Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam Volume 28: What in Gay Hell?! at Theatre off Jackson

Dust off your bedazzled crucifix, clutch your pearls, and prepare for a flaming descent into puppet heresy with Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam. We’re back-louder, gayer, and more sacrilegious than ever with Volume 28: What in Gay Hell? Volume 28 is a very special two-night queer-as-hell religious parody with puppets, drag, shadow theatre, and just a pinch of damnation. Come witness the sacred, profane, and occasional blasphemous joy.

Night One - Friday, July 18th is our classic slam-style variety show, featuring an unholy chorus of queer and allied artists presenting short-form acts who are ready to exorcise their demons with puppetry. Among our escaped hellions are Miss Ruby Ross, Scary-Ann, Jawbone Puppet Theater, Treasure Trove, Mikki Ulaszewsk, Cat Aceto, and Miss Texas 1988. Expect sinners, saints, and puppets that are definitely going to Hell. But wait—there’s more damnation!

Night Two - Saturday, July 19th features two full-length puppet spectaculars ready to snatch your soul and your wig:

• “UNRAVELING” - By Shadow Girls Cult. A cinematic shadow puppet experience that blurs the line between the sacred and the surreal. It weaves together poignant tales that encompass longing, loneliness, identity, grief, and the queer experience through a surreal lens. The show is performed entirely live with two performers and incorporates 3 overhead projectors, over 200 shadow puppets, shadow masks, live animation techniques, human silhouettes, & liquid light techniques to create haunting dreamscapes.

• “Church of the Auntie Christ” - Welcome to church! This glam gospel tale stars local drag weirdo Miss Texas 1988 as a mixed-up Christian woman who winds up in a "church" of queers, choir leaders, and peculiar sunday-school students. Come for the communion, stay for the homoeroticism. The Church of the Auntie Christ returns… again!

Whether you’re a puppet-loving heretic or just here for the chaos, come laugh, cry, and maybe repent at the queer puppet cabaret you didn’t know your soul was craving. Tickets are on sale here: https://tix.click4tix.com/fussycloud. For more information about the show or to confess your sins, please visit: https://linktr.ee/fussycloudpuppetslam

Note: This show is intended for mature audiences. Content may include adult themes, religious satire, and unapologetic queerness. Not safe for conservatives or Karen from the church group.