David Cerda (born June 13, 1961, Hammond, Indiana) is an American performer and playwright based in Chicago. He is currently the artistic director for Hell in a Handbag Productions, which he co-founded in 2002. His

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y, highly theatrical plays have made him a notable presence within the Chicago theater scene. He has written and appeared in many of his works, including a

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adaptation of ''Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer'', ''How ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?’ Happened'' and ''POSEIDON! An Upside-Down Musical'' which won the

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Best Ensemble Award and was the most attended show of the festival that year. Cerda’s theatre group has araised money for Chicago LGBT non-profits such as Season of Concern, AIDS Legal Council, Howard Brown, the Legacy Project, Windy City Alliance for the Deaf, and Groceryland.

Selected works

Hell in a Handbag has produced over 70 original plays, of which Cerda has written several. * ''The Drag Seed'', a parody of '' The Bad Seed'' * ''Snowgirls: The Musical'', a parody of ''

Showgirls ''Showgirls'' is a 1995 erotic drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven, written by Joe Eszterhas, starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, Alan Rachins, and Gina Ravera. The film focuses on an ambi ...

'' * ''POSEIDON! An Upside Down Musical'' (2002, 2009), a musical parody of '' The Poseidon Adventure'' * ''The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes'' (since 2017), a spoof of ''

The Golden Girls ''The Golden Girls'' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. The show's ensemble cast stars Beatrice Arthur, Betty ...

'' * ''Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer,'' a parody of ''

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May. Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer, using his luminous red nose to lead the reindeer team and guide Santa's sleigh on C ...

'' * ''How ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?’ Happened,'' a parody of ''

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'' * ''The Birds'' * ''Christmas Dearest'' * ''Caged Dames''

Awards

* 2003 -

Excellence Award for Ensemble Performance * 2016 -

Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame (formerly Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame) is an institution founded in 1991 to honor persons and entities who have made significant contributions to the quality of life or well-being of the LGBT community in Ch ...

References

External links

Hell In A Handbag Productions
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