Earlier this week Sergio and I attended the SpeakEasy Stage production of Casa Valentina at the Calderwood Pavilion on Tremont Street in the South End.
The play is set in 1962 at a Catskills resort that has seen better days and centers around a group of heterosexual men who secretly gather to dress and behave like women. The funny play – and it is really very funny – gets a bit serious when they are challenged to publicly reveal their female alter-egos in the pursuit of greater political acceptance. Harvey Fierstein wrote this play and his wit is evident throughout. The SpeakEasy Stage cast does a good job delivering his sometimes caustic comments and many hilarious Oscar Wilde quotes. Sergio and I found ourselves laughing along with the audience regularly and thought this was one of the funnier performances we’ve seen this year. Tickets remain available and will run through Saturday, November 28th.
Photo by Glenn Perry
Casa Valentina Tickets and Show Information
The Welcoming Committee is hosting a takeover on Thursday, November 12th and tickets are discounted! Get them while they last here.
Casa Valentina runs for approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes with an intermission and is based on actual events. Tickets start at $25.
BosGuy 
This was a great show….started off as a fun, but shocking show, which gradually began to twist and become more complex, thought provoking and still true to life in these times….cast was brilliant, believable and truly pulled it off….
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