Fun, Fresh and Campy: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Opens 7/6

Priscilla Queen of the Desert comes to Park Slope's Old Stone House & Washington Park this July, the perfect respite on a hot summer night. Directed by Piper Theatre co-founder John P. McEneny, this fabulous, gender-bending musical is a hit parade of dance floor favorites including "It's Raining Men," "I Will Survive," "Hot Stuff," and "I Love the Nightlife," that will make it impossible for you to remain sitting.

Based on the smash-hit movie, it not only rocks and makes you laugh, but its characters embody the schism behind some of today's headlines. Its themes of transgender rights, homophobia, and gay parenting have contemporary resonance, as does the transposition of its original Australian setting to Arizona. Known for high quality Shakespeare, off-beat musical revivals including Xanadu,Psycho Beach Party, and a knockout production of Sweeney Todd, called "creepy, delightful, masterful, and thoroughly entertaining," Piper has thrilled audiences since 2000. "We are committed to free, innovative and risk-taking theater," says McEneny.

The original motion picture was written and directed by Stephan Elliott, produced by Al Clark and Michael Hamlyn, executive producer Rebel Penfold-Russell and was financed with the assistance of the Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited and the New South Wales Film and Television Office.

Piper Theatre Productions may be New York City's best-kept theatrical secret. Created in 2000 by siblings John and Rachel McEneny, and the resident summer theater company at Brooklyn's Old Stone House & Washington Park since 2005, it has been committed to producing free, innovative, risk-taking theatre for the community, introducing youth to the theatrical arts and providing opportunities for emerging artists to showcase their talent. Always offering dynamic and accessible performances, Piper has producedNocturnes, world premiere of ghostly tales by John Connolly (author of the Charlie Parker mysteries) in 2010; The Miser, directed by Welker White and starring Damian Young (Californication, The Comeback, Birdman); Endure by Melanie Jones (performed at 2012 London Olympics, Ottawa, Prospect Park 2012);Island of Doctor Moreau (performed at 59E59 and Edinburgh Fringe Fest), Winner of 2013 Bobby Award for Best Play; and Splitfoot (performed at 59E59 and Edinburgh Fringe) in 2015. We Should Have Seen the Lights Already by Matei Vi?niec, performed at the Romanian Cultural Institute, toured to Un Teatru in Bucharest in summer 2016. Piper has grown dramatically in the past 17 years and looks forward to an even brighter future. For more information on Piper Theatre, visit www.pipertheatre.org.

The Old Stone House & Washington Park, a Historic House Trust of New York City site, commemorates the Vechte-Cortelyou House's unique place in Brooklyn and American history. It was originally built in 1699 by the Vechte family, and was the site of the largest battle of the Revolutionary War, and the original home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Through exhibits, programs and events, it preserves the House's rich past while contributing to Brooklyn's contemporary cultural community. It is an active educational, cultural and recreational site that serves as a vibrant community resource. For more information on the Old Stone House & Washington Park, visit www.theoldstonehouse.org.