HOT Festival presents [palatable] Gay Robot
About This Show
Funny, fantastic, and completely unique.
Meet HumaVibe’s latest device, Billie Bowtie. Programmed to be the perfect performer, Billie must entertain the audience while remaining “palatable.” But when his material grows rusty, Billie downloads a personal history that leads to some unsettling questions. Which parts of ourselves are we willing to hide? How gay is too gay? And is San Diego-style hip-hop really a f***ing thing? With growing pressure from the Moderator to suppress his sentience, Billie glitches through standup, characters, song, dance, and storytelling to land in a place of true humanity.
Palatable Gay Robot is equal parts smart and absolutely stupid. Broadway actor and comedian, Stephen Brower, will leave you feeling joyful, inspired, and…a bit more sentient.
About the Artist
Stephen Brower (writer/performer) is a NYC-based actor, writer, and comedian. He recently appeared on Broadway playing a handful of characters in the new, original musical Lempicka (dir. Rachel Chavkin). As a standup, he’s hosted and headlined shows (usually gay ones) in and around New York. Online, Stephen is well-known for his short, quippy videos about inanimate objects and if he would date them. He has over 400K followers, which is less than Oprah, but still pretty good. @stephenbrower
Sat Jul 19 & Mon Jul 21 @ 7:30 PM
80 minutes
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Credits
Stephen Brower
Photo Credit:
Spencer Clark