BGSQDBureau of General Services—Queer Division
BGSQD
Release of 2024 Hit Play, BATHHOUSE.PPTX by Jesús I. Valles!
Presented by The Flea
Come celebrate the publication of Jesús I. Valles’s epic new play BATHHOUSE.PPTX which follows Presenter, a queer Latiné student, whose powerpoint presentation on the history of cleanliness and bathing quickly starts to burst at the seams with appearances from the ghosts of a bathhouse at the end of the world, A Conquistador! Wearing One of Those Hats!, A Very Real Twink and even Laura Linney. Valles describes it as, “a group project for perverts. Somewhere between lecture, re-enactment and cruising ground. A meditation on queer longing, queer grief and all our queer worlds that will come to pass, that will come to be.”
This event will feature words from the playwright, The Flea’s Artistic Director, Niegel Smith, a theatrical reading of excerpts by the cast, and a book signing.
To reserve a copy of BATHHOUSE.PPTX please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve BATHHOUSE.PPTX for Nov 23rd” in the subject line.
This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, room 210 of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.
The Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books.
All are welcome to attend, with or without a donation.
We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD