[OutVoice] New Orleans, LA: Jade Esteban Estrada @ CAC - Sept 1

[TheChorusBoy at aol.com]

“...a SLAM-BANG  PERFORMANCE, a stunning transformation that Estrada pulled 
off before our very eyes. I hope  the rumors that he will return with Vol. 2 of 
his ICONS series are  true."  
Dalton Wonk 
Gambit Weekly 

Vicarious Productions and  the Bienville Foundation are proud to present:

Jade Esteban Estrada, recipient of  the 2004 Audience Favorite Award in Solo 
Performance, has been called "a man of  many faces" by critics around the 
country. He peforms at the Contemporary Arts  Center in New Orleans on September 
1. Photo by ANGEL HESS.

ICONS



The Lesbian and Gay History  of the World, Vol. 2
Written and performed by JADE ESTEBAN ESTRADA
2005 Performance Artist of the  Year
2004 Audience Favorite Award in Solo Performance @ 
The Columbus  National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival
Directed by David Miguel  Estrada
Additional musical arrangements by Tracy Stark


8:00  P.M.
Saturday
September 1, 2007
$25 Admission
Freeport-McMoRan  Theatre 
Contemporary Arts  Center
900 Camp Street
For information/reservations: 504-945-6789
Buy your tickets online @
_https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr_ 
(https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr) 
_http://www.decafest.org_ (http://www.decafest.org/) 
New Orleans,  LOUISIANA

Show duration is 65 minutes without intermission
Appropriate  for all ages
Wheelchair accessible
PLUS! 
Jade will be signing autographs  immediately after the performance!

For more information  visit:
_www.getjaded.com_ (http://www.chilatcenter.wsu.edu/semana/calendar.html) 




Comedy Central star Jade Esteban  Estrada will make a second appearance at 
the annual DecaFest Arts Festival  of New Orleans when he presents his solo 
musical ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay  History of the World, Vol. 2 September 1. 
Photo by SCOTT  SMITH.



"Jade Esteban Estrada is a brilliant young writer and  performer. It was an 
honor to experience the ministry of this modern pioneer of  the gay movement."

Rev. Troy Perry
Founder of the Worldwide  Metropolitan Community Church



About ICONS 2: 
Conquest. Religion.  Sacrifice. Sweat. Politics. Fate. ICONS: The Lesbian and 
Gay History of the  World, Vol. 2 debuted at the Columbus National Gay and 
Lesbian Theatre Festival  in Columbus, Ohio in 2004 winning the Audience 
Favorite Award in Solo  Performance. In the sequel Estrada portrays Alexander the 
Great, Queen Christina  of Sweden, Susan B. Anthony, Billie Jean King, Harvey 
Milk and 9/11 hero Mark  Bingham. 



About Jade Esteban  Estrada:  
Formally choreographer to Latin diva Charo and a scratch vocalist to the  
Back Street Boys, Jade Esteban Estrada is a graduate of the American  Musical and 
Dramatic Academy and has been called "the first gay Latin star" by  The 
Advocate. The actor, singer, choreographer, composer and writer has  appeared on 
PBS, FX, Comedy Central and HBO Latino. He has lectured and  performed at 
numerous universities around the U.S. on Latin culture and LGBT  History. His seven 
solo theatre shows include: "ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay  History of the World, 
Vol. 1-3," "TransWorld! The Transgender History of the  World," "Gay 
Christian, Gay Muslim, Gay Jew," "Tortilla Heaven," and "Pico de  Gallo." In October 
2006, Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher awarded him the title  of "Kentucky 
Colonel" for his work promoting goodwill and fellowship around the  world. Other 
colonels include Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Johnny Depp, Mae  West, Joan 
Crawford and Pope John Paul II. He also lent his golden voice to the  "Being 
Out Rocks" CD compilation for the Human Rights Campaign. He stars in the  
upcoming independent films "The Bad Singer" and "Crosshairs". For more  
information visit _www.getjaded.com_ (http://www.getjaded.com/) . 


"Funny and  irreverent...a feel-good session for gay people."
DALLAS MORNING  NEWS


"Long before Estrada wraps himself with a rainbow-colored  flag at the show's 
end, he's proven that he's a master entertainer with a  message to convey."
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH


"Without a  doubt, the best entertainment dollars I spent this year went to 
ICONS: The  Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 1 with Jade Esteban  
Estrada."
TAMPA BAY GAZETTE


"Catch ICONS as soon as you  can, or you will surely live to regret it."
CURVE  MAGAZINE


"Estrada is a drama queen with a lesson  plan."
KNOXVILLE METRO PULSE


"Estrada's bug-eyed portrayal  of Gertrude Stein is brilliant."
STYLE WEEKLY


Upcoming  Performances:

Sept 1 - New Orleans, LA 
Sept 6 - Topeka,  KS
Sept 8 - San Antonio, TX
Sept 16 - Jersey City,  NJ
Sept 17 - New York,  NY
Sept 18 - Chicago,  IL
Sept 20 - Tulsa,  OK
Sept 30 - Oct 1 - San  Antonio, TX
Oct 11 - Pensacola, FL
Oct 14 - Austin,  TX
Oct 20 - Bellmore,  NY
Nov 12,14 - San Antonio, TX
Nov 16-17 - Asheville,  NC
Dec 6 - Omaha,  NE



_www.getjaded.com_ (http://www.getjaded.com/) 
Be a friend of Jade's on  MySpace:
_www.myspace.com/jadeinamerica_ (http://www.myspace.com/jadeinamerica) 


Pick up the ANGEL  CD today!
_http://www.cdbaby.com/jadeestrada_ (http://www.cdbaby.com/jadeestrada) 



See  Jade on YouTube:
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBzKsvWPt0I_ (http://www.y
outube.com/watch?v=dBzKsvWPt0I) 
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8roBlzj-As_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8roBlzj-As) 
 



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