Drag meets traditional theater
Marcel Lamont, founder and CEO of Ignite Entertainment Group Marcel Lamont talks about the new ‘ONCE UPON A TIME: A Drag Storytelling Extravaganza’ KAMILA VARGAS-GONZALEZ | Contributing Writer editor@dallasvoice.com The classical world of theater and plays encounters a different theatrical art form — drag — on Aug.
30, from 7-9:30 p.m., when Ignite Entertainment Group presents its first show, ONCE UPON A TIME: A Drag Storytelling Extravaganza, at Kalita Humphreys Theater.
The play merges drag with narrative storytelling, a unique combination that has taken years of planning, says Marcel Lamont, founder and CEO of Ignite Entertainment Group. “We’re really excited about it,” Lamont said. “I’m excited about the people coming and seeing something different.” The group’s ambitious first project offers a live drag talent competition through an original scripted stage play that tells the story of a mad high priestess devising a plan to uncover the best storyteller by organizing a scheme to lure drag performers to partake in a storytelling competition with one another in her underground lair.
The play includes an interactive element where audience members vote for the best drag performance. The winning performer takes home $4,000. “All of the efforts behind Ignite Entertainment are geared toward amplifying community voices.
