MAE WEST AND THE TRIAL OF SEX

Date/Time:
Friday, June 6, 2025
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Offer:
Two free tickets — You must follow the directions to contact Walking Shadow after claiming your tickets. We will send you directions and important instructions.

Event Details:

Extra! Extra! Provocative Playwright Mae West Runs Afoul of Broadway Censors, Her Popular Play "Sex" Raided for Obscenity. Tammany Hall claims it was necessary to prevent West's new homosexual drama, "The Drag," from corrupting the youth of New York. The sultry starlet faces time in the slammer if she doesn't amend her immoral ways and stop "Sex" at once!

MAE WEST AND THE TRIAL OF SEX draws from court documents, newspapers, and West's own plays to explore the overt sexuality and curious queerness of her rise to fame. Playwright John Heimbuch uses Mae West's legal battle over censorship to show how queer representation became criminalized on stage and screen, cutting LGBTQIA+ people off from their past.

Location:
Crane Theater
2303 Kennedy St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Parking Information:
free parking in the lot behind the building, plus free street parking.

Accessibility Information:
Wheelchair accessible. Has an exterior elevator to the front door; all on one level after that.

Organization Details:

Walking Shadow Theatre Company is a Minneapolis-based company with a reputation for producing well-staged and carefully researched work. We are drawn to shows that are smart, exciting, savvy—and often a little quirky or subversive. Walking Shadow has been called “a company that deserves attention” by the Star Tribune and praised by Minnesota Monthly for its “polished productions of incisive modern works.” Walking Shadow has performed at a variety of theaters in the Twin Cities since 2004, including the Dowling Studio at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis Theatre Garage, Pillsbury House, Red Eye, and others. The company also has appeared several times at the Minnesota Fringe Festival and occasionally produces site-specific, interactive shows with puzzles.

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Offer: Two free tickets — You must follow the directions to contact Walking Shadow after claiming your tickets. We will send you directions and important instructions.

Date/Time: Friday, June 6, 2025 7:30 pm

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