For your college programming consideration:
Contact: Reece Golding
646-342-8647
reece@iconsofhistory.com
ICONS:
The Lesbian and Gay History of
the World, Vol. 1
Starring Comedy Central's Jade
Esteban Estrada
Jade Esteban Estrada is Oscar
Wilde in ICONS. Photo by Peter
DiAntoni.
What is ICONS?
ICONS is a solo musical comedy
that tells the story of the LGBT
experience through the voices of
Sappho, Michelangelo, Oscar
Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia
Rivera and Ellen DeGeneres.
Why is it "Vol. 1?"
ICONS is a trilogy. There is an
ICONS Vol. 2 and ICONS Vol. 3.
How long is ICONS?
ICONS runs 75 minutes with no
intermission.
What technical requirements
are there to host the show at my
university?
ICONS requires a CD compatible
sound system with speakers and
monitors onstage. Boundary
microphones are requested for
vocal sound. Properties include:
One 6-ft long conference table,
six chairs and one full length
mirror onstage. That's it.
Would Jade be willing to do a
Q & A session with the students
after the show?
Jade Esteban Estrada is always
delighted to speak to the
students after the show.
Does Jade do a lecture on gay
history or politics?
Jade Esteban
Estrada has lectured many times
in addition to his performance
on LGBT history, politics,
Latino culture and religion.
What other universities have
hosted this particular show?
Central Connecticut State
University 2007
University of Indianapolis 2006
University of Delaware 2006
Western Illinois University 2006
University of Oregon-Eugene 2006
University of Pennsylvania 2006
Nebraska Wesleyan University
2005, 2006
Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay,
Transgender and Ally College
Conference 2006
Wayne State College Spring
2005, Fall 2005
Lehigh University 2005
Bucknell University 2005
Bowling Green State University
2005
Princeton University 2005
DePaul University 2005
Northern Illinois University
2005
NACA Midwest Conference 2003
Southeast Missouri State
University 2003
Who is Jade Esteban Estrada?
Jade Esteban Estrada is a
singer/dancer/actor/comedian who
has been featured on Comedy
Central, PBS and HBO. Out
Magazine calls him the "first
gay Latin star." NBC News calls
him "America's Prince of Pride."
His music can be heard on the
Emmy and Golden Globe
award-winning police drama "The
Shield."
Does Jade Esteban Estrada
have any other solo shows that
he tours to universities?
Jade Esteban Estrada also
performs:
TORTILLA HEAVEN
ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay
History of the World, Vol. 2
TransWorld! The Transgender
History of the World
ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay
History of the World, Vol. 3
Gay Christian, Gay Muslim, Gay
Jew
PICO DE GALLO
Jade Esteban Estrada is Sylvia
Rivera in ICONS. Photo by John
MacLellan.
How do I find out more about
booking ICONS at my university?
To find out more about how you
can bring this award-winning
show to your university, contact
Reece Golding at Vicarious New
York at 646-342-8647 or email
him at
VicaProd@aol.com or
reece@iconsofhistory.com.
You can also check out
http://www.getjaded.com.
Hear what other university
groups are saying about ICONS:
"A brilliant performance…"
Multicultural Center
University of Oregon in Eugene
"…the most interesting
portrayal of any gay theme I
have ever seen---and hilarious
as well! We would love to have
Jade back here at SMSU."
Rainbow Alliance
Southeast Missouri State
University
"Thank you Jade so much for
making last Thursday evening
amazing! I will tell you
this...I really left the theatre
with a better sense that it is
ok to be gay. Just seeing
historical figures through your
eyes has made this passage a
little more comical and
concrete."
David West, President of PRIDE
University of Indianapolis
"We are definitely planning
on having Jade back again this
year."
Center for LGBT Concerns
Bucknell University
"Students were impressed with
the interactive nature of your
performance. Jade brought the
audience into history, to
experience with you the magic of
encountering real people through
the generations. Your
performance as brilliant in so
many ways-the music, the lyrics,
the costumes, the way that you
transformed yourself into each
of the characters you
portrayed---amazing."
PRIDE
Wayne State College
"We had the privilege of
hosting Jade Estrada Esteban and
I must tell you that it was an
absolute pleasure. His work is
of the highest quality. Any
group debating offering a
concert opportunity for Jade
should debate no more and book
him immediately."
Plains Pride
Nebraska Wesleyan University
"We enjoyed ICONS!"
LGBT Center
University of
Pennsylvania-Philadelphia
"Jade's show is fabulous and
very unique."
LGBT Center
Princeton University
"ICONS emphasizes the
universality of each gay/lesbian
icon's contribution to the
world, the value contributed by
each icon's life and thoughts --
not just to GLBT people, but to
all people."
PRISM
Northern Illinois University
"A wildly popular Latino
artist…we were amazed by the
versatility and talent of this
man…"
Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay,
Transgender and Ally College
Conference 2006
"A monumental success! Jade
Esteban Estrada plays all 6
ICONS in a truly spectacular
theatrical performance. The show
examines how these 6 unique
individuals changed history for
all human-kind and they just
happened to be queer."
LGBT Center
Bowling Green State University
"A mesmerizing performance…"
Multicultural Center
Lehigh University
Jade Esteban Estrada is Ellen
DeGeneres in ICONS. Photo by
Peter DiAntoni.
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Whatever you choose for your
fall and spring programming,
Vicarious New York wishes you
the best semester yet!
