'First Year Queer': Engaging show about one woman's sexual evolution

August 5, 2017 at 5:41PM
First Year Queer
By Sparrow Productions
Created by Lyssa Sparrow
Fringe Festival 2017
Photo provided
First Year QueerBy Sparrow ProductionsCreated by Lyssa SparrowFringe Festival 2017Photo provided (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Queer artist and advocate Lyssa Sparrow's journey to self discovery began in a bathtub on New Year's Eve 2015. The following year was the start of her sexual evolution, which had its twists and turns, including redefining sexual assault and what it means to date ladies. The 28-year-old's tale of empowerment could've bordered on the whiny tell-all variety, but "First Year Queer" finds ways to make the content accessible and interactive. These include: a puppet, an "emotional toolkit," an instruction class on kink (it's PG-13, don't worry), and the voices of others struggling to define their sexuality. Stay for the goodies and the raffle afterward. (10 p.m. Sat., 7 p.m. Tue., 8:30 p.m. Thu., 1 p.m. Sun. Aug. 13, Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls.)

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