No Gender Left Behind | Chicago Fringe Festival 2011 review
Posted by Web Behrens on Sep 3, 2011 at 12:37am
http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/unscripted-blog/14920467/no-gender-left-behind-chicago-fringe-festival-2011-reviewLast October, artist Rebecca Kling got fired from a gig teaching theater to kids because she's transgender—despite the fact that Illinois is one of 12 states outlawing such discrimination. But a principal didn't care for Kling, and she now appropriates the bigot's words to deem herself a "bringer of uncomfortable conversation."
Kling may be many things, but we wouldn't say "uncomfortable" is one of them. A naturally disarming performer, she's friendly even before her one-woman show begins, challenging the audience to name five films or TV shows featuring transgender characters before she'll begin. Gags about gender, like Tootsie, didn't count. It took us a few minutes to name five, and the silence while we pondered spoke volumes.
