Justin Sayre's THE BOY SONATA Set for HOT! Festival at Dixon Place Tonight

The Boy Sonata, written and performed by Justin Sayre recieves its New York debut at this Year's HOT! Festival hosted by Dixon Place tonight, July 22nd at 7:30. The Boy Sonata, written in 5 parts, details seminal moments in the life of it's central character, "The Boy." Mimicking Sonata Form, the series of monologues travel with the boy from ages 6 to 17, each pinpointing a day, an hour, or a moment when things become much more beautifully and tragically complicated. The Boy Sonata is a heartbreakingly funny tribute to the voice of a child as he develops his individual understanding of a world.

Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door and can be purchased at: http://www.hotfestival.org/index.php/hot-events/justin-sayre-the-boy-sonata

Justin Sayre has been described by Michael Musto in The Village Voice as "Oscar Wilde meets Whoopi Goldberg" and by Edge New York's Steve Weinstein as "Comedian, raconteur, performing artist, gay rights activist and sexual outlaw: I'm not sure Justin Sayre is classifiable. The veteran performer is on his way to becoming a Downtown Manhattan institution along the lines of Charles Ludlum or Charles Busch." Most know for his hit comedy/variety show, The Meeting*, now in it's 5th Season at 54 Below. The Meeting* has been hailed as "rambunctious, uproarious and unpredictable" by The Wall Street Journal, "delicious and delightfully droll" by The New York Post, and "hilarious and sardonic" by The Village Voice. Justin Sayre and The Meeting* were named one of the Top 10 nightclub shows of 2011 by Time Out New York, received the 2012 Bistro Award for "Comedy Artistry" and a 2011 MAC Award nomination for Best Male Comedy Performance. An evening of his short plays, Justin Sayre Is Alive and Well... Writing - called one of the "Top 10 Events on the New York Stage" by the New York Daily News - sold out two shows at Ars Nova in 2012. His new play The Click of The Lock, featuring Randy Harrison, Christian Coulson, Cole Escola and more, recently had its second reading at the Bank Street Theatre.

HOT!, the oldest continually running GBLTQ festival in the world, has been a pioneer of queer arts and culture for over 20 years. Dixon Place is proud that HOT! serves as a model for other queer festivals across the globe, and offers an artistic refuge to so many passionate voices in our community. For over 20 years, the Dixon Place HOT! Festival has been presenting the most OUTrageous and OUTstanding Queer Performance. The Village Voice calls us "The Best LGBTQ Theater Festival in New York" - and 2013 is shaping up to be even bigger, better, and HOTTER than ever!