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David Cerda
David Cerda in 2019
Born	(1961-06-13) June 13, 1961 (age 63) Hammond, Indiana
Occupation	Playwright

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 campy, 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 transgressive adaptation of Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer, How ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?’ Happened and POSEIDON! An Upside-Down Musical which won the New York International Fringe Festival 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
• 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
• Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer, a parody of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• How ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?’ Happened, a parody of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane
• The Birds
• Christmas Dearest
• Caged Dames

Awards

• 2003 - New York International Fringe Festival Excellence Award for Ensemble Performance
• 2016 - Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame

References

1. "Hell in a Handbag Productions: Poseidon". Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
2. ^ "Poseidon! An Upside Down Musical Wins FringeNYC Award". GoPride Chicago (ChicagoPride.com). Retrieved 2023-10-17.
3. ^ Douglas, Colin (2019-03-24). "It Ain't Over Until the Fat Lady Swims | Chicago Theatre Review". Retrieved 2023-10-17.
4. ^ "DAVID CERDA – Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2023-10-17.
5. "David Cerda: Pioneer of Camp Theater Hell in a Handbag Productions in Chicago". AMBER LIVE | The Drag Queen Comedy Talk Show. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
6. Helbig, Jack (2019-07-17). "There's nothing bad about The Drag Seed". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
7. Velasquez, Diana (2021-11-05). "'The Drag Seed' brings satire, killer drag queens to the stage". The Pitt News. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
8. "The Drag Seed | Theater in New York". Time Out New York. 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
9. "Hell in a Handbag casts world premiere of 'Snowgirls — the Musical'". Chicago Tribune. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
10. Douglas, Colin (2018-12-08). "Reindeer Games and Jazz Hands | Chicago Theatre Review". Retrieved 2023-10-17.
11. Cerda, David (2019-03-19). "Upside Down with David Cerda. An "Inside" look at POSEIDON!". PerformInk. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
12. Forbes, Harry (2019-11-04). "Poseidon! An Upsidedown Musical". Backstage. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
13. "Chicago - Poseidon! An Upside-Down Musical - 1/2/03". www.talkinbroadway.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
14. Morgan, Scott C. (2009-07-01). "THEATER REVIEW Poseidon! - Windy City Times News". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
15. Reid, Kerry (2019-03-29). "Poseidon! is still shipshape". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
16. Rabinowitz, Chloe (2022-10-27). "THE GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LOST EPISODES, THE OBLIGATORY HOLIDAY SPECIAL to be Presented by Hell in a Handbag". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
17. "Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer Returns". Best Gay Chicago. 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2023-10-17.

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