### Event Description: A Drag Is Born

**Event Name:** A Drag Is Born

**Event Type:** Performance Art, LGBTQIA, Clowning, BIPOC, Dance & Movement, Drag, True Stories, Solo Performance, Comedy, Play, Educational

**Festival:** Queerly 2024

**Awards:**
- Winner of the 2024 New York City Fringe Festival 'Queerly Award'
- 'Best Solo Clown'
- 'Hummingbird Favorite'

**Synopsis:**
In a twist of fate, a man is thrust into the spotlight for his drag queen debut. With advanced age, abundant body hair, and limited talents, he is an unlikely candidate. Clown, drag, and magical realism are the ingredients of a whimsical journey with delightful music and colorful outfits in which he discovers it’s never too late to embrace your true self. "A Drag Is Born" is a nonverbal celebration of queer empowerment created and performed by Fulbright-awarded Canarian artist Edu Díaz and directed by Rachel Resnik.

**Reviews:**
- "A Star Emerges." - Manhattan Digest
- "Pure Magic." - Sin Censura
- "Dazzling." - Young-Howze Theatre Journal

**Key Creatives:**
- **Creator and Performer:** Edu Díaz
- **Director:** Rachel Resnik
- **Assistant Director:** Tinna Hoffmann
- **Stage Design:** Bri Colombo
- **Lighting Design:** Jen Leno
- **Production Manager:** Jess Ducey

**Dates:** June 14, 2024 - July 2, 2024

**Duration:** 60 minutes

**Venue:** Under St Marks, 94 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009

**Ticket Prices:** 
- $20.00 + $2.00 fee
- $25.00 + $2.00 fee

**Booking Information:**
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**Website:** [www.edudiaz.com](http://www.edudiaz.com)

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