Invited Dress The "Homegoing"
THIS SHOW IS A “HOMEGOING”, WHICH I MEAN TO SAY: A RETURN TO WHERE I CAME FROM! IN LOVING CELEBRATION OF MY LATE FATHER, THE BOY I USED TO BE, EVERY QUEER PERSON WE’VE LOST TO AIDS-RELATED ILLNESS, AND BLACK REVOLUTIONARIES BOTH LIVING AND GONE HOME! UR INVITED! :-)
by Miss Gender
Thu, Apr 16, 2026 7:30 PM
Christ Church
Neighborhood House
Walk-up tickets ($5-50) available for all shows after online sales end!
UR INVITED !!!
“HOMEGOING” as in: funeral
“FUNERAL” as in: ritual (pageant?)
“PAGEANT” as in: … exhibition ?!
Hmm.
“TO EXHIBIT” as in: to offer for inspection
BUT RATHER THAN INSPECTION, instead: ADORING WITNESS and also: JUBILANT RECEPTION.
THIS SHOW IS A “HOMEGOING”, WHICH I MEAN TO SAY: A RETURN TO WHERE I CAME FROM! IN LOVING CELEBRATION OF MY LATE FATHER, THE BOY I USED TO BE, EVERY QUEER PERSON WE’VE LOST TO AIDS-RELATED ILLNESS, AND BLACK REVOLUTIONARIES BOTH LIVING AND GONE HOME! STARRING MISS GENDER, AS YOUR “FUNERAL DIRECTOR” W/ GUEST APPEARANCES BY: “COLBY CALHOUN“ (c. 2013), “THE CLARK SISTERS” (PROBABLY), “SALLY FIELDS” (MAYBE!), “THE ENTIRE CAST OF 2005 FILM ADAPTATION OF RENT” (ALLEGEDLY), AND MORE !!!
UR INVITED !!!
("DISCLAIMER": INVITED DRESS is a performance practice of being seen and celebrated while being in progress/while (en)during transition and transformation. this is a "rehearsal", this is an invitation to be (in between), this a self-published promise to self-determination.)
This show is for you if…
you like crying in public, movie musicals, or “church” as a concept of togetherness but not under the common umbrella of organized religion.
TEAM CREDITS
starlet & audiovisual director - MISS GENDER
rehearsal director - COLBY CALHOUN
Miss Gender (yes/and/also) is a wish and a wish granted, a local (lone) star, a state of being. She invites you to witness her in witness of herself, in practice/in process, and hopes that through that we all learn how to learn more of that which is close to us - always already a part of us - but may often feel far away. Both rooted in her before, and wayyy too forward thinking, she is painstakingly and imminently (inevitably) "in the moment" and offers (((although sometimes confusingly))) spoken permission to mirror her in that, as she reflects to you as much beauty as you choose to look for. Miss Gender is a dream come true.
Colby Calhoun (they/she) is a biracial non-binary trans femme dance theatre artist and advocate for those whom existence is also often resistance. Colby is currently based in Philadelphia, coming from Dallas, TX, and holds space in her heart for her sordid love/hate relationship with the lone-star state. Colby is grateful to create ensemble work with performance collective Very Good Dance Theatre - founded in 2018 in response to a need for QTBIPOC-centered work in Dallas, Texas, and the South at large. VGDT credits/awards include: BIPOC NWT recipient at Cannonball Festival (Philadelphia, PA), AMOC Arist-In-Residence Alumni (Oak Cliff, TX), and Dallas Observer's Best Dance Company in 2023. Colby's work is forever influenced by nostalgia (she's a triple cancer), dreaming (she's also a double sagg), and ... other stuff (she has ADHD). Her work centers around the visceral experience(s) of being together and plays with the meaning of relationship(s), always seeking to explore and experiment with the structures that impose oppression over exxxpresion, in hopes to inspire people to communicate, collaborate, and collectivize.
