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A Spectacular New Production Raising Life-Saving Funds For HIV/Aids Medication Assistance
After the first sold-out production, the crew behind The Velvet Circus returns with a new production: “Monster Manor,” Thursday, October 1 at 7 p.m. at The Nunnery (900 Liberace Avenue, Suite A-102).
The benefit event brings a thrilling lineup of circus, cabaret and drag performers together in support of the Sin Sity Sisters AIDS Drug Assistance Program (SADAP). Every ticket purchased directly funds vital access to medication for individuals living with HIV/AIDS across the community.
“Monster Manor” features an eclectic, world-class ensemble cast bringing together an incredible array of talent: aerialists Skyy, Kahn and Spinnin Shae; flow artist Wanding Wizardess; illusionist Dyna; contortionist Cheryl Birch; and dancer Kim. Rounding out the lineup are boylesque and stilts artist Mr. Big Stuart, sideshow act Bugaboo the Clown, vocalist Mickey Roark and Las Vegas’ favorite camp drag clown Hanna Barbeara of OUTtv’s “Camp Wannakiki.”
In “Monster Manor,” audiences are guided through the abandoned haunted house at the edge of The Velvet Circus, where a young fruit bat named Hanna is determined to earn her fangs and become a vampire. Along the way, Hanna encounters and learns about the manor’s iconic monster troupes, from ghosts and demons to vampires and sea creatures. She discovers that the greatest monster she must face isn’t hiding in the manor, but the fear hiding inside herself. Monster Manor explores the courage it takes to face new experiences, give yourself permission to try and risk discovering where you truly belong.
The Velvet Circus is a group of Las Vegas performers who strive to present luxury circus experiences, prioritizing local performers and supporting the community in which they live and perform. The production team includes Skyy, also known as Sister India Belle, who serves as Artistic Director, Choreographer, and Specialty/Circus/Sideshow Act Director; Sister Prudence, who oversees ticketing, marketing, and social media; Hanna Barbeara, Creative Director, leading script and story design, costume, and aesthetics; and Novice Devotion, who serves as Stage Manager and Administrative Assistant. Together, the team brings the world of The Velvet Circus: “Monster Manor” to life, weaving spectacular performances and theatrical storytelling into one cohesive experience.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, founded in San Francisco in 1979, have become a worldwide movement, with orders of queer nuns springing up across the planet to promote omni-versal joy and expiate stigmatized guilt. The Holy Order of the Sin City Sisters are the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence of Las Vegas, Nevada, founded in June 2005. SADAP is a program dedicated to aiding anyone who needs help affording HIV/AIDS medication. Since its founding, the program has raised and distributed more than $775,000 in assistance to Las Vegas residents.
Reserved seat tickets for this unique production are on sale for $20 (standing room seats, $10) and may be purchased on the Sin Sity Sisters website at https://www.sinsitysisters.org/events/velvet-circus-monster-manor.
