A transgender woman tends the bar;
drag queens paint their faces upstairs;
lesbians engage in a flirtatious exchange
in the lounge while they await the show,
which never seems to start on time.
Wunderbar Queer Bar and Theatre
prides itself as a hub for the LGBTQ
community and friends.
Charles Haislah drinks during the “Pansy Craze” immersive theater experience. An Opportunity to Create Grant was awarded to Breadcrumbs Productions, the creators of “Pansy Craze,” by the 2019 Creative Opportunity Fund.
Drag performer Trevor Miller, known onstage as Lizanga, applies liquid lipstick backstage before her “Glory and Gore” show. The show preceded Halloween, using fake blood and horror-related props to add a spooky twist to comedic lip-synch performances.
Charles Haislah, playing The Caregiver, wraps her leg around Cameron Walker’s, or The Innocent’s, waist during the Weimar Republic of 1930s Berlin-themed “Pansy Craze” show. “Tonight was a wild, crazy, and very queer ride,” said Walker.
Isaac Betters DJs at a weekly dance party in the theater room. “The actual DJ didn’t show up this evening, so I had to fill in.” Typically, Betters works as a show coordinator for Wunderbar.
“Pansy Craze,” an original play written by Breadcrumbs Productions, completely sold-out for its two-day debut. Hundreds of people attended, exploring several intertwined character plots that spanned all three floors of Wunderbar’s performance area.
Drag performer Bee'uh Bombchelle puts on her eyelashes before her “Glory and Gore” drag show at Wunderbar in Syracuse, New York. Wunderbar is a theater and queer bar that opened in 2019 as a safe environment for LGBTQ and friendly members. and friendly members.
Romance and community bring patrons together during the “Got Mail? LGBTQ+” singles night event. The activity involves writing notes of admiration to anonymous participants known only by the number on their chest.
Kyle Weaver and Jamie Santos socialize under a wall of burlesque art, adorned with photos of local queer people. Weaver and Santos are show producers themselves who create theater experiences based on classic fairy-tales but with queer themes.
Patrons and performers dance following "Pansy Craze," an immersive theater experience that celebrates queer culture in the setting of the 1930's Weimar Republic of Berlin.
Charles Haislah (left) and James Cavanaugh brave the cold for a smoke and a moment outside of Wunderbar Queer Bar and Theatre. The couple are also burlesque performers known as Maestro Maestra and Dandy Red respectively.
