Ejaculations from the Charm Factory

by Gilbert, Sky

• ISBN13: 9781550224320
• ISBN10: 1550224328
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Ecw Press

Summary

Sky Gilbert is loved by fans of his novels, plays, poetry, and columns; hated by theToronto Sunand by some members of the gay community. His alter ego Jane, a drag queen, was charged with not wearing a seat belt in a cab, took the case to trial, and won: "The judge said I was a reasonable person." Gilbert's theatre, Buddies in Bad Times, was almost closed by The City of Toronto for sponsoring S/M workshops in 1990, and yet he was awarded the Pauline McGibbon Award for directing in 1985, has directed two plays at the Shaw Festival, and had his work performed across North America. The Religious Right has campaigned against him, yet some men argue that his work has changed their lives. So, what's Gilbert all about, what makes him tick? Is he a drag queen? An award-winning artist? A complete slut? Or, maybe, all three? Many are going to be angered by this book, while many more will be entertained.

Author Biography

Sky Gilbert is a writer, filmmaker, actor, drag queen, and one of North America's most controversial artistic forces. The cofounder of Toronto's Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, for two decades Gilbert has written and directed his own hit plays, including The Dressing Gown and Capote at Yaddo. In 1985 he received the Pauline McGibbon Award for directing, and he has also received two prestigious Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Gilbert's third film, My Summer Vacation, was featured at the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.