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Monday, June 16th, 2003 at 7:00 PM

SALAAM 3rd Mondays
presents
STAND  OUT!
Reflecting on the diverse colors under the rainbow
and celebrating GAY PRIDE...

With special guest Master of Ceremonies,

VIDUR KAPUR

Featuring theatre, dance, film, spoken word, music & comedy including
 

A staged reading of Brenden Varma's one-act play, SAFE SPACE directed by Julio-Alexi Genao with Coleman Bell, Reena Dutt, Jay Mandal, Nina Mehta, Suneel Mubayi, Amit A. Patel, Atul Singh,  Brenden Varma.  Taking place in a community center in present-day Manhattan, this one-act satire takes you to meeting of a support group for young gay South Asians.

BLACK/OUT, a screening of Dorothy Griffin's latest short documentary.  Black/Out is the first part of a trilogy focusing on the everyday struggles of black queer youth.

CLOSER, an original piece written and performed by Robert Abid & Tana Sarntinoranont about being young and gay in NYC in the face of HIV/AIDS.  Mixing the exclusive worlds of in-your-face modern American homosexuality and subtle Asian tradition, the piece unites both by the impending paradigm shift of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.  It's a small world after all.

Gayathri Arumugham's performative celebration of Pride!  It's the traditional presented untraditionally!!!

Plus our monthly Tunefulness musical segment, Community Corner, Raffle Drawing,
and your SALAAM Hostess, Geeta Citygirl.
Q&A and reception with complimentary wine, soda, Indian appetizers and mints to follow performances.
 

Limited Seating so get your tickets in advance at http://www.sulekha.com/NewYork
Admission: $10 suggested donation, $15 appreciated, $5 minimum
Phone: 212.330.8097    Email: rsvp@SALAAMtheatre.org

This month's raffle includes Gift Set of Derma Q-Gel Skin Care Products ($125 value), an eyebrow shaping session ($20 value) compliments of Shobha Threading SoHo and two complimentary tickets to Sharbari Ahmed's "RAISINS NOT VIRGINS" NYC production happening at the Producer's Club II from July 3rd through July 13th.

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Geeta Citygirl, Artistic Director and Julio-Alexi Genao, Company Manager

"We get arts and activism mixed up."

SALAAM is a not-for-profit professional multidisciplinary theatre company celebrating South Asian American artistic excellence
through creative risk-taking and experimentation that challenges all boundaries, connects all peoples and links all the arts
in the spirit of progressive solidarity.

SALAAM Theatre (South Asian League of Artists in AMerica)
http://www.SALAAMtheatre.org