Virginia Baeta

JAW New Play Festival Returns with Pride Themed Weekend
by Emmy Rice - Jul 6, 2025

Portland Center Stage’s annual JAW New Play Festival is back July 25–27, 2025, at The Armory. A summer tradition for over two decades, JAW is a vibrant, community-powered celebration of new work, featuring staged readings, workshops, and performances from local musicians, dancers, and creators. All events are free and open to the public.

FERTILE GROUND ROUNDUP #1
by Krista Garver - Apr 18, 2024

We are halfway through Portland’s 2024 Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, and every show I’ve seen so far has reminded me why this is my favorite 11 days of the year.

2024 Fertile Ground Festival Starts Today!
by Krista Garver - Apr 12, 2024

Get ready for 11 days of theatrical discovery!

Reading of LESBIAN PAGEANT to be Presented as Part of Fertile Ground Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 26, 2024

A reading of Lesbian Pageant (working title), co-written and performed by Virginia Baeta and Amy Driesler, will be presented as a part of Fertile Ground Festival. Lear more about the reading!

Calvin Knegten Completes the Cast of PRIDE HOUSE at TOSOS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 18, 2024

TOSOS launches its 50th Anniversary Season with the world premiere of 'Pride House,' a new play by Chris Weikel.

TOSOS Announces 50th Anniversary Season PRIDE HOUSE Premiering January 18
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 19, 2023

New York City's oldest and longest producing LGBTQIA+ theater company TOSOS (Artistic Director Mark Finley) has announced the launch of their 50th Anniversary Season, including two full productions, an expansive reading series, annual gala, and several impactful events activated to celebrate the community.

Ben Strothmann's COMING CLEAN Will Stream Through March 20
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 4, 2021

Ben Strothmann performed his first solo play, Coming Clean, on Wednesday, June 27th at the Kraine Theater as part of the Queerly Festival. The show was directed by Mark Finley.  As 2020 thwarted his plans to mount a New York production of the show, he is instead offering a recording of his 2018 Kraine Theater performance as an online virtual theatrical event until March 20th.

Jewelle Gomez's WAITING FOR GIOVANNI Comes to The Flea Theater
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2018

TOSOS presents its upcoming production of Waiting for Giovanni at The Flea Theater. A great American writer at a pivotal moment in his career is the subject of a play by another iconic American author.

Frigid New York Presents 2018 QUEERLY FESTIVAL
by Rebecca Russo - Jun 20, 2018

FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade is proud to present, the annual Queerly Festival, a festival seen through lavender-colored glasses, June 20-July 2 at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). This year, we're bringing together a panoply of performers from New York City and beyond for a gender-liminal, super-gay, non-conformist, totally butch, aggressively femme and subversive AF celebration of all things LGBTQA (LMNOP). Tickets ($20, unless otherwise noted*) are available for purchase in advance at www.horseTRADE.info.

Molly 'Equality' Dykeman's New Show MOLLY'S WORLD To Premiere At FRIGID NY
by Julie Musbach - Jan 31, 2018

Comic and award-winning playwright Andrea Alton brings her new solo-show, Molly's World, to Frigid New York.

Photo Flash: First Look at DAMAGED GOODS at TOSOS
by BWW News Desk - Mar 16, 2017

The critically acclaimed production of Damaged Goods written by Virginia Baeta and directed by Mark Finley, ends its limited run this week with final performances tonight, March 16, at 7:00 pm, Friday, March 17 at 7:00 pm, and Saturday, March 18 at 9:15 pm. The film noir comedy is produced by the award-winning TOSOS, New York City's oldest professional LGBTQ theater. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

TOSOS in Association with Emerging Artists Theatre presents DAMAGED GOODS
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 9, 2017

Award-winning TOSOS, New York City's oldest professional LGBTQ theater, returns with the second full length production of their 2016-17 season with Virginia Baeta's Damaged Goods. The production is directed by Mark Finley (Penny Penniworth/Off-Broadway), and reunites the cast of the 2010 hit FringeNYC/Fringe Encore Series, The Secretaries written by The Five Lesbian Brothers. The critically acclaimed cast won an Overall Excellence Award at FringeNYC.

TOSOS to Bring New Plays to 2016 International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival
by BWW News Desk - Apr 22, 2016

TOSOS, New York City's oldest professional LGBT theater, will make its fourth appearance at the renowned International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, bringing two new one-act plays to Ireland.

Photo Flash: First Look at The Queen's Company's SIR PATIENT FANCY
by Diana Heisroth - Mar 17, 2014

The Queen's Company, New York City's acclaimed all-female classical theater company, proudly presents a rare production of Aphra Behn's Sir Patient Fancy, directed by The Queen's Company Artistic Director Rebecca Patterson. Sir Patient Fancy runs now - April 5, 2014 in a limited engagement at the Wild Project, located at 195 East 3rd Street between Avenue A and Avenue B in New York City.