Continuing the 11th season of OUT TAKES Dallas, the lesbian and gay film festival, “The Big Gay Musical” will be screening on November 12, 2009 at The Magnolia Theater in Dallas. Opening for the film will be the short film “Ogles with Goggles”. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. with a mixer at the nearby retail shop, The Gardens. Screenings begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. followed by a questions and answers session with Daniel Robinson.
“The Musical has gotten rave reviews from film festivals across the country and OUT TAKES Dallas is excited to be screening the film right here in Dallas,” said Phillip Archer, managing director of OUT TAKES Dallas. “After our board of directors finished watching the film for the first time, we all knew without a doubt that it will be something our community would enjoy viewing.”
“The Big Gay Musical” opens when Paul (Robinson) and Eddie’s (Joey Dudding) off-Broadway musical “Adam and Steve: Just the Way God Made ‘Em” which just so happened to mirror their lives. Paul is fed up with his horrible dating experiences and decides to take a walk on the wild side and live a life of sin, having hook-ups and one night stands like the chorus boys he shares a dressing room with. Meanwhile, Eddie tries to discover himself as he struggles with how his sexuality and faith seem to be conflicting.
OUT TAKES Dallas will be hosting an online promotion where one lucky winner and their guest will receive two priority seating passes to “The Big Gay Musical” screening along with a bar/concession voucher at the theater. Participants may enter by visiting the OUT TAKES Dallas Facebook page (www.facebook.com/outtakesdallas), becoming a fan and posting a comment to the wall saying why they want to see the film. Co-sponsored by The Magnolia Theater, the promotion will begin on October 29 and run through November 9, 2009.
OUT TAKES Dallas continues its 11th season by screening a new film on the second Thursday of each month, known as “Gay Movie Night”. Films are screened at The Magnolia Theater at West Village in Dallas. This season is sponsored by The UPS Store on Cedar Springs, the North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce and Dallas Voice. For detailed film synopses and more information, visit www.outtakesdallas.org.
Founded in 1999, OUT TAKES Dallas is the largest volunteer- operated nonprofit lesbian and gay film festival in the nation. Recognized locally and nationally, OUT TAKES Dallas continues to provide quality programming that educates and enriches diverse communities about lesbians and gays through the art of film. Since its inception OUT TAKES Dallas has donated more than $60,000 to local charities and looks forward to continuing to support the community in the future.