Miss Otis Regrets

About Miss Otis Regrets:

Miss Otis Regrets, which takes its name from the classic Cole Porter song, is an hour-long one-man musical in two parts. A dark comedy styled after both 1950's-era radio broadcasts and modern-day podcasts, the show exemplifies the adage "history doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes." The first half of the show follows the story of the fictional Carl Otis, a gay postal worker navigating the trials of the Lavender Scare. The second half is about Garner's own life, and the parallels which connect the two stories. Timed to coincide with the Boston Pride Festival, this show is a celebration of progress in the face of societal oppression.

About the artist:

Emerging cabaret artist Francis Garner has been seen on stages in Boston (Club Cafe), Provincetown (Post Office Cafe and Cabaret, Provincetown CabaretFest), New Bedford (The Gallery Bar), and New York City (Don't Tell Mama, PANGEA.) Critic John Amodeo calls him "one of the Boston-area's most promising performers." CabaretScenes Magazine calls his performance style "wonderfully creepy and marvellously theatrical." Lavender After Dark raves "Garner alternates between two personas...the two parts of Garner’s persona are unified by one thing: talent."

This event takes place on the ground floor of The Dance Complex, with fully accessible performance and restroom space.

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