No AIDS, No Maids: Or Stories I Can’t F*ckin’ Hear No More by Dee Dee Batteast

In this one-woman performance, actress and teacher Dee Dee Batteast crafts a darkly humorous exploration of the obstacles minority storytellers face in the American media. No AIDS, No Maids looks hard at the archetypal and two-dimensional characters women of color have played for over 50 years and disassociates gay men from the pervasive narrative of disease. As we consider the roles that race and gender play in our political and cultural lives, Batteast’s work points out the poor nutrition of deficient narratives. This performance took top honors at the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, D.C.