André De Shields
speaker
298 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Jul
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I was also able to see...
the Jewel Box Review, which was a company of men who dressed as women, and they were gorgeous.
At that time, they were called transvestites, which comes from, I think, the French word le travesti.
But it's all about the idea that life is never what you think it is.
Nothing is what it seems to be.
And seeing the Jewel Box Review was part of my education as an entertainer.
What did it mean to you, seeing people who were drag performers?
It meant that fantasy had to be in my toolbox.
It meant that what we do in our actual lives is what I, as a performer, must do on the stage.
I must fool people.
I must pretend.
The ancient Greek word for actor means hypocrite.
We must tell a lie in order to get through the 24-hour drudgery of each day.
Original way.
Yeah.
Exactly.
But now, Terry, you and I have only spoken for a few minutes, and we don't really know one another.
But I'll bet you already know that I like to wax poetic.
And wearing bright colors and saying, pay attention to me, even to the point of,
deliberately slowing my gait.
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