David Cerda (born 1961) is an American queer performer and playwright based in Chicago, Illinois. He is currently the artistic director for Hell In A Handbag Productions. His campy, highly theatrical plays have made him an infamous icon within the Chicago theater scene. He has written and appeared in a transgressive adaptation of Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer, How ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?’ Happened and POSEIDON! An Upside-Down Musical[1] which won the New York International Fringe Festival Best Ensemble Award.
His most recent works include the original late-night parody, sCarrie! The Musical, The Birds by David Cerda and Pauline Pang (including a special benefit performance for the SHAMBALA preserve guest starring the original stars of the film, The Birds, Tippi Hedren and Veronica Cartwright, and Caged Dames.[2] Hell In A Handbag Productions also revived Rudolph The Red Hosed Reindeer[3] for the Christmas, 2006 season. Rudolph also ran during the holiday season at The SpyAnts Theatre Company in Hollywood and is now in its 10th year in Chicago, Illinois.
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- ^ Hell in a Handbag Productions: Poseidon. Retrieved on 2007-02-10.
- ^ Handbag Productions: Caged Dames. Retrieved on 2007-02-10.
- ^ Handbag Productions: Rudolf the Red Hosed Reindeer.
