Meet-and-greet with Heather Petrocelli and Joshua Grannell (Queer for Fear Live! series)
Join Queer Coalition, Illinois State’s LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff, and graduate student affinity group, for a spooktacular meet-and-greet with Heather O. Petrocelli and Joshua Grannell/Peaches Christ following the performance of their live show Queer for Fear October 15 at 7 p.m. at the Normal Theater. Light refreshments will be provided.Queer for Fear Live! is sponsored by the Harold K. Sage Foundation, Illinois State University Foundation Fund, Department of Psychology, Queer Coalition, School of Theatre, Dance, and Film, and the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program. About Dr. Heather O. PetrocelliHeather O. Petrocelli, Ph.D., is an award-winning film critic, writer, and researcher employing transdisciplinary methods across film studies, queer theory and public history to highlight and engage with visible queer stories and experiences. With a life-long love of horror and film, Dr. Petrocelli’s scholarly foundation informed her debut, best-selling book Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator. Available for purchase through the University of Chicago Press, Queer for Fear establishes ways in which the horror genre is experienced and understood by the queer audience with original survey date and theoretically framed examination. About Joshua Grannell/Peaches Christ:Peaches Christ, the alter ego of Joshua Grannell, is a filmmaker, event producer, podcaster, and cult leader. Films and events produced by Peaches Christ have featured film and drag icons including John Waters, Elvira (her drag mother), Tim Curry, Bruce Campbell, Pam Grier, and more. Peaches has appeared in many films and television shows during her career including Milk, I Am Divine, Diary of a Teenage Girl, Mansfield 66/67, Tura!, Scream Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street, You Don’t Nomi and more. In partnership with conductor Edwin Outwater, Peaches creates symphony events playing prestigious venues including London’s Royal Albert Hall. Notable drag children include Bob the Drag Queen and Jinkx Monsoon.Joshua Grannell is a filmmaker, writer, and director. Grannell’s feature film, All About Evil, stars Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Dekker, Cassandra Peterson, Mink Stole, and Peaches Christ herself. As co-owner of Into the Dark Production Company, Grannell produces immersive horror theatre with David Flower, including the popular Terror Vault show at the historic San Francisco Mint building.
