shepperd of Celebration Theatre, LA’s oldest LGBTQ theatre founded in 1982. Extensively researched, this documentary-style ensemble play recounts the life and lasting impact of groundbreaking activist and politician Harvey Milk, as told by the people who knew him best, featuring a cast of professional actors, elected/appointed officials and community members including:
- Emmy, GLAAD Media, and APLA Hero Award winner Bruce Vilanch
- RuPaul’s Drag Race star and trans activist Gia Gunn
- Parnell Damone Marcano
- Brittney Wheeler
- West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Charles Flowers
- Arts & Cultural Affairs Commissioner J. Dallas Dishman
- Disability Advisory Board member Rick Watts
- Human Services Commissioner Nate Clark
- Lesbian & Gay Advisory Board member Jason Frazier
- Lesbian & Gay Advisory Board member Sepi Shyne
- Senior Advisory Board member John Allendorfer
- Transgender Advisory Board member Alexis Sanchez
- Women’s Advisory Board member Karen Eyres
Each year the City of West Hollywood celebrates LGBTQ pride with its One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival, which runs from Harvey Milk Day (May 22) through June 30. The month of June is traditionally recognized as Pride month. The theme for 2019 is “Love is Love,” celebrating the universal bond that unites us - especially during this 50th anniversary year of the Stonewall riots.
