How
sweet it is to love men when your investment is limited! Gretchen
Phillips is a lesbian who has always loved men – as friends, as
musical partners, as kinfolk, as idealized Christ figures, as
brothers. In spite of stubble and sexism,
Gretchen definitely needs her Vitamin M. So much
that she has created a spoken and sung memoir chronicling her
struggles and successes with Manlove.
Manlove brings Gretchen's warm and unabashed humanism to bear on politics, both sexual and national, religion, love of all kinds, and, of course, men. Personal, hilarious, mournful and, ultimately, bursting with joy, Manlove is a stripped down show of stories and songs from a most original thinker and writer.
While continuing to perform with her full band, Gretchen began branching out into musical memoir in 2007 with Don't Stop Believing, a piece about growing up in a conservative Christian household outside Houston, presented as part of Rude Mechanicals’ Throws Like a Girl Series. Her latest, Manlove, premiered at The VORTEX in 2008.
Manlove brings Gretchen's warm and unabashed humanism to bear on politics, both sexual and national, religion, love of all kinds, and, of course, men. Personal, hilarious, mournful and, ultimately, bursting with joy, Manlove is a stripped down show of stories and songs from a most original thinker and writer.
While continuing to perform with her full band, Gretchen began branching out into musical memoir in 2007 with Don't Stop Believing, a piece about growing up in a conservative Christian household outside Houston, presented as part of Rude Mechanicals’ Throws Like a Girl Series. Her latest, Manlove, premiered at The VORTEX in 2008.
"A living Lesbian legend." -
The Advocate
listen to songs
from Manlove:
"The most hilarious and engaging thing to come down the pike
in a long, long time. Whether you're a die hard music fan and
know about Gretchen's iconic status in both the indie- and
womyn's music scenes or just happened in off the street, this
show will make you feel good about being alive." -
Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre)
"Gretchen Phillips is a freakin' force of nature." - Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home and Dykes to Watch Out For
"Gretchen Phillips is a freakin' force of nature." - Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home and Dykes to Watch Out For
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