Photo Flash: THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER! at The Actors Playhouse Opening Night

No one escapes unscathed as Joe Marshall's fast paced holiday comedy takes over The Actors' Playhouse this November. THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER! follows a small gay community theatre as they struggle to pull together their annual holiday pageant. This is a holiday show with all the fixins': Santa, Jesus, a couple of wise men, an inn keeper, a militant black, a racist and its fair share of drama queens all gathering together to make this the best, gayest Christmas ever!

The cast includes: Kershel Anthony, Elyse Beyer, Jonathan Chang, Crystal Cotton, Ree Davis, Alexandra Dickson, Christopher Diegnan, Chris von Hoffmann, Ben Jones, Kymberle Joseph, Dorian McGhee, Jamey Nicholas, Blaine Pennington, Alvaro Sena, Heather Shields, Jason Schmidt, Emily Schramel, Evan Schultz, James Stewart, John Paul Venuti, Adam Weinstock, Rachel Wright, Ryan Wright, Bryan Zoppi. Creative team includes: Duane Pagano (Lighting Designer), Rachel Dozier-Ezell (Costume Designer) Duane Pagano (Lighting and Set Designer), and Joe Marshall (Sound Designer).

JOE MARSHALL (writer/director) after studying at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, Joe Marshall continued his education at Arizona Technical Institute, obtaining an F.C.C. License in broadcast communication. Joe has appeared as an actor in more than 40 shows and three films, including the movie Postcards From America and a national tour of the play The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Joe has directed and choreographed more than thirty award-winning productions. He also was the Director of Children's Programming at Theatre Works winning five People's Choice awards. He is the founder and artistic director for the AlterNative Theatre Company, where he also teaches acting classes. He has produced and written nine plays that premiered in Phoenix, Arizona. His play A Night in Vegas received two AriZoni awards: Best Original Script and Best Overall Production.

AlterNative Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. They are renowned for producing award-winning LGBT plays that engage an audience in a conversation relating to specific feelings and messages reflecting the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender community. Founded in 1991 by Joe Marshall, the company relocated from Arizona to New York in 2009.