DIVAS & DRAG IV
DIVAS & DRAG (D&D) showcases the art of Drag and the spectacle of Opera as local Drag and Opera artists forge their brilliance for unforgettable mashups celebrating self-expression through the most spectacular art forms ever to grace the stage.
This year, D&D IV spotlights some beloved operas and Broadway musicals that have a lot in common - scenes from RENT, La Boheme, West Side Story, and Romeo and Juliet (yes, both Gounod’s and Bellini’s ya opera nerds!) Come for the art, stay for the party.
Friday, August 1, 7pm
Saturday, August 2, 7pm
Sunday, August 3, 5pm *Sober show/Alcohol-free
Monday, August 4, 7pm
*Industry Night and ASL Interpreted by Breanna Valentino
@ Jungle Theater | 2951 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Run time: ~2 hours with an intermission
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Artistic Producers: Dick von Dyke & Queenie von Curves
Executive Producer: Kelly M Turpin
Stage Manager: Ches Cipriano
Lighting Designer: Claudia Errickson
Stage Designer: Katie Edwards
Costume coordinator : Samantha Haddow
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Corissa Bussian
DeCreme
Del the Funky Homosexual
Dick von Dyke
Hope Nordquist
Isa Condo-Olvera
Jared Mikach
Kara Morgan
Luma Notti
Phinehas Bynum
Queenie von Curves
Trevor Lemon-Todd
Victoria DeVille
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Phinehas Bynum (he/him) is a tenor and technologist based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has a new(ish) baby at home so he hasn't gotten into much trouble recently, but you may have seen him in Passion with Theater Latté Da or in past productions with Minnesota Opera, Artistry, or Theatre L'Homme Dieu. His AOT debut was in 2021 with 'In Medias Res' and he's beyond thrilled to join Divas & Drag and share the stage with this amazing cohort of folx! This fall, come check out Theatre Elision's production of Great Comet! Glad you’re here, and keep taking care of each other!
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Trevor Lemon-Todd (he/they/it) keeps busy as a performer, director, voice teacher, and nerd. Recently, Lemon-Todd co-founded Changing Voice Collective, a team of trans and gender nonconforming voice teachers and professionals offering lessons and coachings in the twin cities. (changingvoicecollective.org) Lemon-Todd has had the pleasure of singing for opera and musical theater audiences throughout the cities. Recent performance credits include stints with Theatre Latté Da, Big Blue Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Minnesota Opera, and Raison d'Être Opéra. Lemon-Todd finds joy in helping young people find theater, working as a music director with Graceful Monsters Educational Theatre Company. Trevor is thrilled to make their An Opera Theatre debut in this year’s show. Outside of music-theater, Trevor works as a special education teacher, plays tabletop games, and chills with their two greyhounds and husband. For more on upcoming engagements and to inquire about services, visit www.trevorlemontodd.com.
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Hope Nordquist is a multidisciplinary performer in the Twin Cities. She has most recently been seen as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes at Lakeshore Players and Charlotte in Cinderella at Theater Latte Da. She recently spent two years in Duluth working as a theater artist at the Duluth Playhouse and played several roles that felt unattainable as an Asian American actress. In the Twin Cities she has been seen at Artistry, Theater Latte Da, The History Theatre, Theater Mu, The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and Park Square Theatre. She has also served as a cast member of several drag and burlesque shows at many venues in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports area. She is so excited to be working with An Opera Theatre for the first time with so many talented friends!
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Kara is a singing actress based in the Twin Cities and she is thrilled to be returning for her second Divas & Drag! No stranger to AOT, Kara debuted the titular role in their unique and moving production of Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia. Most recently, she spent the 2024-25 season as a Resident Artist with Minnesota Opera and will be featured in their upcoming productions of Così fan tutte, the world premiere of My Name is Florence, and a rare presentation of Puccini’s Edgar. Other career highlights include apprenticeships with Merola Opera, Santa Fe Opera and Sarasota Opera; mainstage credits with Pacific Opera Project and Fargo-Moorhead Opera; and recognition from the Schubert Club, Opera Tampa, and Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competitions. Offstage, Kara enjoys cooking, crafting, and hiking with her partner and dogs.
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Dick Von Dyke (he/him/hey girl) is thrilled to be returning for his third Divas & Drag! Goofy french horn player turned showman extraordinaire, he's been dazzling drag audiences for ten years in over a dozen different cities. He is currently a performer with Flip Phone events, produces shows at the Black Hart, and co-show directs at Lush Lounge & Theater. Please tune in and root for him on the inaugural season of King of Drag, the first-ever televised drag king competition show, on Revry, starting June 22nd. He's poised and ready for his close up...watch out, it's a Dick Pic.
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Corissa (she/her) is thrilled to be part of AOT’s fabulously fierce Divas & Drag! She first performed with AOT in their inaugural production of The Consul and was excited to return this past spring to sing the roles of Yasha and Sadie in The Cradle Will Rock. Corissa was most recently seen singing Sister Dolcina in Out of the Box Opera’s immersive Suor Angelica and performing Ayo in Minnesota Opera’s reboot of the baby opera NOOMA. Among her favorite roles are Mimì in La Bohème at Theater Latté Da and Chue Moua in Minnesota Opera’s 50th world premiere, The Song Poet. Corissa has also enjoyed merging classical and contemporary music with Mixed Precipitation’s Pick Up Truck Opera, singing Pamina in volume 1, The Magic Flute, and Juliet in volume 2, Romeo & Juliet. Currently, she is performing the role of Marguerite in Faust PUTO volume 3.
When Corissa isn’t trying to keep up with her two young sons, she likes running, baking, jigsaw and crossword puzzles, traveling, boba, and jamming out on the melodica.
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Del The Funky Homosexual is known for his smooth moves and undeniable energy.
Always dressed to kill, this lover boy has a passion for demonstrating just how captivating Draglesque can be.
Del got his start with his beloved Dykes Do Drag in Minneapolis and earned his stripes as a member of Sweetpea’s Vigilantease Collective. He is currently a proud member of one of the longest running Drag King troupes in the U.S. - Dragged Out.
Del is thrilled about bringing The LIFT, a new multidisciplinary, all BIPOC show to Minneapolis with his partner Borinqueña Bonita!
Get ready to experience the funkiest homo in town, it’s Del The Funky Homosexual!
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"The Twin Cities' Dirty Little Secret", Mistress Victoria Deville began her drag journey at the Gay 90s in the fall of 2002 in the weekly amateur contest. The Bold, Bald Badass's drag show credits include Show Director and Creator of "Suck It: Gag on the Drag'' at The Townhouse Bar and "#DragRevolution" at LUSH from 2015-2020 as well as competing in Entertainer of the Year and Miss Gay USofA.
Victoria has a deep love for the art of burlesque and feels fortunate to have worked in that world since 2009 including being the voice of Black Hearts Burlesque since 2011, multiple years hosting the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, and emceeing The Atomic Bombshells in Provincetown, MA.
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Isa Condo-Olvera (she/her/ella) is excited to join Divas & Drag for the first time! She made her debut with AOT in The Cradle Will Rock and returned this spring as the Sorceress in Dido & Aeneas with Opera Underground. Born in Costa Rica to an Ecuadorian dad and Mexican mom, Isa has always been captivated by music, storytelling, and the power of words. She moved to Minneapolis to train at the UMN Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program and has since performed as an actor and singer across the Twin Cities and beyond. Some of her recent credits include Passion (Theater Latté Da), Voces Latinas (Teatro del Pueblo / Park Square Theatre), Cinderella (Theater Latté Da) and Laughs in Spanish (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre). When she’s not onstage, Isa is happiest spending time with her loved ones, nerding out about dialects, reading a good book, and enjoying yummy food. Website: isacondoolvera.com
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This kitschy, campy queen is here to share the great news of fat liberation, disability advocacy, and implement the queer agenda. This subversive babe puts the CULT in pop culture as they’re devoted to il-LUMA-nating minds about thinking differently about the consumption of art and fat bodies. They’re the February AND Ultimate Reveal 2023 winner of Nudie Nubies and has been making waves on Midwest stages. Luma produced the number one most reviewed show in the 2023 Minnesota Fringe Festival, that was featured in BroadwayWorld.com, sold out her first show at Bryant Lake Bowl Theater in April 2024 called Luma Notti’s 27 Club, has hosted events such as The DisabiliTease Festival, Fat Cat Cabaret, curated the halftime show at the 2024 MPLS Queer Mud Wrestling, opened for John Waters in Queenie’s Haus of CuriosiTease, and was a performer at the Texas Burlesque Festival. They’re here to enlighten your mind and lighten your wallet, it’s LUMA NOTTI.
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The sweet treat from down the street, it’s DeCrème! Hey there girls, gays and they’s! A little background on me, I’ve been doing drag for a little over 3 and a half years. I’m currently residing in Minneapolis, MN but I’m originally from El Dorado, AR. I have all the best qualities of a southern belle, Kindness, Love, Patience. I’m the ripe age of 28, and a Scorpio. Fun fact About me I placed 1st alternate for All American Goddess at Large 2024 and then 2nd alternate for All American Goddess at Large 2025, which is a national pageant. Sweet, Sassy, and southern, Expect to be turned on and turned out! She loves a good laugh, and her heart will truly fill the crowd.
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Jared Mikach is a Mexican-American collaborative pianist and educator in the Twin Cities. He earned a B.A. in Music from St. Olaf College, and a Master’s Degree in Collaborative Piano and Coaching at the University of Minnesota. Jared's experience spans various opera and musical theater productions where he has worked as a pianist, assistant music director, and repetiteur. Beyond performance, he is actively engaged as an educator: he served as the music department pianist at North High School, is a Youth Program Music Director for MN Opera, and a core faculty member for the Ordway’s GreenRoom fellowship. As a freelance pianist, Jared has collaborated with organizations including BorderCrosSing, Heritage Choir, Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra, Schubert Club, Source Song Festival, OOPS MN, Mississippi Valley Orchestra, Skylark Opera Theatre, AOT, and Journey North Opera Company. Jared strives to bring a holistic approach to every facet of his art making, creating spaces that foster sustainability in the arts.
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Known as the Rubenesque Royale of Burlesque, Queenie von Curves is producer of Bare Book Club Mpls, Flower and Devour Burlesque Brunch with Hi Flora!, 2 Dykes Walk into a Bar with Dick von Dyke, and Dr. Sketchy's Mpls. A lifelong Queer artist, having earned a BFA in theatre performance, performed as a company member with Ballet of the Dolls, worked as a costume designer and theater/event management throughout the Twin Cities, she has always strived to promote joy and community through the arts.
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
