Photo Coverage: Inside CASA VALENTINA's Opening Night Theatre Arrivals
Back in 1962, most men went to the Catskill Mountains to escape the summer heat, but others took the two-hour drive to escape something else entirely: being men. Nestled in the land of dirty dancing and borscht belt comedy sat an inconspicuous bungalow colony that catered to a very special clientele: heterosexual men whose favorite pastime was dressing and acting as women. It was paradise for these men-white-collar professionals with families-to spend their weekends discreetly and safely inhabiting their chosen female alter egos. But when they got the opportunity to share their secret lives with the world, these "self-made women" had to decide whether the freedom they would gain by emerging from hiding was worth the risk of personal ruin.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Katherine Cummings
Colin Callender, Elizabeth Callender
Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Mitchell
John Patrick Shanley
Darko Tresnjak, Josh Pearson
Elizabeth Marvel, Debra Winger
Leigh Silverman, Mandy Greenfield
Helen Boyd, Rachel Kramer
Robert Cole, Laura Cole
Jason Hayes, Keith Claffey
Tony Cacciotti, Valerie Harper
Patch Darragh, Teresa Condon
